Lesson 2 Flashcards
What are 3 western religions?
• JUDAISM
• CHRISTIANITY
• ISLAM
term used to call the beliefs of these three religions, but some dislike using it because it leaves out Islam.
JUDEO - CHRISTIAN TRADITION
Terms that people think fit better to call the beliefs of these three religions,
ABRAHAMIC TRADITION / RELIGIONS
Considered the first
patriarch (father) of the ancient
Hebrew families and, from his
descendants, of the followers of
Islam and Christianity.
Abraham
Considered the first
patriarch (father) of the ancient
Hebrew families and, from his
descendants, of the followers of
Islam and Christianity.
Abraham
All three religions trace
themselves back through
Abraham.
T or F
True
What do Muslims call their God?
Allah
- THE BELIEFS THEY SHARE*
One single, all-powerful, all-knowing God (called
Allah by Muslims) created the world out of nothing.
This God made everything in the world and gave living things a special blessing.
Eyy ka muna
✔ Hebrew Bible (called the Old
Testament by some, but not by Jews)
✔ New Testament (for Christians)
✔ Qur’an (for Muslims)
Eyy
Describe God as being
made up of three persons: God
the Father, God the Son (Jesus),
and God the Holy Spirit.
The Trinity / Christians
the idea of the Trinity looked like a belief in three separate gods, and it
enlarged the break between
early Christianity and Judaism.
Jewish community
believe the Trinity compromises Christianity’s belief in one God.
Muslim
Who regards Jesus as one of the great prophets?
Muslims
Who requires that the Messiah bring world peace and a gathering of all Jewish exiles.
Judaism
Who sees Jesus as the Son of God? ( both God and man)
Christians
It is a holy book that serves as a tangible core for religions.
Sacred texts
This relates the life
and teachings of Jesus.
Four Gospels
This are chronicles the first years of the Christian church.
Acts of the Apostles
This give advice
and instructions for living a life
according to Christ.
The Epistles or letters
This describe how God has
intervened throughout history.
Revelations
Made up of 114 chapters called
Surahs
Considers him to be the
most recent and final prophet of
Allah.
Muhammad
Muslims believe that the Qur’an cannot be adequately translated and so should be read (or
preferably) heard in…
Arabic
According to Islamic belief, the Qur’an is the perfect
transcription of the infallible Word of God.
Eyy muna
The Qur’an continues and culminates the revelations that God began in the Old and New Testaments.
Eye ulit
It traces the
origins of Islam back to _____ who, according to Christian
tradition, was a concubine of
Abraham, but who, according to
Islamic tradition, was Abraham’s
second wife.
Hagar
It does not recognize Jesus as the
son of Allah (God) but does accept
Jesus as a prophet of Allah.
Eyy muna
It accepts the divine revelation of
the Hebrew Bible and the absolute
unity and uniqueness of God as
taught in the Hebrew Bible.
Qur’an
In the Hebrew Bible is the line,
“There is one God called YHVH,
Elohim, and El Shaddai.”
Qur’ an
When their name of God appears in
text, Jews replace it in public
readings with _____ , meaning “my
Lord.”
Adonai
Includes no personal Messiah, and its prophets proclaim an ethical, as well as ritual, duty to serve God.
The Hebrew Bible
