REL 108 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Wissenschaft Des Judentums, Jewish Culture, Conversion To Judaism
26 May 2018
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Some of the catalysts for the emergence of new Jewish cultural
expressions and religious streams within Judaism were:
Question options:
a)
Debates over the Emancipation
b)
The rise of historical consciousness in the nineteenth century
c)
Attempts to restore medieval Jewish community
d)
A and B
e)
B and C
f)
All of the above
Question 2
The term
Wissenschaft des Judentums
refers to:
Question options:
a)
Traditional rabbinic scholarship
b)
A form of Judaism
c)
Modern Jewish scholarship
d)
A Jewish political movement
Question 3
The following characteristics made the discipline of history a product of
modernity:
Question options:
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a)
The desire to separate myth from reality and record “what really happened”
b)
The application of critical methods of scholarly analysis to texts
c)
The use of traditional exegesis to understand the meaning of documents
d)
A and B
e)
A and C
f)
All of the above
Question 4
Some of the goals of
Wissenschaft des Judentums
included:
Question options:
a)
The creation of new forms of Judaism
b)
The inclusion of the academic study of Judaism in the university curriculum
c)
The defense of Jews and Jewish culture against charges circulating in the German society
d)
A and B
e)
B and C
f)
All of the above
Question 5
The main reason for Jewish conversions to Christianity in nineteenth-
century Germany was:
Question options:
a)
Religious conviction in the truth of Christianity
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b)
The need for social acceptance and career advancement
c)
Pressure from the Church
d)
The Hep! Hep! riots of 1819
Question 6
Wissenschaft des Judentums
proved to be enormously influential
because:
Question options:
a)
It perpetuated traditional Jewish scholarship into the modern age
b)
It originated the critical, secular study of Judaism and Jewish history
c)
Its approaches and methodologies influenced the leaders of Reform, Conservative, and Modern Orth
d)
A and C
e)
B and C
f)
All of the above
Question 7
Most of the leaders of new movements within Judaism:
Question options:
a)
Only received a traditional Jewish education
b)
Graduated from German universities
c)
Did not know Hebrew
d)
Emphasized change over continuity and tradition
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Document Summary
Some of the catalysts for the emergence of new jewish cultural expressions and religious streams within judaism were: Question options: debates over the emancipation, the rise of historical consciousness in the nineteenth century, attempts to restore medieval jewish community, a and b, b and c, all of the above. Question options: traditional rabbinic scholarship, a form of judaism, modern jewish scholarship, a jewish political movement. The following characteristics made the discipline of history a product of modernity: Some of the goals of wissenschaft des judentums included: The main reason for jewish conversions to christianity in nineteenth- century germany was: Question options: religious conviction in the truth of christianity, the need for social acceptance and career advancement, pressure from the church, the hep! Wissenschaft des judentums proved to be enormously influential because: Most of the leaders of new movements within judaism:
