Maimonides (Rambam)

Thinkers & Thought Quiz

How much do you know about Judaism's leading thinkers and their philosophies?

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A wide cast of intellectuals devoted their lives to defining what Judaism meant to them, and what it should mean to others. How much do you know about these thinkers and their philosophies?

Question 1 of 10
Emmanuel Levinas published works in Les Temps Modernes--the journal of which French philosopher?
Question 2 of 10
Saadiah Gaon wrote a translation of the Bible in what language?
Question 3 of 10
True or false: Kabbalists thought that only a handful of worthy students should receive the secrets of the Law.
Question 4 of 10
Hellenistic Jewish literature is dominated by which figure?
Question 5 of 10
When did Jewish thinkers begin to try to prove the existence of God?
Question 6 of 10
Which of the following philosophers was excommunicated from his Jewish community?
Question 7 of 10
What is syncretism?
Question 8 of 10
Who was voted the greatest British Jew of all time by the London Jewish Chronicle in 2005?
Question 9 of 10
Which of these statements is NOT one of Maimonides' 13 Principles of Faith?
Question 10 of 10
Leo Baeck's The Essence of Judaism was written in response to
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