Jewish deicide

Jewish deicide - Quiz

1. What is the primary definition of Jewish deicide?

A) The argument that Jesus was never truly human.
B) The belief that Jews are collectively responsible for the death of Jesus.
C) The belief that Jews were the only witnesses to the crucifixion.
D) A theological doctrine regarding the divinity of the Holy Spirit.

2. Which early Christian writers were associated with the notion of deicide in the 2nd century?

A) Matthew and John.
B) Justin Martyr and Melito of Sardis.
C) Amy-Jill Levine and Samuel Sandmel.
D) Pope Paul VI and Robert Kysar.

3. Which Biblical passage is often cited as a justification for the charge of Jewish deicide?

A) John 5:16–18.
B) Matthew 27:24–25.
C) The Acts of the Apostles.
D) The Book of Revelation.

4. What is the historical consequence of the deicide charge mentioned in the text?

A) It resulted in the conversion of all Jewish people to Christianity.
B) It caused the Roman Empire to immediately collapse.
C) It led to the immediate establishment of the State of Israel.
D) It fueled antisemitism and acts of violence like pogroms and massacres.

5. What did the Council of Trent teach regarding the responsibility for the death of Jesus?

A) Only the Jewish leaders were responsible.
B) Jesus was responsible for his own death.
C) The collectivity of sinful humanity was responsible.
D) Only the Roman soldiers were responsible.

6. What is the significance of the declaration Nostra aetate?

A) It repudiated the idea of collective, multigenerational Jewish guilt.
B) It mandated that Jews must attend Catholic churches.
C) It established the date of the crucifixion.
D) It declared the Gospel of John to be non-canonical.

7. What term is used to describe the phrase 'His blood be on us and on our children'?

A) The Pilate paradox.
B) The blood curse.
C) The Vatican decree.
D) The Judean betrayal.

8. Who argued that Matthew 27:24–25 caused more suffering in Jewish history than any other NT passage?

A) Robert Kysar.
B) Samuel Sandmel.
C) Amy-Jill Levine.
D) Justin Martyr.

9. According to Samuel Sandmel, which Gospel is considered the most overtly anti-Semitic?

A) The Gospel of Luke.
B) The Gospel of John.
C) The Gospel of Matthew.
D) The Gospel of Mark.

10. What is the Greek term used in the Gospel of John that is often translated as 'the Jews'?

A) Ioudaioi.
B) Basileus.
C) Logos.
D) Christos.

11. What argument do scholars use to challenge the interpretation that the Gospel of John blames all Jews?

A) The term might specifically refer to 'Jewish leaders'.
B) The text was originally written in Hebrew.
C) The term was added to the text in the 19th century.
D) The text does not mention Jesus at all.

12. What is the position of most Protestant churches regarding the deicide charge?

A) They officially claim that Pilate was the only guilty party.
B) They have never given a binding position on the matter.
C) They have declared the New Testament to be entirely invalid.
D) They officially endorse the deicide charge as doctrine.

13. Which of these groups has issued an official declaration against the deicide accusation?

A) The early 2nd-century Church.
B) The Episcopal Church in the US.
C) The Roman Empire.
D) The Council of Trent.

14. How did the Spanish and Portuguese Inquisitions treat Jewish populations according to the text?

A) They subjected them to torture.
B) They declared the deicide charge to be a myth.
C) They protected them from the Crusades.
D) They ignored their existence entirely.

15. What is the perspective of scholar Robert Kysar on the accusations in the Gospel of John?

A) The severity of the charge comes partly from those who read and interpret the text.
B) He argues that the Gospel of John is not part of the New Testament.
C) He claims that no one read the Gospel of John until the 20th century.
D) He believes John intended to incite violence against Jews.

16. According to the text, which Roman official authorized the execution of Jesus?

A) Saint Stephen
B) Pontius Pilate
C) Barabbas
D) Lucceius Albinus

17. Which individual is mentioned as having been stoned by Jewish authorities without Roman consent?

A) Saint Stephen
B) Ulrich Luz
C) Barabbas
D) Pontius Pilate

18. Who described Matthew 27:24–25 as 'redactional fiction'?

A) Josephus
B) Pope Benedict XVI
C) The Jesus Seminar
D) Ulrich Luz

19. According to Jeremy Cohen, did Paul condemn all Jews as murderers of the son of God?

A) Only those in Judea
B) Yes
C) Only the leaders of the Jews
D) No

20. In the tract 'Peri Pascha', who is described as being murdered?

A) The prophet Elijah
B) The God
C) The Roman Emperor
D) The high priest Caiaphas

