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World Religions Final
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Religious Studies
Undergraduate 1
05/13/2011

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Hear O Israel! The Lord is our God,the Lord alone is known as the
Definition
Shema
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Torah was revelaed by God to the patriarch
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Moses
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A person who studied the Torah and commented on it was revered as a teacher or a
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Rabbi
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Orthodox Jews regarded food laws as
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God's recquirement for his covenant people
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In the Hebrew Bible, maturity begins through
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suffering
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To which patriarch did God tell, "I will bless thos who bless you, and curse those that curse you"
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Abraham
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God's rule through human leader is known as
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Theocracy
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What is Solomon honored for in Jewish history
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He built the first temple in Jerusalem
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Which prophet spoke out against the inequalities among the economic classes of the Hebrews, and warned that God would use other nations to discipline their rebellion against his law?
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Amos
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What alternative to temple worship was instituted so that exiled Jews could worship in a strange land (Babylon)
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Congregations
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The greatest of Jewish philosophers is
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Maimonides
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Emphasis on reason over revelation is called
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Modernism
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Which branch of Judaism asserts that diet, ceremonial purity and dress are no longer recquired?
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Reform
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The goal in Jewish ethics is to
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Imitate the behavior of God
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The holiest day in the Jewish year is
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Yom Kippur
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The preparation of meat by removing all blood is
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Koshering
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The first ancestors received God's revelation in Mesopotamia around 1800 B.C.E
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False
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Judaism today is the same as the religion reported in the Bible
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False
Term
Before their enslavement by the pharoh, the Jews got along with Eygptians
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True
Term
There is evidence that Joseph abandoned his own God to favor Eygptian dieties
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False
Term
Canaaite worship included bowing to idols
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True
Term
The prophet Micah stated that the nature of God and his relationship with Israel requires more than exact ritual observance
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True
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Archaeological evidence has been found that supports many of the accounts in the Torah and other books of the Tankah
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false
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George Washington allowed Jews to practice Judaism
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True
Term
Results of the Nuremberg trials show widespread support for Hitler's final solution
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True
Term
Christian churches and allied forces fought to help protect Jews
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False
Term
A child born to a family wherein the mother is Jewish and the father is not must undergo ritual conversion
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False
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In general, Judaism teaches acceptance of homosexuality
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False
Term
According to Jewish kosher laws, an animal that has died a natural death may be eaten
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False
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The Jewish year is based off the solar calendar
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True
Term
Torah, Nevi'im and Kethuvim is the
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Tankah
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Psalms Proverbs and Job is
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Canon
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Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekial are
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prophets
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The first 5 books of the Bible is
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the Torah
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Sholar of the Torah is
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Scribe
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Greek translation of Hebrew scripture
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Septuagint
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Emphasizes ethical Judaism
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Reconstructionism
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Movement to establish Jewish homeland
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Zionism
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Standard form of Judaism in Israel
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Orthodox
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Devoted to Torah and pure lives
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Hasidism
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Son of the commandment
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Bar Mitzvah
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Daughter of the Commandment
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Bat Mitzvah
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Harvest celebration marking giving of 10 Commandments
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Shavuot
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Passover meal of unleavened bread
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Sedor
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Jewish slaughter of animals
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Shohet
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The most important day of Christian calendar is
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Easter
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The Christian doctrine of one God in three persons is
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the Trinity
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The filioque added to the Nicene Creed by Roman Catholic Church stated
Definition
The Holy spirit preceeded by the Father and the Son
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Jesus emphasized which type of relationship with God
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Father/Son
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Which would Jesus have felt that
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An inner spirit that motivates good deeds is noticed more than an extravagant ceremony
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Which of Jesus' early disciples first identified him as messiah
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John
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Jesus most concerned himself with
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The last, the least, and the lost
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The stoning of St. Stephen was a sign of
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How members of the Way would be persecuted
Term
The Roman Catholic Church chersished the tradition that_ became first bishop of rome
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peter
Term
which roman emperor began the persecution of Christians by accusing them of burning rome
Definition
nero
Term
epistles are
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oldest literature in New Testament
Term
the first enumenical council at nicaea was called to debate the question of
Definition
whether Jesus was made or begotten of God
Term
st. augustine believed that_ saved him from sin and damnation
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the grace of God
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which fourth century Christian monk modeled his order as Christian soldiers
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benedict
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what was the final act that permanently seperated east and west catholic churches
Definition
excommunication of patriarch cerularius
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who wrote the institutes of the Christian religion
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john calvin
Term
why did the jesuits succeed in introducing Christianity to china
Definition
they combined it with the study of chinese classics
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joseph smith published
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the book of mormon
