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Nature of Religion and Beliefs Flashcards

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1
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What is polytheism?

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The belief in multiple gods

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What is monotheism?

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Belief and acceptance of one God

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What is a prophet?

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A person who acts as a messenger of God

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What does supernatural mean?

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Something that can’t be explained by physical laws

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What are the seven dimensions of religion?

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Experimental, Mythic, Doctrinal, Ethical, Rituals, Social, Material

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What is an immanent and transcendent religious worldview?

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Immantent - the idea that God/gods are present in every aspect of life. Transcendent - an existence above the physical world

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List the characteristics of religion

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Beliefs and believers, sacred texts and writings, ethics, rituals and ceremonies

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What is a dynamic, living religion?

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A religion that is constantly changing

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A worldview is ….

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A complete view of the world

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What are some examples of sacred texts and writings

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Christianity - The holy bible
Islam - Qur’an
Judaism - Tanakh

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What is a ritual example in Islam?

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Salah (prayer) 5x a day

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What is a covenant?

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A promise/agreement between God and a human

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Meaning of Omnipresent

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God is everywhere

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Meaning of omnipotent?

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God is all powerful

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Meaning of omniscient

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God is all knowing

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The Shema consists of three passages from the Torah, beginning with:

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“Hear O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one” - Deuteronomy 6:4

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What are the attributes of God?

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God is omnipresent, omniscient and omnipotent

18
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How many commandments? Include positive and negative

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613 total. 248 positive, 365 negative

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What is mitzvot?

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The commandments

20
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What is Orthodox Judaism?

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Belief that Moses was given the Torah, men and women sit separately in worship, until recently only men were allowed to become a rabbi

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What is progressive Judaism?

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Origins taken back to 19th century, attempted to modernise Judaism, built small synagogues where communities worshiped in shorter services, services were performed in local language

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What is conservative Judaism?

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Belief that Torah was created by human rather than God, men and women sit together, Jewish people must have their own homeland

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What is the idea of the covenant?

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Established at Mt. Sinai and is concidered a renewal of covenant between Abraham and God. Covenant is central to Judaism

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What is exodus 3:14?

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“I AM who I AM … I AM sent you”

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What happens in the Dreamtime story of how the birds got their colours?

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All of the birds used to have no colours. Once a bird landed on a sharp branch and it cut it’s foot, birds began to comfort and look after the hurt bird to look after him until the swelling broke, all birds expect for the crow. This released colour into the birds feathers and is why the crow has no colour.

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What did God tell Abraham in genesis 12:1?

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“Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you”

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What are the 4 elements of the covenant between G-d and Abraham?

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God promised: land, descendants, redemption and fulfillment

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Explain the 4 elements of the covenant between God and the Jewish people?

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In Abraham’s covenant, God promised land, descendants, redemtion and fulfillment. Genesis 12:1 states that God told Abraham to “go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you” communicating to Abraham a prosimed land. In Genesis 12:2, God promised Abraham many descendants after him. Abraham had Issac who had twelve children who are the twelve tribes of Israel. Genesis 12:3 states that God promised Abraham to be blessed and the families of the earth through him. Finally, God promised Abraham that Israel will be converted, forgiven and restored according to Romans 11:25-27. Israel will also repent and restore the forgiveness of God in the future according to Zech 12:25-27.

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What is Genesis 12:1

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“Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you”

30
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Who are the three patriarchs (variants)?

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Abraham, Issac and Jacob

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What is the shema?

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A form of prayer. “Here O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one” - Deuteronomy 6:4

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What is the Halacha?

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Jewish laws that are obtained from the Torah

33
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Omnipresent example in Tanakh

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“That the Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth below” - Deuteronomy 4:39

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Omnipotent example Tanakh

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Genesis 1 - the beginning

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Omniscient example Tanakh

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“Before a word is on my tongue, you Lord, know it completely” - Psalm 139:4

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What is a divinely inspired moral law?

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The belief that God provided adherents with a code of ethics to guide people in daily decisions

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What does inextricable mean?

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Something that can’t be seperated

38
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What is the god of protection in Hinduism

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Krishna

39
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What is pantheism?

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The view that the world is either identical to God or an expression of God’s nature

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What is an adherent?

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A follower

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