Religions History
Study guide for Religion Test- Intro to Religion, Judaism, Christianity, Islamic.
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- baptism
- the first of the sacrements of initiation. Usually at this time, the infant has holy water poured on their head and is annointed with chrism. They are then forgiven of Original Sin and have become united with Jesus
- seder
- symbolic meal eating bitter herbs (bitter times as slaves) lamb's blood(lamb's blood put on doors so angel of death flew over them) unleavened bread(time restrictions before Exodus)
- Hebrew
- The Jewish language
- Bible/ Old Testament/ New Testament
- The Christian book of God, old tesament- the first part of the Christian Bible, corresponding to the Jewish Bible, new testament- the second part of the bible; it tells you about the life and teachings of Jesus and about his followers
- sacrament
- A communal ritual that celebrates grace in our everyday lives.
- Bar/ Bat Mitzvah
- Comming of age when a Jewish person reacher=s the age of 13
- Christianity
- a religion that developed out of Judaism which is based on the life and teachings of Jesus
- Talmud
- A Holy book of the Jews
- Jesus
- A teacher and prophet whose life and teachings form the basis of Christianity. Christians believe Jesus to be Son of God and the Messiah.
- resurrection
- A return from death to life (as done by Jesus after crucified)
- Israel
- Promised Land, Palestine, Canaan
- crucifixion
- the death of Jesus upon the Cross, nailing you to a cross untill death
- Yom Kippur
- Jewish Day of Atonement- fasting and reflecting on one's sins
- Eucharist
- the sacrement of Jesus' Body and Blood, truely and really present under the appearances of the bread and wine
- Lent
- tim period of 40 days. prepare for the death and resurrection
- Trinity
- Father, Son, Holy Spirit
- Tenakh
- Hebrew Bible
- pogrom
- violent mob attacks on Jews (massacre)
- ascension
- (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection
- gospel
- written about Jesus' life by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
- Synagogue/ Temple
- Jewish Worshipping place
- Holy Spirit
- God's spirit that lives in us
- Gentile
- Belonging to a people not Jewish.
- Easter
- a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ
- priest
- leader of worship and teaching
- new testament
- "After supper, [Jesus] took another cup of wine and said, 'This wine is the token of God's new covenant to save you - an agreement sealed with the blood I will pour out for you.'"
- Sabbath
- A day of rest and spiritual enrichment- Saturday
- church
- place of worship and teaching
- Messiah
- The "annointed", the expected king and deliverer of the Jews; a term later aplied by Christians to Jesus
- Christ
- In Hebrew, Christ means Messiah, and Christians believe that Jesus is the Christ who was sent from God to save the people.
- anti-Semitism
- Prejudice against Jews.
- Passover
- when the angel of death passes over Egypt killing the first born in each family (tenth plague) except for the Jews who put lamb's blood on their doors so th Angel of death would fly over them. Was the feast for remebering that God brought his people out of slavery in Egypt
- confirmation
- a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church
- disciple
- someone who follows the teachings of a master or leader and helps spread those teachings(in this case the followers of Jesus). 12 Disciples are: Andrew, Bartholomew, James, James, John, Judas, Matthew, Peter, Philip, Simon. Thomas, and Matthias.
- Palestine
- Israel, Promised Land, Canaan
- kosher
- Jewish Diet- No: pig meat, eggs, milk of forbidden animals, all blood must be drained or broiled out before eaten, parts of permitted animals may not be eaten, etc...
- Zionism/ Zionist
- the want for Jews to have their own state or country
- Jerusalem
- the city where Jesus was born, died, and rose from the dead. , A city in the Holy Land, regarded as sacred by Christians, Muslims, and Jews., the city David established as the capital of Israel
- Martin Luther
- Young Monk that challenged the Roman Catholic Church
- Torah
- Written by Moses who had a revelation from God and wrote it down: 5 books: 1- Beginning 2- Exodus 3- Leviticus 4- numbers 5- Deuteronomy
- Christmas
- celebrating the day Jesus was born
- parables
- what Jesus's stories were typically presented as, in which earthly situations familiar to people of his time and place were used to make a spiritual point
- Rosh Hashanah
- Jewish New Year
- Holocaust
- 1939-1945 the organized killing of Jews and others by the Nazis during WWII
- Hanukkah
- "The Festival of Light" , jewish festival; celebrates the victory of the jews over the syrians in 165 b.c. and the rededication of the temple for worship
- Rabbi
- teacher; leader of Jewish congregation
- Christians
- People of the Christian faith