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What is the main reason why even though Judaism has been around for much longer than Christianity and Islam, it has several times fewer members than the other 2 religions, even though they both evolved out of Judaism?
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They don’t let people convert to Judaism--exclusive
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What do the Jews, Christians and Muslims agree on about the God all 3 of them claim to believe in?
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That he is the man and that he is the only God
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How does the Christian view of God differ from Judaism and Islam?
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They believe that he is three beings: the father, the son, and the holy spirit
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What is Trinity, how did St. Patrick use the shamrock analogy to justify the belief that 3 aspects of god can still be perceived as 1, and what major problem do Judaism and Islam have with the concept of Trinity?
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1) The three parts of God 2) one plant with three parts, God has three different hosts 3) God can only be one entity
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What are the 2 most important books in Judaism and how can you summarize their contents?
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Talmud and Tanakh
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What does the New Testament tell us about? (Give me a one-sentence summary)
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The New Testament talks about Jesus’ life and how to live your life.
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What does Islam claim about the originals of the Jewish Tanakh and the Christian bible, and what does it say about the current versions of these 2 books?
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The originals were lost and the current ones have been edited to much over time
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What are the 2 most important books in Islam and what does each one of them contain?
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Koran and Hadith—Koran is what God said and the Hadith is what Mohammad said
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Please name 5 prophets shared by Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
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Abraham, Isacc, David, Solomon, John
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What 4 qualities would a prophet possess?
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wise, ritcheous, see the future, and talk to God
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What is a profit?
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an income
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Who did the Christians and the Muslims add to the original list of Jewish prophets?
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John the Baptist, Ismael, and Mohammad
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What is each of these 3 religions’ position on Jesus and on Mohammed?
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Christians believe he is the messiah and Jews and Muslims believe that he was just a prophet
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How does the Jewish bible itself undermine the claim that there exists only one God: What is the evidence of multiple gods in the Tanakh?
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Tanakh-Moses, 10 commandments
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What is the official position on the anthropomorphic nature of the Jewish God, and what evidence is offered to support the claim that He in fact is human-like (Provide 3 examples. Hints: in His image, body parts/behavior/emotions, Christian representation in art.)
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.) He is officially not anthropomorphic but he is depicted having body parts, God created humans in his image, and he acts like humans.
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What are the English versions of the first (personal) name of the Jewish God?
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Jehovah/Yahweh
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Why does the original Hebrew version of this name have only 4 letters and has no vowels in it?
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Do not use vowels in the Hebrew alphabet
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What does Yahweh mean in English?
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I am what I am
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Why was Yahweh replaced Adonai in the Jewish bible?
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Yahweh is too sacred and Adonai simply means lord so they used that
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What is the English for Adonai?
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Lord
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What is the connection between Adonai and Kirill?
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They both mean Lord
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Which 2 sources is the Jewish Law derived from?
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Torah and Talmud
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What do the dietary, religious, hygienic and fashion-and-style sections of the Jewish Law regulate/establish? Answer the Q. and give examples for each.
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What to eat and not to eat, how to stay clean, how and where to make sacrifices, what to wear and what not to wear
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Give 3 examples of the moral laws contained in the Jewish Law and explain the main idea of the “don’t curse the deaf/trip the blind” law.
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Don’t pick on someone who is at a disadvantage against you—previous two examples and give to charity
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Why do even the Ultra Orthodox Jews today NOT follow every single rule in the Jewish Law? (Give 2 reasons and provide examples)
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It is physically impossible to complete some of the tasks that the laws state, no slaves or stoning allowed
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Why do the less religious/secular Jews find the restrictions in the Jewish Law so problematic? (Give 2 reasons and provide examples)
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Too many and some are random--Cruel and unusual-burning at the stake, impaling, they are random (working on the Sabbath)
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Why were there no famous Jewish sculptors, painters, scientists or musicians until the 1800s?
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Restrictions are too stifling, limited individual freedoms of expression, inquiry, to be creative or not or making own choices or decisions
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What is the problem many Jews find in the way the Jewish Law addresses slavery and the status of women?
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They are outdated
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What pact lies at the foundation of the Jewish faith (who is expected to promise what to whom)?
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Covenant of the Jews and God-Jews promise to worship this god and to follow the Jewish law, God promised to make Jews his chosen people
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How do the Christians distinguish b/w the old pact and the new pact (names they give each of the pacts and b/w whom)?
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Old pact-the old testament/New pact-the New Testament
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and b/w whom)? Old pact-the old testament/New pact-the New Testament Please summarize the most quoted verse in the Christian bible and explain how In-n-Out uses it.`
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You believe in Jesus Christ and you’ll be saved and live forever.
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What is the messiah: what is the translation of the word, what is his task, and the 4-word summary of the expected message?
