Religion Unit-Monotheism Flashcards
Agnostic
People who believe that there is not enough evidence to confirm or deny a god’s existence.
Monotheism
The belief in one god.
Abraham
Father of the Jews.
Moses
Received the Ten Commandments from God.
Torah
Sacred text of Judaism
Rabbi
Jewish teacher.
Synagogue
A place of worship for Jews.
The Star of David
A major symbol of Judaism.
Jewish Sabbath
Friday dusk through Saturday dusk.
Rosh Hashanah
Jewish New Year
Yom Kippur
Day of Atonement
Passover
Celebrates when the Jews were released from slavery in Egypt.
Jesus
The Christian messiah.
Bible
Sacred text of Christians.
Pope
Leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
Martin Luther
Christian monk who protested corrupt practices of the Catholic Church.
Trinity
A way to interpret God as three in one; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Christian Sabbath
Sunday
Parables
Jesus’ teachings through the telling of simple moral lessons.
Christian Sacraments
The two most sacred sacraments for Christians are Baptism and Communion.
Church
A Christian place of worship.
Easter
The most sacred Christian holiday.
Muhammad
Founder of Islam
Koran (Qur’an)
Sacred text for Islam
Allah
God in Arabic
Sunni
The majority of Muslims belong to this sect of Islam
Mosque
An Islamic place of worship.
Muslim
Someone who practices the religion of Islam.
Islam has…
Like Christian Protestants, Islam has no structured hierarchy or system of leadership to govern the religion around the world.
Muslim Sabbath
Friday
Hajj
Pilgrimage to Mecca
Ramadan
The most holy month for Muslims.
What is the language the bible is written in?
Hebrew and Greek
Three sects of Christianity
Catholic, Protestants, and orthodox
Crucifixion
The way Jesus died, nailed to a cross.
Atheists
Don’t believe in any gods.
Sanctuary
Area in a church for worship.
Origin of Judaism and Christianity in this city
Jerusalem, Israel
Muslims read in this language out of the Qur’an
Arabic
