The Influence of Rabbi Saadiah Gaon

In the 10th century, which religion was consolidating its power?

• Buddhism

• Islam

• Christianity

• Judaism

What was the main argument of the Karaites against the Jewish Academies?

• They wanted to merge with Christianity.

• They believed only the written Torah mattered.

• They supported the Oral tradition.

• They wanted to abolish the written Torah.

Who was the political leader of the Jews under the Caliphate?

• The Rabbi

• The Nasi

• The Exilarch

• The Gaon

What was the Nasi's attempt to change that threatened the Babylonian Academies?

• The Talmud

• The prayer books

• The Torah

• The Jewish calendar

What did Rabbi Saadiah use to argue for the original Jewish calendar?

• Christian doctrine and Roman law

• Mystical texts and oral traditions

• Greek philosophy and Islamic culture

• Rabbinic history and observational astronomy

What was one of Rabbi Saadiah's major contributions to Jewish scholarship?

• He translated the Talmud into Greek.

• He created a new Jewish calendar.

• He abolished the Oral tradition.

• He wrote the first rule book of Hebrew Grammar.

What was the outcome of Rabbi Saadiah's conflict with the Exilarch?

• He was made the Nasi of Israel.

• He became the leader of the Karaites.

• He was excommunicated and exiled.

• He was appointed as the new Exilarch.

What philosophical movement did many Jews embrace during Rabbi Saadiah's time?

• Stoicism

• Mysticism

• Existentialism

• Rationalism

What was the impact of 'The Book of Beliefs and Opinions'?

• It was rejected by Jewish scholars.

• It abolished the Jewish calendar.

• It unified Jewish theology with rational thought.

• It led to the decline of Rationalism.

Who credited Rabbi Saadiah with preventing the disappearance of the Divine religion?

• The Exilarch

• The Nasi

• Rambam

• The Caliph