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