Final Flashcards
Christian cross
resurection of jesus
public device used for crucifixtion
Sacrifice
Jewish menorah, but not exclusive to judaism
Lampstand made with 8 branches
7 days it took to create the world
not to be used outside the temple
Originally constructed of pure gold and traveled with israelites
not to be confused with jewish hannukah menorah which has 4 branches on each side the middle instead of 3
Jewish Chai symbol
Means alive or living
not ancient, a newer jewish symbol
often worn as amulet as a living jewish person
Letters in Jewish alphabet are assigned numbers, this represents 18, money given in multiples of 18
Jewish star of david
shield of david
anciently used an ornamental motif
used in ww2 to mark jews
today used as a symbol of judaism
appears on the nation of israel flag
The wailing wall
Last wall of the second jewish temple
became used as a prayer wall
people write prayers and place them in cracks
arc of covanent was said to be held there
divided between men and women
Jews believe it will be rebuilt
Jewish Mezuzah
signifies a jewish house or protection
placed outside of jewish home on doorpost
contains prayer of deuteronomy “my words on doorposts”
physical way of honoring scriptures
normally handwritten and blessed
not vertical or horizontl because they couldnt decide
Jewish Tefallin
two black boxes connected with a strap
used in square
One box on the head, other tied around arm with strap
hand written and made, very expensive
begin to be practiced with before bar mitzvah, but not used until after
Jewish
Prayer shawl called tallit, knotted tassles called tzizit
Tallit symbol of judaism and worn on or off special occassions
tzizit tassels represent 13 added to the numerical value of tzazit which is 600 out of 613 dos and donts in torah
Christian fish
Stems from jesus saying “fishermen of men”
greek Letters pronounced “ethus” inside
each one stands for something different:
jesus, christ, god, son, savior
when christians were presecuted, used as secret symbol
had to finish the other side
Crucifix
latin for one fitted to cross
Shows crucifixion of jesus
depicts jesus nailed to cross with thorn hat
Used mainly in catholicism because it highlights suffering
appears at the front of chapels to pray or teach before
church split
Stained glass windows
Appear in mainly catholic cathederals, but also christian chapels
colorful stained glass pieces fitted together
originally used to tell stories to illiterate people during times that only the wealthy classes could read
The greek letters alpha and omega
First and last letters in greek alphabet
Used in christianity as jesus proclaimed he is the beginning and end
There is a slight argument over who this was reffering to jesus, or his father, or both
Christian dove symbol
One part of the trinity that represents the holy spirit
Stems from the dove that landed on Jesus after he was baptised
Shares the same holy spirit meaning with fire
sometimes is accompanied by the word peace
similar to dove from noahs arc, but not exact menaing
Pax Romana
translated to “roman peace”
peace by force, roman military
little military expansion, just forced law heavily
considered a miracle because there had never been that long of a period without violence
Alpha and omega appears because rome was a christian nation
The National Cathedral in the US Washington DC
6th largest cathedral in the world
cathedrals built to make you feel small
hosts a section for each president and has had services for the deaths of different presidents
holds weekly services
large famous circular stained glass windows
Muslim crescent moon and star
Normally green, the color associated with islam
star symbolizes knowledge and light
moon symbolizes knowledge
Islam has no symbols of men
Has served as the national symbol for many, icluding the ottoman empire who used it first
Allah in arabic calligraphy
translated to “the god”
composed of 7 different parts
Most often used in islam, but also used in other religions like arab-christians as it just means god
Shows off the calligraphy of early arabic
many were literate and they created many books
Dome of the rock in jerusalem
octogonal structure with large dome on top
one of the most recognizable structures in jerusalem
built over a sacred stone:
according to jews it where abraham tried to sacrifice son
according to muslims muhammad took trip to heaven there
houses the largest niche towards mecca in the world
Grand mosque in mecca
holiest place of islam
according to 5th pillar, every muslim must take journey to here
walk in circle 7 times in praise
first house built to worship allah
outdoor and indor worship
can hold 4 million worshipers
men and women not seperated
