WORLD RELIGIONS FINAL PART TWO Flashcards
Islam’s divine law intended to be the law of the land
Spells out details of muslim life that go by the 5 Pillars
The practice of following strict dietary and organizational laws
Kosher
Day of atonement “holiest day of the year”
Yom kippur
Rededication of the holy temple in Jerusalem
Hanukkah
Collection of stories, laws, and medical knowledge
Talmud
Queen esther saved the jews in persia
Purim
Term for discrimination against jews
Anti-semitism
Persecution and extermination of jews by nazi government
Holocaust
Jewish new year
Rosh Hashanah
Celebrates delivery of the 10 commandments to the jewish people
Shavout
Can jewish rabbis marry and have children?
Yes
Special ceremony marking the coming of age for 13-year-old Jewish girl
Bat mitzvah
Place of worship for jewish congregation
Synagogue
Holy time from sun up to sundown on saturday
Sabbath
Ceremony marking the exodus of the israelites from egypt
Passover
Whose considered to be father of judaism, islam, Christianity?
Abraham
The Torah is made up of
The new testament
Who received the law at mount sinai and is regarded as the torah’s author
Moses
Judaism is what kind of religion
Revealed
The name of God is so holy that writing or proclaiming it is prohibited, instead what are some alternatives?
The lord/ master of the universe
Jews refer to the hebrew bible as the
tanakh
Proclaiming “hear o israel! The lord is our god, the lord alone” is called
Shema
Muslims believe in the divinity of jesus
True or false
False
Muslims believe in heaven and hell, each as eternal dwelling places
True