IWRB (1st sem) (pre-lims) Flashcards
Who is considered the founder of judaism
Abraham
Central religious text of judaism
Torah
What is the jewish day of rest and worship, beginning friday evening and ending saturday evening?
Shabbath
Which jewish holiday commemorates the liberation of israelites from slavery in Egypt
Passover
What is the jewish new year called
Rosh hashannah
Which of the following is the jewish day of atonement, observed with fasting and prayer
Yom kippur
Jewish festival of lights
Hannukah
Howmany candles are typically lit on a menorah during hannukah
8
which hebrew term refers to the act of charitable giving and helping those in need
tzedakah
what is the jewish prayer that affirms the oneness of god and recited twice daily
shema
in judaism, what is the name for the central place of worhsip and study in a jewish community
Synagogue
What is the hebrew name for the jewish dietary laws
Kosher
Which jewish holiday is known as the feast of lots and celebrates the deliverance of the jewish people from a plot to exterminate them?
purim
who is considered the founder of christianity
Jesus christ
Which book is considered the foundation of christian theology
Bible
what is the christian belief in one god called
monotheism
hich christian denomination believes in the practice of infant baptism
Roman catholics
what do christians believe will happen at the end of the world, as prophesied in the bible
The second coming of christ
which doctrine asserts that jesus is both fully divine and fully human
Incarnation
it is the study of god’s way to humans
theology
it is the human’s way of communicating with god
Religion
it is the recognition of feeling or sense or belief that there is something greater than myself
spirituality
The philosophical study of the meaning and nature of religion
Philosophy of religion
A small religious organization that is at great odds with the norms and values of the larger society
cult
a large main stream religious organization but does not claim to be official or state sponsored
denomination
the term is used to refer to a religious group that most all members of a society belongs to
Ecclesia
it is a relatively small religious organization that is not closely integrated into the larger society
Sect
Religion is one of the main reseans why people are afraid of living
religion is filling people with fear
To live means to learn and life is an ongoing lesson
religion is keeping in ignorance
the people who follow islam are called?
muslim
the world wide community is called?
Ummah