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Suffering & Evil Quiz

Why do bad things happen to good people?

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Jewish thinkers throughout the ages have asked: Why do bad things happen to good people?

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Question 1 of 10
Who called evil "the most difficult matter…with which scholars of all ages, people and tongues have struggled"?
Question 2 of 10
The problem of justifying God despite the existence of evil is called:
Question 3 of 10
How does Process Theology understand the Holocaust?
Question 4 of 10
What is karet?
Question 5 of 10
Who said that "in strict covenant theology, there can be no innocent sufferers"?
Question 6 of 10
True or false: In traditional Jewish thought, Satan does not exist.
Question 7 of 10
The problem of suffering and evil took on an unprecedented role in Jewish thought after what event?
Question 8 of 10
According to Maimonides, what is the worst punishment for sinners?
Question 9 of 10
Who is credited with beginning the post-Holocaust theological discussion in the West?
Question 10 of 10
What was the reaction of the Jewish philosophical community in the first 20 years following the Holocaust?
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