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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
Leo Baeck's The Essence of Judaism was written in response to
Question 2 of 10
Saadiah Gaon wrote a translation of the Bible in what language?
Question 3 of 10
Emmanuel Levinas published works in Les Temps Modernes--the journal of which French philosopher?
Question 4 of 10
Which of these statements about Jewish philosophy is true?
Question 5 of 10
A main goal of medieval Jewish thinkers was to reconcile Jewish thought with what philosophy?
Question 6 of 10
What is rationalism?
Question 7 of 10
Hellenistic Jewish literature is dominated by which figure?
Question 8 of 10
Gersonides was not
Question 9 of 10
In religious existentialism the believer adopts monotheism because
Question 10 of 10
Which Jewish philosopher wrote The Lonely Man of Faith?
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