Exam Flashcards
(43 cards)
Bible
Christian scriptures consisting of the new and old testaments ( books )
Triduum
Celebration of Paschal mystery begins on Holy Thursday and ends on Easter Sunday
Trinity
The Christian godhead as one God in three persons Father, son, Holy Spirit
Incarnation
Embodied flesh or taking on flesh when Jesus too on man and god
Multiculturalism
The presence or support of several distinct cultural or ethnic groups within a society
Pluralism
Attitude or policy regarding the diversity of religious belief systems co existing in society
Shouvuot
The giving of the Torah
Passover
Jewish celebration from the 10th plague
Zionism
Movement to establish a national Jewish state in Palestine
Diaspora
Scattering if Jews outside of Israel in ancient and modern times
Shiva
7 day period of mourning
Anti semitism
Hostility against Jews
Hasid
Means pious devoutly religious
Relation ship between Judaism and Catholicism
Both have 10 commandments and believe it was found by Moses, both believe in one God which is the same God, Jesus was Jewish and he found Catholicism, similar rituals like bat/bar mitzvah and confirmation
4 stages of Isolation
Stripped of rights: Lost jobs and had to carry ID and wear star or David
Segregated: Put into ghettos
Concentration: Camps used to put the Jews to work and they were put in poor environments.
Extermination: They would eventually kill you in the camps
Umma
The whole community of Muslims bound together by ties of religion
Zakat
Payment made annually under Islamic law on certain kinds of property and used for charitable and religious purposes
Hijra
The Prophet Muhammad migration from Mecca to Medina to escape persecution
Mecca
Mecca is the holiest city for muslims and the place he was born
Medina
The old Arab or non European quarter of a North African town where Mohammad died
Hafiz
A Muslim who knows the Koran by heart
When/ where did Mohammad die and when/ where was he born
Born: Mecca A.D. 570.
Died: Medina June 8 632 AD
5 pillars
Profession of faith: No other God than Mohammad
Prayer: Pray facing Mecca 5 times a day
Alms: muslims sonate fixed portion of their income to community members in need
Fasting: Ramadan can’t eat or drink
Pilgrimage: Every Muslim must visit Mecca
Samsara
The endless cycle of rebirth or reincarnation