Religion Grade 6 Chapter 17

False belief that living creatures or things possess powers that in fact they do not have

• hope

• lamentation

• proverb

• superstition

The Hebrew name for the first five books of the Old Testament

• hope

• lamentation

• proverb

• Torah

A gift from God that enables us to trust in God's promise to be with us always

• hope

• lamentation

• Pentateuch

• proverb

A sorrow expressed in the form of a poem

• hope

• lamentation

• proverb

• superstition

A brief saying that gives wise advice.

• hope

• lamentation

• proverb

• superstition

What was the prophet�s role in Israel and Judah?

• messenger of God
• spiritual warrior
• social revolutionary
• all of the choices

What book gives us advice on how to live?

• Book of Job

• Book of Ecclesiastes

• Book of Proverbs

• Book of Sirach

What is the significance of each of the three stages of the exiled people's return to Judah?

• superstition

• Torah

• Hope enables us to trust in God's promise to be with us always.

• Jews rebuilt the temple and resettled parts of the land. An attack on Jewish territory prompted Nehemiah to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. Ezra tearfully recalled the people's sins so they would repent and follow God's law.

What is a collection of poetic prayers and songs that help us give worship to God?

• Book of Sirach

• Book of Psalms

• Song of Songs

• Book of Ecclesiastes

What did the exiled Jews call their religion?

• superstition

• Judaism

• Proverb

• Torah