4.3 Judaism Key Beliefs: The Messiah (AQA GCSE Religious Studies A): Flashcards
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Define Messiah (Mashiach).
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Define Messiah (Mashiach).
From Hebrew for 'anointed one' — someone chosen to rule; in Judaism, a future figure or age of peace.
Who was the first king of Israel, anointed by the prophet Samuel?
Saul.
Belief in the Messiah is one of whose 13 Principles of Judaism?
Maimonides' (12th century).
What do Orthodox Jews believe the Messiah will be?
A human being descended from King David, with superhuman qualities and abilities.
How does the Reform belief about the Messiah differ from the Orthodox belief?
Reform Jews believe humans bring the Messianic Age of peace (there may be no individual Messiah); Orthodox Jews believe a personal Messiah descended from David will arrive.
According to Orthodox belief, what will the Messiah rebuild?
The ancient Temple in Jerusalem.
True or False?
All Jews believe the Messiah will be an individual who resurrects the dead.
False.
Orthodox Jews do; many Reform Jews believe there may be no individual Messiah and reject an end of the world or resurrection.
What do Reform Jews believe humans should pray for, rather than a redeemer?
Redemption and a Messianic Age of peace, which humans bring about.
Define the Messianic Age.
The 'End of Days' — a time of perfect peace and prosperity associated with the Messiah.
To what did the term 'Messiah' originally refer in the Tenakh?
The kings of Israel.
Orthodox Jews believe it is important to ______ for the Messiah to come.
Orthodox Jews believe it is important to pray for the Messiah to come.
According to Reform Jews, how is the Messianic Age brought about?
By humans joining together to create a better, peaceful world.
Many Reform Jews see the rebuilding of the Temple as a ______ for the Messianic Age of peace.
Many Reform Jews see the rebuilding of the Temple as a metaphor for the Messianic Age of peace.
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