Question: BOTH Christianity and Islam view MUHAMMAD as a true messenger of God. His words are to be accepted as “The Word of God.”
BOTH Christianity and Islam view MUHAMMAD as a true messenger of God. His words are to be accepted as “The Word of God.” Correct Answer: False
Question: Both Christianity and Islam have a strained relationship with the Jews (persecuted them or persecuted by them).
Both Christianity and Islam have a strained relationship with the Jews (persecuted them or persecuted by them). Correct Answer: True
Question: What did EL (God) promise to do for Abraham’s clan?
Correct Answer: Abraham was promised a homeland (Canaan).
Question: How did the Hebrew people view themselves in this early period? In your response, use the words EL, HEBREW/EBARU, ISRAEL, CHOSEN vs. CHOICE.
Correct Answer: Hebrew people saw themselves as the chosen people of EL. Being chosen by EL is not a choice.
Question: What is a covenant, and what is special about the Abrahamic covenant?
Correct Answer: A covenant is a sacred pact between two or more parties. This covenant was special because EL promised Abraham protection and land.
Question: What does it mean to say, “Judaism is about WHO/WHOSE you are, not a list of beliefs and rituals and rules”?
Correct Answer: You are a Jew whether you believe in God or not; and in either case, your identity is bound to this history of God and the Jewish People.
Question: Trace the beginning of the Hebrew/Jewish religion to a WHO, WHAT, WHERE, & WHEN?
Correct Answer: Abraham in Mesopotamia, around 2000 BCE.
Question: How is the Abraham story ALSO the beginning of the Muslim religion? Include WHO and WHAT. What is the Abrahamic view of God at this time?
Correct Answer: Abraham’s son Ishmael is the promised child of Islam which means “peace.”
Question: Today, the “ten commandments” are viewed as universal laws for everyone. This was not the case during the time of Moses. Explain.
Correct Answer: The Ten Commandments didn’t apply to the Hebrews because the Hebrews used religious violence to take land from non-covenant people because God told them to do so.
Question: REFLECTIONS 4-5, Mini-CHECK UP
How was the period of Egyptian enslavement a THREAT to the covenant AND to God’s identity and trustworthiness? Correct Answer: The 10 commandments were considered an ethical code. If they were disobeyed then there would be consequences for their actions. Enslavement made it difficult because escaping would require some commandments to be broken. This made it look like God trapped them into enslavement.
Question: How does the Moses covenant BOTH support the Abrahamic covenant AND add a new qualification? In your response, refer to the “one-way” and the “two-way” covenants?
Correct Answer: The Moses covenant supports the Abrahamic covenant by reinforcing the promise of land and protection. It adds a new qualification by establishing a two-way relationship where the Hebrews must follow God’s laws to receive His blessings.
Question: What do the following terms/names mean? Moses (mosheh), Yahweh, exodus, Passover/Pesach?
Correct Answer: Moses means savior, son, and deliver. Yahweh means God. Exodus is the Greek word for escape. Passover is a celebration of the Israelites’ freedom from Egypt.
Question: What did EL (God) promise to do for Abraham’s clan?
Correct Answer: Abraham was promised a homeland (Canaan).
Question: How did the Hebrew people view themselves in this early period? In your response, use the words EL, HEBREW/EBARU, ISRAEL, CHOSEN vs. CHOICE.
Correct Answer: Hebrew people saw themselves as the chosen people of EL. Being chosen by EL is not a choice.
Question: What is a covenant, and what is special about the Abrahamic covenant?
Correct Answer: A covenant is a sacred pact between two or more parties. This covenant was special because EL promised Abraham protection and land.
Question: What does it mean to say, “Judaism is about WHO/WHOSE you are, not a list of beliefs and rituals and rules”?
Correct Answer: You are a Jew whether you believe in God or not; and in either case, your identity is bound to this history of God and the Jewish People.
Question: Trace the beginning of the Hebrew/Jewish religion to a WHO, WHAT, WHERE, & WHEN?
Correct Answer: Abraham in Mesopotamia, around 2000 BCE.
Question: How is the Abraham story ALSO the beginning of the Muslim religion? Include WHO and WHAT. What is the Abrahamic view of God at this time?
Correct Answer: Abraham’s son Ishmael is the promised child of Islam which means “peace.”
Question: Today, the “ten commandments” are viewed as universal laws for everyone. This was not the case during the time of Moses. Explain.
Correct Answer: The Ten Commandments didn’t apply to the Hebrews because the Hebrews used religious violence to take land from non-covenant people because God told them to do so.