Question

Unlike other religions of the time, in the Jewish tradition, political leaders: a) were required to burn the sacred texts after they read them. b) were believed to be directly descended from God, and therefore almost gods themselves. c) often gave up their beliefs and adopted the religion of their conquerors. d) could not claim they alone knew the will of God, since the Jewish teachings were written down for anyone to read.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is D: political leaders could not claim they alone knew the will of God, since the Jewish teachings were written down for anyone to read.

Explanation:

Jews believe that God dictated the Torah, the central and most important document of Judaism, to Moses on Mount Sinai. They believe that the Torah shows how God wants Jews to live. It contains 613 commandments and Jews refer to the ten best known of these as "the ten 10 statements". The Torah includes Judaism’s written and oral law, i.e. all Jewish religious teachings throughout history. Everything is said there, everything a good Jew needs to know so as to act as God says. A Jew serves God when he learns the holy books and does what they say.