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Judaism: Self, Death and the Afterlife

  • 6 subtopics
  • 18 things to know
  • Component 2
  • Judaism, one faith of five studied in Component 2

What Judaism: Self, Death and the Afterlife covers

Judaism: the self, the purpose of life, and what is held to follow death. Part of Component 2, sat only by students who take Judaism as their chosen religion.

Where it is assessed

Component 2

Judaism, one faith of five — the study of religion.

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The 6 subtopics

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What you need to know

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What is the most basic Jewish answer to the question of life's purpose?

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Define chillul Hashem.

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How is tikkun olam usually understood in modern Judaism?

Process

What do Jews expect of the Messiah and the Messianic Age?

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Describe the traditional Jewish expectation of the Messiah.

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Why does the tradition discourage speculation about when the Messiah will come?

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What happens when Saul consults the medium at Endor in 1 Samuel 28, and what does it suggest about the dead?

Key term

Define She'ol.

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Which book of the Tenakh gives the clearest statement of resurrection?

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Define the nefesh.

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Define the ruach.

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How does belief that the soul comes from God shape Jewish burial practice?

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Explain what is meant by resurrection of the flesh.

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Which two ancient Jewish groups disagreed over resurrection?

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How do many Orthodox Jews answer the modern objection to bodily resurrection?

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What did the Pittsburgh Platform reject?

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How has the Holocaust sharpened the argument that an afterlife is needed for God's justice to be completed?

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Which text popularised the idea of gilgul?

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Commonly confused

Pairs that lose marks when they are blurred together.

  • Nefesh vs Neshamah

    Nefesh: the life force or vital soul of a living being. Neshamah: the higher soul associated with the divine breath.

  • Olam Ha-Ba vs Gan Eden

    Olam Ha-Ba: the world to come. Gan Eden: the paradise of the righteous within it.

  • Resurrection of the dead vs Immortality of the soul

    Resurrection of the dead: the raising of the body at the end of days. Immortality of the soul: the continued existence of the soul apart from the body.

Questions from this topic

Each one with the model answer underneath.

  1. 1

    What is the most basic Jewish answer to the question of life's purpose?

    Model answer

    To serve God by living in obedience to the commandments given within the covenant.

  2. 2

    Why is obedience described as a response rather than a burden?

    Model answer

    The mitzvot are given inside a covenant that God has already established by redeeming Israel, so keeping them expresses gratitude rather than mere submission.

  3. 3

    Explain the term kiddush Hashem.

    Model answer

    The sanctification of God's name through conduct that brings honour to God, and in the extreme case through martyrdom.

  4. 4

    Define chillul Hashem.

    Model answer

    The desecration of God's name through conduct that brings the faith into disrepute.

  5. 5

    What does tikkun olam mean?

    Model answer

    The repair of the world, the duty to put right what is broken in creation and in society.

  6. 6

    Where does tikkun olam acquire its mystical sense?

    Model answer

    In kabbalistic teaching, where each mitzvah gathers up the divine sparks scattered at creation and so restores the world.

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What does Judaism: Self, Death and the Afterlife cover in AQA A-Level Religious Studies?
6 subtopics: kiddush hashem and the purpose of life, the messiah and the messianic age, she'ol and the reticence of the tenakh, nefesh, neshamah and ruach, resurrection of the flesh and the pittsburgh platform, divine justice and gilgul. Each one has its own page with questions and model answers.
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