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to Christians, the problem for humans is
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original sin
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st. francis helped serve the poor and ill of society
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true
Term
in the crusades, Christians, Jews joined forces to invade muslim lands
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false
Term
roman catholics and greek orthodox leaders agreed on everything until 1950
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false
Term
most Christians deny the existence of evil
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false
Term
a sacrament is a rite instituted by Jesus to bestoy the grace of God
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true
Term
Jesus taught that people do not have to practice forgiveness themselves in order to be forgiven by God
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false
Term
followers of "The Way" emphasized the message of Jesus to be path of God
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true
Term
pilate ordered the crucifixion of Jesus because Jews told him to do so
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true
Term
after Jesus' resurrection the stores say he was only seen as a spirit- never a body
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false
Term
Christians developed their own interpretation of religious persecution based on the Jewish book f daniel
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true
Term
Christians accepted persecution for a period of time as inevitable testing by God
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true
Term
both augustine and john chrysostom supported Christians placing harsh burdens on Jews
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true
Term
Christians sought a holy war against muslims for religious reasons only
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false
Term
joseph smith was killed and persecuted for his beliefs
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true
Term
mormonism teaches God and Jesus are seperate beings with seperate bodies
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true
Term
all Christian churches ultiimately agree that the Holy Spirit is the head of the Church
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false
Term
Christians who seek to accomodate scriptures and science are called fundamentalist
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false
Term
orthodox church omits the fourth foundation of faith
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true
Term
points of passage in a Christian life are marked by vestments
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false
Term
teaching story
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parable
Term
prophetic vision of destruction
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apocalypse
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to invest God in human flesh
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incarnation
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appearance of the Holy Spirit
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pentecost
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message or proclomation
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kerygma
Term
first wife of mohammad was
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khadijah
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a hajj is a pilgrimage to city of
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mecca
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the shari'a consisted of
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duties God placed on  muslims
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in seventh century mecca, key organization was
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the tribe
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during early years of islam, the prophet enjoined his followers to face
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Jerusalem
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a practicing muslims should pray
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5 times a day
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the day/time of community prayer is nthe mosque for muslims is
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noon on friday
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one of the reasons the Qu'ran is considered to be the one miracle in Islam is that
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the prophet was illiterate
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10-15% of Muslims who regard selfs as most holy are
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shi'ites
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whose martydom is commemorated by Shi'ites
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husayn
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sunni Muslims believe
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an election should be used to select a spiritual leader
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waht african american formed nation of Islam
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elijah poole mohammad
Term
the muslim worldview thai is the foundation on which an exemplary life of action is built?
Definition
confessing proper beliefs
Term
the absolute singleness of Allah leads Islam to denounch every form of
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idoltry
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based on Muslim beliefs, where do humans place in order of nature
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above all other creatures
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men and women can pray together at mosque
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false
Term
Islam teaches aggression at every opportunity
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false
Term
in Muslim tradition, Ka'bah made by Abraham and Ishmael
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true
Term
Muslims believe jinn are created from fire, and wer are from clay
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true
Term
Muslims give to beggars, but there is no community organization of charity
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false
Term
when father died, Mohammad inherited greath wealth
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false
Term
Mohammad was overjoyed when got first revelation
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false
Term
satanic verse allegdly give arab permission to worship 3 gods
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true
Term
the shahada states that there is only one God without partners or decendents
Definition
false
Term
the giving of alms as a direct figt from one believe to another is zakat
Definition
false
Term
the Muslim belief fasting is valued for its ability to clear a person spiritual perception
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true
Term
spread of Islam fastest in religous history
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true
Term
the Muslim expansion under Umar limited Christians in travel to pilgrimage
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true
Term
Islam teahes firm monotheism
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true
Term
grandsom of Mohammad
Definition
husayn
Term
the larger group of Muslims
Definition
sunnis
Term
the smaller group of Muslims
Definition
shi'ites
Term
informal charity between Muslims
Definition
sadaqa
Term
reports of what the prophet did or said
Definition
sunna
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complete cycle of parayer or ritual
Definition
ra'ka
Term
state of purity
Definition
ihram
Term
a person protected by Muslims
Definition
dhimmi
Term
niche indicating direction of Mecca
Definition
mihrab
Term
messenger
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rasul
Term
the charge brought against Jesus by high priest Calaphus, was
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blaspheme
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pope john paul 2 supported ordination of women
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false
Term
what century did protestanism become distinct from catholic christianity
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16th
Term
lsd men are chosen for missionary work at age 21
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false
Term
Christianity teaches that
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does who believe in Jesus will be resurrected from the dead
Term
according to Christians the world created by God was
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a good place
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the church of day saints believes that
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prophets can still be chosen by God today
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joseph gave his message in 1492
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false
Term
the summit of experience of Hebrews under Moses was
Definition
recieving of the ten commandments
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the traditional or conservative view of the Hebrew Bible is
Definition
a document from God that is without error
Term
Jews exiled from palestine in what year?
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135 CE
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what Jewish philosopher taught that only a relationship with God can make someone a complete human
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martin buber
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ten days when Jews focus on self concentration, contemplation, and prayer are
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days of awe
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God blessed Ishmael as ancestor to people of_ which religion became_
Definition
arabia/Islam
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how doed Hebrew literature parrallel greek philosophy
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they both rely on learning and reasoning
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