Religious Terms and Concepts: Christianity, Islam, and Other Beliefs, Quizzes of World Religions

Download Religious Terms and Concepts: Christianity, Islam, and Other Beliefs and more Quizzes World Religions in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Messiah DEFINITION 1 Anoited (Hebrew) a special messenger sent by God forotld in the Hebrew Scriptures and believed by Christians to be Jesus TERM 2 12 Disciples DEFINITION 2 working class men; fisherman followers of Jesus; ate with him at the last supper TERM 3 Christ DEFINITION 3 Christ is the English term for the Greek (Khrists) meaning "the anointed one". TERM 4 Saul DEFINITION 4 Saul (; , lt; Saoul; ) (1079 - 1007 BCE) was the first king of the united Kingdom of Israel (reigned 1047 - 1007 BCE) according to the Hebrew Bible. tried to eliminate christianity TERM 5 Gospels DEFINITION 5 A gospel is a writing that describes the life, death, and Resurrection of Jesus. 4; Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John good news TERM 6 Testament DEFINITION 6 A testament is a document that the author has sworn to be true. contract or convenant TERM 7 Jesus preached love in in many forms DEFINITION 7 compassion tolerance forgiveness acceptance helpfulness generosity gratitude TERM 8 Cathedra DEFINITION 8 A cathedra (Latin, "chair", from Greek, kathedra, "seat") is the chair or throne of a bishop. TERM 9 Cathedral DEFINITION 9 building in which the chair where the bishop sits TERM 10 apocalypticism DEFINITION 10 Apocalypticism is the religious belief that there will be an apocalypse, a term which originally referred to a revelation of God's will, but now usually refers to belief that the world will come to an end time very soon, even within one's own lifetime. TERM 21 Revelation DEFINITION 21 The final book of the New Testament written as a book of encouragement for Christians who wer under threat of persecution through a series of visions, shows that suffering will be followed by the final triumph of goodness over evil adoration of Jesus, who appears as a lamb TERM 22 Canon DEFINITION 22 A canon (from the Latin canonicus, itself derived from the Greek "relating to a rule") is a priest or minister who is a member of certain bodies of the Christian clergy subject to an ecclesiastical rule (canon). TERM 23 Trinity DEFINITION 23 The Christian doctrine of the Trinity, one of the most important in the Christian faith, teaches the unity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as three persons (Greek: hypostases) in one divine Being (Greek: Ousia), called the Godhead. TERM 24 original sin DEFINITION 24 basic singulness in human beings which is inherited by all of Adam's descendants TERM 25 Bible DEFINITION 25 God's will and plan expressed in this book written by human beings under God's inspiration consists of books of the Hebrew Bible; OLD TESTAMENT 27 books of the New Testament TERM 26 bishop DEFINITION 26 overseer who would be in charge of lower-ranking clergy TERM 27 Patriarch DEFINITION 27 Greek (father-source) cae leaders of the biships TERM 28 Islam DEFINITION 28 submission to the will of Allah TERM 29 muslim DEFINITION 29 one who sumbits to the will of Allah TERM 30 Kabah DEFINITION 30 a squarish shrine that stood around the the central square of Mecca. TERM 31 Muhammad DEFINITION 31 founder of Islam 2 sons 4 daughters; only one survived into adulthood vision: voice of the angel Gabriel speaking to him through Allah told him to recite TERM 32 Qur'an DEFINITION 32 holy scriptures of Islam "The Restoration" literally means recitation TERM 33 Hijira DEFINITION 33 Day One TERM 34 mosque DEFINITION 34 A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. TERM 35 5 pillars DEFINITION 35 1. The Creed: ONE GOD (Allah) 2. Daily Prayers - 5 Prayers in a day - face fowards in meccah and prostrate yourself 3. Alms Giving -share with those who are less fortunate 4. FAsting -Ramadan; month when Muhammad got the words from Gabriel 5. haji; the pilgrimage TERM 46 Suna DEFINITION 46 all the teachings that were relatione to Muhammad and his followers TERM 47 Hadiths DEFINITION 47 followers of Muhammad TERM 48 Wahhabi DEFINITION 48 Wahhabi (Arabic : , Al-Wahhbyya) is a Sunni Islamic sect based on the teachings of Muhammad ibn Abd-al-Wahhab, an 18th century Muslim theologian from what is today known as Saudi Arabia, who advocated purging Islam of what he considered impurities. TERM 49 Pagan DEFINITION 49 old english word meaning countrysided -natural -new expression called wicca TERM 50 Law of Triple Return DEFINITION 50 whatever you do good or bad will return to you three-fold TERM 51 Santeria DEFINITION 51 Yoruba religion and catholic religion -practiced by Cuban Spanish -French based Catholicism -became known as vodun TERM 52 Scientology DEFINITION 52 Indian movements -can seek liberation with the guidance of a counselor or an payment required TERM 53 Falun Gong DEFINITION 53 Falun Gong (alternatively Falun Dafa) is a system of beliefs and practices founded in China by Li Hongzhi in 1992. It emerged at the end of China's "qigong boom", a period of growth and popularity of similar practices. Buddhis meditation TERM 54 Rastafarianism DEFINITION 54 grew out of anti colonial idea TERM 55 Rastafari DEFINITION 55 king of Etheopia -believed there is one god -believed bible has hidden meanings -people of Africa must be liberated from oppressors -wear hair long in Dred locks: upright righteous TERM 56 Haile Salassie DEFINITION 56 Holy Trinity TERM 57 Baha'i DEFINITION 57 The Bah' Faith is a monotheistic religion founded by Bah'u'llh in nineteenth-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind. great out of Islam TERM 58 Bab DEFINITION 58 meaning Gate -believed he was a prophet and a gate between the hidden 12th Imam or the Madhi TERM 59 Madhi DEFINITION 59 on who is rightly guided TERM 60 Baha Allah DEFINITION 60 the glory of god - no priests - no rituals - prayer - fasting - temples