St Thomas University W5 Judaism Questionnaire

PART 1 :

WORLD PERFECT = UNIVERSALLY DESIRED VALUES from JUDAISM (http://www.aish.com/sem/wp/) (http://www.aish.com/sem/wp/Part_1_Key_Values_for_a_Perfect_World.html) (http://kenspiro.com/article/world-perfect-the-jewish-impact-on-civilization/) () ()

1- ____________________________________________________________The Christian Author of A History of the Jews. 2- ____________________________________________________________The Jewish Author of World Perfect.

*3- The 6 ostensibly Universal Values that Judaism (the Mosheic faith of Yisrael) contributed to world civilization. (God-HaShem revealed these values to the whole world via the Yisraelite people who recorded them in the TanakhBible; these virtues were then promulgated around the globe by Jewish people & Christian missionaries): 

*a- ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 

*b- ___________________________________________________________________________________________ *

c- ___________________________________________________________________________________________ *

d- ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 

*e- ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 

*f- ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 

4- The 3 Ancient Reasons for Infanticide: 

a- ___________________________________________________________________________________________

b- ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 

c- ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 

5- In cultures which practiced widespread infanticide, __________________________ were considered valuable &  __________________________ were considered disposable.

6- Aristotle: Every maimed or imperfect newborn child should be ___________________________. 

7- ____________________________ The people who practiced the most human sacrifice (for theological reasons).

8- ____________________________ The people who had the worst motivation for human sacrifice (for human entertainment). 

9- The 3 traditional ancient reasons for war:

a- ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 

b- ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 

c- ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 

10- The ancient Golden Rule: Whoever has the ________________, makes the rules. 

11- The great Roman Empire was _________% illiterate. 

12- Hellenic-Greek (& Nipponese Samurai) philosophers & rulers promoted _____________________________ among the ranks of the military. 

13- Palladas: Marriage gives a man only 2 happy days, the day he takes his bride to _____________________________   & the day he lays her in her _____________________________. 

14- Propertius: I wish that all my enemies would fall in love with _________________   & that all my friends would fall in love with __________________. 

15- Suetonius: Julius Ceasar was every woman’s ________________ & every man’s ___________________.

16- Genghis Khan: greatest happiness is to ________________ your enemies & to rape their ___________________ & ______________________. 

17- The Talmud: To save 1 life is tantamount to saving the whole _____________________________.

18- Jewish kings had to copy & carry a copy of the Torah to remind themselves that there is a ________________________ of kings. 

19- The 3 Qualifications for Membership in the Yisraelite Sanhedrin: 

a- ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 

b- ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 

c- ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 

*20- The 11th Commandment of Judaism: Thou shalt go to ____________________________. 

*21- Rambam/Maimonides: _____________________ or _____________________ any Jewish city that doesn’t have schools for children.

22- Jewish men are obligated to mate with their wives; to do otherwise is a ground for ____________________. 

23- Denis Prager: The Jewish-inspired boundaries/limitations on sexual activity (that is, monogamous heterosexual marriage) made the development/advancement of ______________________________ civilization possible. 

*24- Leviticus-Vaykhra 19:16b: Do not stand by your neighbor’s __________________. In other words, don’t stand still & allow someone else to ______________________. In more words, you must actively do _____________________.

*25- Leviticus-Vaykhra 19:18: The Greatest Commandment: Love your ________________ as you _____________ yourself. 

*26- Thomas Huxley: The Bible is the Magna Carta of the _____________________ & ________________________.

*27- The single, greatest Jewish contribution to the world: Ethical _____________________________. *This consists of 1 __________________ & 1 Standard of __________________________ for everyone, instead of Polytheism in which different, competing deities often demand contradictory things from the same believer. 

28- God’s expectation for the Chosen People: the responsibility to _____________________ the world (tikkun olam).

29- God calls the Chosen People to be: a ______________________ to the nations (Yeshayahu-Isaiah 42:6b; 49:6b). JEWISH THEOLOGY *There is only one God who works on earth through historical events & who has chosen the Yisraelites to be his human Agents. *Rebbi Mosheh ben Maimon/Maimonides/Rambam’s 13 Main Points of Jewish Theology: *God (HaShem) Exists. *There is only 1 God (HaShem). *God (HaShem) is a Spirit & has no Body. *God (HaShem) is Eternal. *God (HaShem) is the only Person who should be Worshipped. *God (HaShem) has Revealed God’s self through the Prophets/Neviyim. *Mosheh is the Principal Prophet of God (HaShem). *God’s (HaShem’s) Law/Torah was Given by God (HaShem) to the Yisraelites via Mosheh on Mount Sinai. *God’s (HaShem’s) Law/Torah is Immutable. *God (HaShem) knows what People will do in Advance. *Good will be Rewarded & Evil will be Punished Eventually by God (HaShem). *God’s (HaShem’s) Mashiakh/Messiah/Anointed One will Come Eventually. *God (HaShem) will Raise the Righteous People from the Netherworld/Sheol. *7 Noahide Laws for all of Humanity (Babylonian Talmud Sanhedrin & Yerushalayim Talmud Tosefta Avodah Zarah): *Don’t worship false deities. [Respect God the Creator.] *Don’t curse God. [Respect God’s name.] *Don’t murder. [Respect the sanctity of human life.] *Don’t commit sexual immorality. [Respect marriage.] *Don’t eat part of a live animal. [Respect all living beings.] *Don’t steal. [Respect other people’s property.] *Establish courts of law. [Ensure justice.] *TANAKH – 3 Parts: Torah, Neviyim, Khetuvim *Why so much Jealousy & Hatred? (Dennis Prager, Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, John Loftus) *Christ Killer Theology – Deicide *Supersessionism – the Christian Covenant (New Testament) Replaces the Yisraelite Covenant (Old Testament) *Us versus Them Theology – Scriptures written during Era of Christian Expulsion from Beitot Knessot *Wealth – Banking/Usury in Medieval Europe to Launch Capitalism *Health – Biblical/Levitical Hygiene during Bubonic Plagues/Black Death *Education – Mandatory Literacy via the Bar Mitzvah tradition & now Bat Mitzvah *World Perfect (Rabbi Ken Spiro) inspired by (Paul Johnson).

PART 2: Women in Yisrael/Judaism  The Tankh/Old Testament of the Bible shows some very powerful Yisraelite women. Write a brief exposition of the most significant, powerful, forceful, or dramatic action (or series of actions) that the Yisraelite/Jewish woman did in the passage(s) indicated below. 

1-Miriyam – (Exodus 15).

2-Devorah – (Judges 4-5).

3-Yael (Jael) – (Judges 4-5). 

4-Yudit (Judith) – (Yudit 10-13). 

5-Huldah – (2 nd  Kings 22 & 2nd  Chronicles 34). 

6-Hadassah (Esther) – 

PART 3 Supersessionism aka Supercessionism aka Replacement Theology

Listen to Rabbi Jack Zimmerman’s exposition and refutation of Supersessionism (aka Supercessionism aka Replacement Theology). Replacement Theology in 6 Minutes by Messianic Rabbi Jack Zimmerman:  

a-Explain Supersessionism in your own words. (Notice that Romans 9 – 11 are key biblical chapters when considering this huge issue.)

b-Explain what Rabbi Zimmerman (and many others) claims is erroneous about Supersessionism.

c-Concisely, state your own belief about Supersessionism. Explain the reasons that buttress your belief.