Biblical/Abrahamic Religions Flashcards
613 Mitzvoth, general notion and one example
The commandments of the Jewish law. Constant mitzva “to believe in God, and that he created all things”
Abraham
Biblical patriarch
Abrahamic religions
a
Anno Domini
In the year of the Lord
Apocalypse
a
Apostle
a
Biblical religious message
a
Catholic, Catholicism, Roman Catholic
Of, relating to, or forming the ancient undivided Christian church or a church claiming historical continuity from it
Christ
a
“Columbus platform”
A revision of the Pittsburgh Platform, a set of guidelines that define Reform Judaism, from 1937
Holy Cross
a
Crucifixion
a
Dar al-Islam, dar al-Harb, dar al-Jihad
House of Islam
House of war
Struggle against those who do not accept the God of Islam
Decalogue (Ten Commandments)
a
Exodus
a
Five Pillars of Islam
Declaration of faith Daily prayer Obligatory giving Fasting during Ramadan Pilgrimage to Mecca
G-d
The Jewish writing of God, stemming from the belief that the names of God when written cannot be erased or thrown away
Gospel/Evangel
an account describing the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth
Greek (Eastern) Orthodoxy
a
Hajj
a
Hasidim
a
Hegira, AH
a
Imam
a
INRI
a