21. What is the approximate date of the tract 'Peri Pascha'?

A) AD 167
B) AD 30
C) AD 300
D) AD 70

22. What is the title of the collection of homilies by John Chrysostom containing antisemitic views?

A) Deicidas
B) Yashu'a
C) Adversus Judaeos
D) Beth Din

23. According to John Chrysostom, what could potentially pardon the Jews for deicide?

A) Nothing
B) Indulgence
C) Expiation
D) Confession

24. Who was the first person to use the term 'deicida' in a Latin sermon?

A) Daniel Harrington
B) John Chrysostom
C) Moses Maimonides
D) Peter Chrysologus

25. What emotion did Peter Chrysologus claim made the Jews deicides?

A) Hatred
B) Envy
C) Greed
D) Fear

26. Which scholar suggests that Jewish responsibility for Jesus's death was limited to the high priests and their allies?

A) Peter Chrysologus
B) Zvi Yehuda Kook
C) Daniel Harrington
D) John Chrysostom

27. Why do some scholars believe the passion story shifted blame from Pilate to the Jews?

A) Political motivation
B) Translation errors
C) Religious revelation
D) Historical accuracy

28. How did Moses Maimonides identify Jesus in his writings?

A) The high priest
B) An apostle
C) The Messiah
D) Yashu'a

29. According to Maimonides, who put Jesus to death?

A) The disciples
B) The common people
C) A beth din
D) The Roman army

30. Who defended Maimonides' position on Jewish responsibility in modern times?

A) John Chrysostom
B) Daniel Harrington
C) Zvi Yehuda Kook
D) Peter Chrysologus

31. What is the term for the chants found in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church that have a similar pattern to Eastern liturgies but do not specifically name the Jews?

A) The Gospel Readings
B) The Solemn Adoration
C) Improperia
D) The Collects

32. Which council was responsible for removing the wording referring to 'faithless' and 'blind' Jews from the Catholic liturgy?

A) Council of Nicea
B) Vatican I
C) Vatican II
D) Council of Trent

33. What was the common historical interpretation of the Latin word 'perfidis' used in Catholic liturgy?

A) Violent
B) Lost
C) Deceptive
D) Perfidious

34. Who does the Book of Mormon say God gave the power to scatter the Jews?

A) The gentiles.
B) The descendants of Cain.
C) The Romans.
D) The Lamanites.

35. What does the Doctrine & Covenants warn will happen if the Jewish people do not repent?

A) The church will be closed.
B) The world will be destroyed.
C) The Jewish people will be forgotten.
D) The sun will cease to shine.

36. How did Brigham Young rank the 'cursed lineage' of the Jewish people?

A) Below Lamanites but above Cain's descendants.
B) Above Lamanites but below Cain's descendants.
C) Above both Lamanites and Cain's descendants.
D) Below both Lamanites and Cain's descendants.

37. What historical event did some church leaders view as a fulfillment of prophecy that Jews would be punished?

A) The Holocaust.
B) The fall of the Ottoman Empire.
C) The Industrial Revolution.
D) The American Civil War.

38. Which document, commissioned by the Council of Trent, rejected the charge of Jewish deicide in 1566?

A) The Roman Catechism
B) Nostra aetate
C) The Ten Points of Seelisberg
D) The Vatican Council Declaration

39. According to the Roman Catechism, who is responsible for Christ's death?

A) Only the Jews
B) All humans
C) Only the Roman authorities
D) The disciples

40. Who was the French-Jewish historian who documented antisemitic traditions in the Catholic Church?

A) Pope John XXIII
B) Jules Isaac
C) Charles Péguy
D) Pope Paul VI

41. Which declaration from the Second Vatican Council repudiated collective Jewish guilt?

A) Nostra aetate
B) The Jesus of Nazareth declaration
C) The Ten Points of Seelisberg
D) The Roman Catechism

42. In his 2011 book Jesus of Nazareth, how did Pope Benedict XVI interpret the term 'ochlos'?

A) The crowd
B) The Pharisees
C) The Roman soldiers
D) The Jewish people

43. Who was the mentor and friend of Jules Isaac who influenced his views?

A) Martin Luther
B) Pope John XXIII
C) Pope Paul VI
D) Charles Péguy

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