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?

Question 1 of 10
What is the concept of gilgul?
Question 2 of 10
Which of these was a belief of the followers of Jacob Frank?
Question 3 of 10
According to the Mishnah, who does not have a share in the World to Come?
Question 4 of 10
How is the Messiah described in the Talmud?
Question 5 of 10
In rabbinic literature, the soul goes through three stages after death. Which of these is not one of those stages?
Question 6 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 7 of 10
Which of the blessings in the Amidah testifies to the belief in the Messiah?
Question 8 of 10
What is a gilgul?
Question 9 of 10
In Jewish belief, which of these is not a possibility?
Question 10 of 10
In the view of the talmudic sage Rav, which of the following is true about the World to Come?
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