Jewish Time Periods
Contemporary Jewish Branches
4 Big Questions and Logic
Christianity
Jewish Customs and Holidays
100

c. 2100 B.C.-586 B.C. 

Early History Judaism 

100

The branch of Judaism that believes Jesus as the Messiah.

Messianic Judaism

100

Where did I come from?

Origin

100

The two influential Jewish leaders that helped lead and reshape the postexilic Jewish community were Ezra and _____________________.

Nehemiah

100

A day of religious observance and abstinence from work, kept by Jews from Friday evening to Saturday evening,

Sabbath

200

A.D. 70 - c. 1750. 

Judaism after the destruction of the Temple. 

200

The branch of Judaism that sees God's revelation as an ongoing process and sees the Halakah as dynamic and not "frozen."

Conservative Judaism

200

How do I differentiate between good and evil?

Morality

200

The Septuagint (used by Christians and Jews) was a translation of the Hebrew Scriptures into what language?

Greek

200

Ten days in the fall of the year when Jews observe their New Year.

Days of Awe

300

A.D. 1750 - Present 

Contemporary Judaism

300

The branch of Judaism that does not see the Halakhah as binding and basis decision making on individual autonomy.

Reformed Judaism

300

A worldview/religion's answers to life’s main questions must be ________________ consistent.

Logically

300

The name of the Jewish sect that survived after the destruction of the Temple in AD 70. This sect followed the teachings of Jesus. 

Nazarenes


300

The 613 religious duties that Jews must keep.

Mitzvah

400
516 B.C. - A.D. 70 

Second Temple Judaism

400

The branch of Judaism that is strongly committed to Halakhah, the legal tradition of the Talmud, and other law codes.

Orthodox Judaism

400

When it comes to religious truth claims and worldview, you must take all the answers that are provided into account and they must produce a _____________________ response.

Coherent

400

Where do you find the Cultural Mandate in scripture?

Genesis 1:26-31

400

The first of the Days of Awe.

Rosh Hashanah

500

586 B.C. - 516. B.C. 

The Exile
500

The branch of Judaism that is the mystical movement within Judaism. Its adherents are traditional in their lifestyle, "Torah-centric" in their views, and spontaneous in their worship.

Hasidic Judaism

500

When it comes to religious truth claims and worldview, your answers to certain questions must __________________ to reality.

Correspond

500

Jews are Monotheist, Christians are ____________ Monotheist.

Trinitarian

500

The tenth day of the Days of Awe. a twenty-four hour period of fasting when Jews stand or kneel in prayer much of the time in the synagogue.  

Yom Kippur