Starter quiz
- Which of the following is not an Abrahamic religion?
- Christianity
- Judaism
- Buddhism ✓
- Islam
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- The ______ is the first five books of the Jewish holy texts.
- 'Torah' ✓
- Which of the following are branches of Judaism?
- Reform ✓
- Catholic
- Orthodox ✓
- Protestant
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- Many Jews reject the Christian belief in Jesus as the Son of ______.
- 'God' ✓
- Many non-Christians accept that Jesus existed as a __________ figure.
- historical ✓
- modern
- theoretical
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- A __________ is someone who is regarded as an inspired leader who shares the will of God.
- Protestant
- prophet ✓
- progressive
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Exit quiz
- The term 'Messiah' comes from the Hebrew word 'mashiach', meaning '__________ one'.
- avenged
- anointed ✓
- anticipated
- awaited
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- What is the Tanakh?
- Jewish oral law
- Rabbinic discussions
- 24 books of Jewish written law ✓
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- Which of the following books contain Messianic prophecies?
- Matthew
- Luke
- Jeremiah ✓
- Daniel ✓
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- Which branch of Judaism teaches that humans can bring about the Messianic age through their actions?
- Reform Judaism ✓
- Orthodox Judaism
- Messianic Judaism
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- Many ______ Jews believe that the Messiah will be a physical person.
- 'Orthodox' ✓
- Who do Messianic Jews believe the Messiah is?
- 'Jesus' ✓
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Key learning points
- The word 'Messiah' comes from the Hebrew word 'mashiach', which means ‘anointed one’.
- Messianic prophecies are found in the Tanakh.
- There are different theological interpretations of these texts, which lead to different understandings of the Messiah.
- These interpretations of the texts mean that many Orthodox and Reform Jews hold different beliefs about the Messiah.
- Most Jews reject Jesus as the Messiah, but a small number of Jews, known as Messianic Jews, regard Jesus as the Messiah.
Common misconception
All Jews reject Jesus as the Messiah.
There is a very small number of Jews, known as Messianic Jews, who regard Jesus as the Messiah.
Keywords
Age - a distinct period of time
Descendant - your children and any further generations of children that begin from them
Messiah - 'anointed one'; chosen by God to bring a new age of peace
Messianic - relating to the Messiah
Prophecy - a prediction of what will happen in the future
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