Jewish Beliefs & Teachings: Life After Death (Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies A: Judaism): Flashcards
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What does Ecclesiastes 12:7 suggest about the soul after death?
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What does Ecclesiastes 12:7 suggest about the soul after death?
Ecclesiastes 12:7 suggests that the soul returns to God after a person dies.
How do many Jews interpret "be gathered to your people" (Deuteronomy 32:50)?
Many Jews interpret it as an afterlife in which Jews reunite with their family.
True or False?
The Tenakh teaches that God will decide a person’s fate in the afterlife by their actions in this life.
True.
Daniel 12:2 teaches that some will awake "to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt".
Isaiah 26:19 says: "your dead will live, Lord; their bodies will ____".
Isaiah 26:19 says: "your dead will live, Lord; their bodies will rise".
Define Olam Ha-Ba.
Olam Ha-Ba is the spiritual world to come, where some rabbis believe the soul lives on with God after death.
Which Jewish creed includes belief in the resurrection of the dead?
The Thirteen Principles of Faith by Maimonides include belief in the resurrection of the dead.
True or False?
All Jews agree that resurrection will happen during the Messianic Age.
False.
Some Jews think resurrection will happen during the Messianic Age and others after it; some think it is only for the righteous, others for everyone.
Define Gan Eden.
Gan Eden is heaven, where some rabbis teach that righteous souls go after death.
Define Gehinnom.
Gehinnom is hell, where some rabbis teach that the non-righteous go after death.
Some Jews see Gehinnom as a temporary state of around 12 months, when souls review their lives and _______ for any sins.
Some Jews see Gehinnom as a temporary state of around 12 months, when souls review their lives and repent for any sins.
What do some rabbis believe happens to totally evil souls?
Some rabbis teach that totally evil souls stay in Gehinnom forever; others believe God will destroy them, so they no longer exist in any realm.
What do most Jewish scholars agree God’s judgement depends on?
Most Jewish scholars agree that judgement depends more on behaviour than on belief.
Why do many Jews focus on this life rather than the afterlife?
Many Jews prefer to think only about behaviour in this life because of the uncertainty about the afterlife.
True or False?
Orthodox Jews accept teaching on life after death because they believe the Torah comes directly from God.
True.
Orthodox Jews believe the Torah comes directly from God, while all Jews believe God inspired it, so its teaching carries authority.
Why does belief in life after death give Jews meaning and purpose?
Jews know God will judge their actions and ultimately reward or punish them, so good deeds have a greater purpose.
Belief in life after death is in the Talmud, the ____ Torah that Jews follow.
Belief in life after death is in the Talmud, the Oral Torah that Jews follow.
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