Key Words

Question 1

Theism

Answer 1

The belief that there is a god/gods.

Question 2

Theist

Answer 2

A person who believes in god/gods.

Question 3

Atheism

Answer 3

The belief that there is no such thing as god.

Question 4

Atheist

Answer 4

A person who doesn’t believe in god.

Question 5

Monotheism

Answer 5

The belief that there is only one god.

Question 6

Polytheism

Answer 6

The belief that there are many gods.

Question 7

Omnipresent

Answer 7

God is present everywhere all of the time.

Question 8

Omnipotent

Answer 8

God is all powerful.

Question 9

Omniscient

Answer 9

God is all knowing.

Question 10

Eternal

Answer 10

God has always and will always exist.

Question 11

Immanent

Answer 11

God is involved with the world and interacts with the world.

Question 12

Transcendent

Answer 12

God isn’t limited in the ways humans are e.g time, space.

Question 13

Via Negativa

Answer 13

Maimonides came up with a way of describing God by saying what he isn’t.

Question 14

Prime mover

Answer 14

What makes you think about humans whereas prime mover is less human and more a force.

Question 15

Pluralism

Answer 15

The belief that all religions are different expressions of the same God.

Question 16

Free will

Answer 16

Free Willy so we can decide our own decisions.

Question 17

Ineffable

Answer 17

God can’t be described by humans accurately.

Question 18

Messiah

Answer 18

Delete a sent from God the word means anointed one or chosen one

Question 19

Persecution

Answer 19

Discrimination against people because of their beliefs

Question 20

Anti-semitism

Answer 20

Persecution and discrimination against Jewish people.

Question 21

The holocaust

Answer 21

The killing of 6 million Jews by the Nazis during World War II

Question 22

Incarnation

Answer 22

To become flesh or to become human

Question 23

Passover/pesach

Answer 23

Passover/pesach is when the Jews celebrate the freedom of the Israelites. Moses freed them after 10 horrific plagues were sent to Egypt.

Question 24

Covenant

Answer 24

A special promise or agreement.

Question 25

Pharaoh

Answer 25

An Egyptian leader

Question 26

Nevi’im

Answer 26

History of Jews and it’s 11 books in the Tanakh.

Question 27

Mesopotamia

Answer 27

After the first temple was destroyed the Jews came to Mesopotamia. Where Judaism began. It’s in the east.

Question 28

10 Commandments

Answer 28

These are the 10 rules that God gave to Moses to make sure the Jews followed.

Question 29

Ketuvim

Answer 29

The songs of praise 19 books in the tanakh.

Question 30

The Tanakh

Answer 30

Is the name of the Jewish Bible which contains the Torah, Ketuvim and Nevi’im.

Question 31

The yad

Answer 31

A handheld pointer used for reading the Torah.

Question 32

Patriarch

Answer 32

The founding father of the religion (Abraham).

Question 33

The Torah

Answer 33

It’s the main Jewish scripture which contains all 613 of the Mitzvot.

Question 34

The rabbi

Answer 34

A Jewish teacher

Question 35

Holy of holies

Answer 35

Sacred area of ancient temple

Question 36

Shema

Answer 36

Jewish prayer and is Reddit morning and evening prayers.

Question 37

Ark

Answer 37

Cabinet that stores the Torah

Question 38

Plagues

Answer 38

There are 10 plagues of Egypt because the pharaoh refused to release the slaves.

Question 39

Ner Tamid

Answer 39

Lamp that burns near the ark

Question 40

Bimah

Answer 40

Where the Torah is read it’s a raised platform in the synagogue.

Question 41

Western wall

Answer 41

Last remaining part of original temple

Question 42

Eucharist

Answer 42

Holy communion for blood and body