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The anointed one” to deliver Gods message to the people “the end is near”
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What 3 things will happen, according to Judaism, when the end of the world as we know it, comes?
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Everyone who scolded/abused Jews will be punished, Judaism will be restored, Israel will be restored
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How does Judaism envision the “kingdom of God”?
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The time of peace and happiness for all Jews
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How has the belief in the messiah helped the Jewish people throughout history?
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They knew at one point all their suffering will end and it would be worth it
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Why do some of the Ultra Orthodox Jews refuse to recognize modern Israel as a legitimate country?
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It was not established by the messiah
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What do the Greeks call themselves in Greek?
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Hellenes
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What do Hellenic and Hellenistic refer to?
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The Greek word for Greeks “Hellenes”
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What are the names of the 4 ancient Greek tribes, and which one of them established the Mycenaean Civ.?
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Achaeans, Aeolians, Ionians, and Dorians. Achaeans established the Mycenaean Civilization
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Why was the civilization created by the Achaeans, not called Achaean but rather Mycenaean?
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Formed several mini-states one being Mycenae which was the largest and it formed with the others
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What eventually happened to the Achaeans?
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Assimilated with the other three Greek tribes
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How many countries did the ancient Greek tribes establish and what do we call such countries?
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15 countries-Spain, France, Corsica, Italy, Sicily, Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Russia, Turkey, Georgia, Cyprus, Egypt, Libya
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Who do modern Greeks descend from?
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Achaeans, Dorians, Aeolians
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What are the names of the 3 geographical parts of the Ancient Greek homeland?
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Greek mainland, Greek islands, west coast of Asia Minor (Turkey)
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Why is it that even though we have deciphered the Mycenaean script, and can translate what the Mycenaeans wrote, their written records do not tell us much about their civilization?
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Because all of their writings were business transactions
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Which 2 written sources do give us more information about the Mycenaean Civ.?
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The Iliad and The Odyssey
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Who wrote them (double trick Q)?
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Scribes, Homer told them but he was blind so he couldn’t write
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Why should we use these 2 sources with great caution and not take everything from them as a historical fact (2 reasons)?
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The hadn’t been written down since then so the stories were only told orally and over a period of time the story had been changed
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How did the stories about the Trojan War evolve into their eventual written form?
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Word of mouth
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How important were the 2 epics to the ancient Greeks, why did the epics have such a special status among them, and what example can you provide to support your answer?
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1) Very important 2) Heroic qualities/Greek Heroes/Glory Day of Greece/ Grass was greener when the romanticized past 3) every word was memorized
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Is it possible to memorize so much text by heart, and what other examples of such extensive memorization can you provide?
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Yes, religious books
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What major historical event does the Iliad describe, which of the 2 sides in that war was Greek, and why do the Trojans also speak Greek in the epics even though they didn’t in real life?
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1) Trojan War 2) Aegaeans 3) The book was written by the viewpoint of the Greeks
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How much of the Iliad’s account of the war is definitely true (3 examples), and what proof do we have that Troy actually existed?
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Troy did exist, Trojans lost war and Troy was never rebuilt
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. What are the 5 examples of metaphorical expressions (or similes) originating from the epics?
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As beautiful as Helen of Troy, As strong as Ajax, an Odyssey, an Achilles Heel, and a Trojan Horse
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Explain what we mean when we use Achilles’ heel or the Trojan horse metaphorically.
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Achilles Heel-the weak spot on a person or item/Trojan Horse-when something innocent looking is actually a weapon
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What are the 2 main theories explaining the downfall/decline of the Mycenaean Civ.?
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Dorians invaded OR an earthquake happened
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In what 2 ways were the Dorians different from the other ancient Greek tribes?
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Least civilized/advanced, most warlike- rough and tough
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What is so dark about the Greek Dark Age?
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We don’t know much about it
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Why did we used to know almost nothing about the Greek society during the Dark Age?
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All moved to the fields and stopped producing literature, writing was forgotten, fine art stopped being produced.
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Why are there almost no artifacts and no written records from the time of the Greek Dark Age (3 examples)?
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No written artifacts, no ruins, no literature
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What were the 5 features that characterized the beginning of the Hellenic Age?
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3 other Greek tribes had moved in, Achaeans assimilated, writing was reintroduced, fine arts were reborn, cities were repopulated
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Why was the Phoenician system of writing superior to the Sumerian cuneiform or Egyptian hieroglyphs (or to the Chinese characters for that matter)?
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PHONOGRAMS ONLY SYMBOLS FOR SPEECH SOUNDS, ONLY A FEW DOZENS.
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How did this affect the literacy level of ancient Greece and why?
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Fewer characters to memorize so more people could become literate.
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