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Afterlife & Messiah Quiz

How much do you know about Judaism and the afterlife?

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The immortality of the soul, the World to Come, the resurrection of the dead, and the Messianic age are all part of Jewish tradition. How much do you know about this area of Jewish belief?

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Question 1 of 10
What is a gilgul?
Question 2 of 10
What is the concept of gilgul?
Question 3 of 10
What is Gehinnom?
Question 4 of 10
In Jewish belief, which of these is not a possibility?
Question 5 of 10
What does mashiah, the Hebrew word for "messiah," literally mean?
Question 6 of 10
Which belief is expounded by Maimonides in his "Essay on the Resurrection"?
Question 7 of 10
In the Zohar, when do most pilgrimages of holy people to Heaven take place?
Question 8 of 10
The most forthright biblical prophecy concerning life after death--" Many of those that sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to eternal life, others to reproaches, to everlasting abhorrence"--appears in which book?
Question 9 of 10
What do biblical books such as Ecclesiastes and Job say about Sheol?
Question 10 of 10
True or false: Reform Judaism rejects the idea of a physical resurrection.
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