Origin of Judaism

Which collection of texts is considered the best source for ancient biblical Jewish history?

• The Talmud

• The Torah

• The Tanakh

• The Mishnah

What event marked the end of Jewish sovereignty for approximately 2000 years?

• The destruction of the First Temple by the Babylonians

• The Maccabean Revolt against Hellenistic influence

• The conquest of Jerusalem by Pompey of Rome

• The Bar Kokhba Revolt and expulsion from Jerusalem

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During medieval Jewish history, Jews coalesced into which two major geographical-cultural groups?

• Mizrahi and Ethiopian

• Ashkenazi and Sephardi

• Samaritan and Karaite

• Hasidic and Orthodox

How is Judaism primarily defined?

• Strict adherence to religious laws and rituals

• A matter of ethnicity, ancestry, identity, and culture

• Belief in the coming of the Messiah

• Political independence and territorial sovereignty