"dispersal"

the Jewish world outside of the ancient Israel, which began with the Babylonian exile

major spring festival of agriculture, rebirth and renewal.

Significance: the freedom of Jewish slaves in Egypt

the entire Hebrew Bible

an acronym:

the Law (Torah), the Prophets (Nevi'im) and the Sacred Writings (Ketuvim)

the five books of Moses, also the first section of the Hebrew Bible.

Relates to the bar mitzvah b/c it is one of the 2 sections the boy reads

"son of the commandments"

ritual of a 13-yr old boy into becoming a man

the boy reads from the Torah (Pentateuch and Prophet)

the seventh day of the week, observed on Saturday

the day where the Jewish public assembles to the synagogue to worship

Significance: God's day of rest after 6 days of creation

the Hebrew summary of the oral law inherited by Pharisaism and ascribed to Moses.

it is arranged in six orders: seeds, festivals, women, damages, rituals and purifications

small, black leather boxes that contain the words of scripture tied to foreheads and forearms by leather thongs

Traditional prayer garb worn by Jewish men on weekdays for morning prayer (Except Sabbath).

binds the words of the Torah upon the hands the frontlets btwn the eyes (Deuteronomy 6)

commentary on scripture

two meanings:

1. standard, scriptual canon is a list of books acknowledged as scripture by church leaders (New Testament - includes Jesus' gospel of 4 disciples)

 2. list of acknowledged saints

formal expulsion from the church (specificall Roman Catholic) for doctrinal error or moral misconduct

Example: Marcion who's teachings (a rejected blueprint of Christianity) got him excommunicated

named for the Council of Nicaea (can be compared to the Apostles Creed)

specifically about the Holy Spirit and its relation to the Father and the Son

calvinist-inspired movement

sought to "purify" the Church of England of Catholic influences that it retained after the accession of Elizabeth I

speaking of the tongues

exotic prayer language

50th day after Easter (seventh sunday)

commemorates the occassion when Jesus' followers experienced the presence of the Holy Spirit

the main symbol is the color red, worn to symbolize the joy and fire of the Holy Spirit

the Muslim community

the first Ummah was laid out by Muhammad using Islamic principles and ideologies

regulations of Islamic law (Law of God) that is derived from the revelation of Allah to man

the Qur-an is the most direct form of knowledge of the Shari'ah

essentially moral code and law

one of the four sources of Islamic jurisprudence

general consensus of the religio-legal scholars

meant to ensure the authenticity of the three other sources (refers to the community's acceptance)

part of the 5 pillars of Islam

a prescribed welfare tax - meant to purge the individual of greed and attachment and provide service to the poor

-part of the 5 pillars of Islam

-perform and annual pilgrimage to Mecca

-involves rite of worship and social responsiblity of worship and piety

-meant to re-enact the experiences of Abraham

-it is a form of resurrection and rebirth