No god But god Flashcards
Exegesis
Critical explanation or interpretation of a text
Egalitarian
Believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities
Theocratic
A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God
Mosaic
Of or associated with Moses
Talmud
The body of Jewish council and ceremonial law and legend comprising the Mishnah and Gemara.
Ossuaries
A container or room in which bones of dead people are placed
Polemical
Of or involving strongly critical writing or speech
Pharisees
A member of an ancient Jewish sect distinguished by strict observance of all traditional and written law
A self-righteous or hypocritical person
Sabbath
A day of religious observance and abstinence from work, kept by Jews from Friday evening to Saturday evening and by most Christians on Sunday
Heretical
Holding an opinion that is at odds with what is generally accepted
Trinity
The three persons KD the Christian godhead- father, son and Holy Spirit
Torah
The law of god as revealed to Moses and recorded in the first 5 books of the Hebrew Scriptures
Covenant
An agreement
Apostates
A person who renounces a religious or political belief or principle
Isaiah
A major Hebrew prophet who taught the supremacy of the God of Israel and emphasised the moral demands on worshippers
Preposterous
Absurd
Tithes
One-tenth of annual produce or earnings taken as tax for the support of church and clergy
Internecine
Destructive to both sides in a conflict
Canonise
Officially declare a dead person to be a saint in Roman Catholic Church
