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Suffering & Evil Quiz

Why do bad things happen to good people?

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

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Question 1 of 10
Who wrote the book When Bad Things Happen to Good People?
Question 2 of 10
What is karet?
Question 3 of 10
Which approach to a painful experience does Rabbi Harold Kushner recommend?
Question 4 of 10
How does Process Theology understand the Holocaust?
Question 5 of 10
Does Judaism believe in a system of reward and punishment, according to the Bible?
Question 6 of 10
Which of the following did Mordecai Kaplan, the founder of Reconstructionist Judaism, believe?
Question 7 of 10
Which of the following claims did Maimonides deny in his philosophical writings?
Question 8 of 10
Is the character of Job (from the Book of Job) a Jew?
Question 9 of 10
True or false: For Jews, the problem of suffering is twofold, including a universal problem and a particular problem.
Question 10 of 10
What is the philosophical conclusion reached by the Book of Job?

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