PRE ~ Sikhism & Judaism

Question 1

What is a ritual

Answer 1

A ceremony or actions that are performed for religious purposes

Question 2

What does supernatural mean?

Answer 2

Things we may not see in our ‘natural’ world but that people believe in

Question 3

What is Ninian Smart’s first dimension of religion?

Answer 3

Ritual ~ a repeated action a believer might do engage with their religion

Question 4

What is Ninian Smart’s second dimension of religion?

Answer 4

Material ~ places people might gather together and things people may wear or use

Question 5

What is Ninian Smart’s third dimension of religion?

Answer 5

Social ~ people who have special roles in their religion

Question 6

What is Ninian Smart’s fourth dimension of religion?

Answer 6

Experiential ~ experiences believers might have, and emotions, they might feel as a result

Question 7

What is Ninian Smart’s fifth dimension of religion?

Answer 7

Mythological ~ stories from the history of their religion

Question 8

What is Ninian Smart’s sixth dimension of religion?

Answer 8

Ethical ~ Rules & guidelines to help them live as their God or founder wants them to live

Question 9

What is Ninian Smart’s seventh dimension of religion?

Answer 9

Doctrinal ~ Beliefs that believers must profess to be a member of that religion

Question 10

Monotheist

Answer 10

Believer in one god

Question 11

Polytheist

Answer 11

Believer in many gods

Question 12

Atheist

Answer 12

Does not believe in god

Question 13

Context

Answer 13

The circumstance of something

Question 14

Descendant

Answer 14

Describes family going down

Question 15

Ancestor

Answer 15

Describes family going up

Question 16

Faith

Answer 16

To believe in something and to put your trust into it

Question 17

What was Abraham’s original name

Answer 17

Abram

Question 18

What was Sarah’s original name

Answer 18

Sarai

Question 19

Where did Abraham live

Answer 19

Ur (Iraq)

Question 20

What did Abraham’s father sell

Answer 20

Idols (statues of gods)

Question 21

What is a covenant

Answer 21

An agreement

Question 22

Who was sarai

Answer 22

Abraham’s wife

Question 23

Who did Abraham have his first son with and who was she

Answer 23

Hagar the servant girl

Question 24

What was Hagar and Abraham’s child called

Answer 24

Ishmael

Question 25

What was Abraham and sarai’s son called

Answer 25

Isaac

Question 26

Was Abraham a polytheist

Answer 26

No

Question 27

How did Abraham trick his father

Answer 27

He smashed his father’s idols, all, except one and put the hammer In that one’s hand. Abraham went to his father, and said that that idol had smashed all the others. Abraham’s father said that was impossible as statues could not move, therefore proving that there was only one true God.

Question 28

Why was it important to have many children

Answer 28

Your name would be passed down and recognised 

Question 29

What did nomadic men do to ensure they had many children 

Answer 29

They had many wives

Question 30

What did God promise Abraham when he said to leave his land? 

Answer 30

Many descendants and land 

Question 31

What religion did Ishmael form?

Answer 31

Islam

Question 32

What do Muslims believe? 

Answer 32

They are descended from Ishmael

Question 33

What were the names of Isaac‘s two sons? 

Answer 33

Jacob and Esau

Question 34

How many sons did Jacob have? 

Answer 34

12

Question 35

Who was Jacob’s most prominent son? 

Answer 35

Judah

Question 36

Many generations after Judah, who was born 

Answer 36

Jesus

Question 37

Which religion was Jesus? 

Answer 37

Jewish 

Question 38

Which religion did Jesus form

Answer 38

Christianity 

Question 39

What religion did Judah form?

Answer 39

Judaism 

Question 40

What are the three Abrahamic religions? 

Answer 40

Islam, Judaism and Christianity 

Question 41

Why are they called Abrahamic religions? 

Answer 41

Founders of all of these religions descend from Abraham 

Question 42

What is the tenakh

Answer 42

The Jewish holy scriptures

Question 43

How many sections is the tenakh divided into

Answer 43

3

Question 44

What are the sections of the tenakh called

Answer 44

Torah, nevi’im, ketuvim

Question 45

what is the difference between the writings in the Torah and the writings in the Talmud? 

Answer 45

The writings in the Torah are believed to be the words of God however, the writings in the Talmud are how to keep the commandments in more detail 

Question 46

What does the nevi’im contain

Answer 46

The writings of gods messengers and the history of the Jewish people

Question 47

What does the ketuvim contain

Answer 47

Collection of other sacred writing that contains stories from Jewish history 

Question 48

What language is the tenakh written in? 

Answer 48

Hebrew

Question 49

Which Testament of the Bible is the tenakh most similar to

Answer 49

The Old Testament

Question 50

How are the the Torah scrolls written?

Answer 50

They are all hand written in hebrew