Paper 1 Quotes (March 4th)

“And God created man in His image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. God blessed them and God said to them, ‘Be fertile and increase, fill the earth and master it; and rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and all the living things that creep on earth’.” Genesis 1:27–28

“Hear, O Israel: The Lord is our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your
heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might. Keep these words that I am commanding you
today in your heart.”
Deuteronomy 6:2–4

“Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some
to shame and everlasting contempt. Those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky,
and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.”
Daniel 12:2–3

“See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, death and adversity. If you obey the
commandments of the Lord your God that I am commanding you today, by loving the Lord your
God, walking in his ways, and observing his commandments, decrees, and ordinances, then you shall
live and become numerous, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land that you are entering
to possess.”
Deuteronomy 30:15–16

One thing have I desired of the YHVH, that I will seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the YHVH all the days of my life, to contemplate/meditate on the beauty of the YHVH, and to inquire in his temple. (Psalms 27:4)

Reminder: Due Dates!!

March 2: Criteria D of IA

March 4: Paper 1 Questions (in class)

March 4: Textbook Page Design due!

March 18th: Paper 2 Group Questions due for Judaism (see previous post)

March 22nd: Final IA due!!!



Judaism Test Breakdown:
20 points - Vocabulary
30 points- Paper 1 - responses will be graded using the Paper 1 Rubric
40 points - Paper 2 (Group Grade) **responses will be graded using the Paper 2 Rubric
10 Points - 3 fundamental Questions

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Internal Assessment - Final Due Date

all FINAL copies of the Internal Assessments are due March 22nd!!

Judaism Assessment - due March 18th

from Job (pp. 139-143);

from Ecclesiastes (pp. 144-146);

from Jerusalem by Mendelssohn (pp. 522-524);

from The Religious Significance of the State of Israel by Leibowitz (pp. 690-694);

“A History of Antisemitism”—this is not in the textbook, but can be found on my website

Prepare for the following command prompts on this assessment:

• ·         Christian theologian C.S. Lewis explored the idea of why bad things happen to good people, or what he called, “the problem of pain.” In his essay by the same names he says: “If God is good and all-powerful, why does he allow his creatures to suffer pain? And what of the suffering of animals, who neither deserve pain nor can be improved by it?” Explain the commentary on this subject in the books of Job & Ecclesiastes. To what extent do they attempt to reconcile this problem?
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•      Discuss the importance of the fact that Job is not an Israelite and the impact of that fact on Judaism. Examine Job’s relationship with YHWH and His response.

·         Examine a detailed exegesis on the book of Ecclesiastes. Explain why and how this book may seem out of sync with other ideas in Judaism?

• Compare and contrast the ideas found in the Tanakh with those of Mendelssohn’s a few thousand years later. Deduce how and why Judaism changed within that period.

·         Carefully examine and comment on the progression of Zionism throughout the centuries. To what extent is this a reflection of history compared to hagiography?

·         Examine how Leibowitz roots his argument about the state of Israel in the Tanakh, the Talmud and other Jewish and rabbinical thinking. Evaluate the strengths and weakness of this argument from both a religious and historical/political point of view.

·         Examine the idea that Judaism is a culture as well as a religion. Compare and contrast the founding, ideas, and differences between the two. To what extent does this seem to be  a necessary fabrication based in 2,000+ years of antisemitism?

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