All the key concepts Flashcards
What is Shekhinah?
the place where gods presence rests and can be felt
MITZVOT
There are 613 mitzvot rules in the torah
they are duties or good deeds
TORAH
the five books of Moses e.g. Genesis.
the holiest books of the TeNak
covenant
a promise between two people or groups.
covenants were made between god with Noah, Abraham and Moses
messiah
the anointed one who Jews believe will bring in a new age
this will include bringing in a age of universal peace.
kosher
.foods that can be eaten by Jewish people
.it is also used to refer to the purity of objects like Torah scrolls
Shabbat
day of rest
happens every week on a Friday night to Saturday
synagogue
house of assembly
building for Jewish public prayer, study, and assembly
Torah
the five books of Moses e.g genisis
the holiest books of the TeNak
creation ex nihilo
creation out of nothing
before god created the universe, nothing existed only god can create out of nothing
evolution
the process of mutation and natural selection leads to changes in species over time to suit particular environments
imago dei
in the image of god
the belief that human beings are uniquely a reflection of God’s personhood
inspiration
god breathed
the belief that the spirit of god guides an individual to act or write what is good and true.
omnipotence
the belief that god is all powerful
revelation
the word used to describe all of the ways in which god makes himself known to human beings
Christians believe that god does this finally and fully in the person of Jesus christ.
stewardship
the duty to care for creation responsibility, as stewards rather than consumers, to protect it for future generations
transcendence
existing outside of space and time
god exists in a way that makes him nothing like anything else that exists, above and beyond creation
incarnation
‘made flesh’
the Christians belief that god became man in Jesus
evil
the absence of good
this is at the expense of others which often result in suffering
privation
the loss of something that is normally present
St Augustine said that evil is a privation of good.
suffering
pain or loss which harms the human being
some suffering is caused by other human beings (moral evil); some is not (natural evil)
goodness
the quality of being like god
seeking the well-being of others selflessly
free-will
the decision making part of a person’s mind: the will.
free-will is when a person is able to choose right from wrong without being controlled by other forces.
natural law
the laws of right and wrong are the same for all peoples in all places at all times
every human can discover the natural law.
conscience
human reason makes moral decisions the knowledge we have of what is right and wrong given by god.
