World Religions

Question 1

Define

Ahura Mazda

Answer 1

Literaly, “Wise Lord,” Supreme God

Question 2

Define

Amesha Spentas

Answer 2

Servent Angels

Question 3

Define

Beneficent Immortals

Answer 3

Servent Angels

Question 4

Define

Angra Mainyu

Answer 4

Destructive Spirit, Evil God

Question 5

Define

Asha

Answer 5

“The Truth,” good moral principles

Question 6

Define

Avesta

Answer 6

“Basic Text,” oldest of Zoroastrianism texts

Question 7

Define

Chinvat Bridge

Answer 7

“Seperator Bridge,” bridge by which people enter heaven, spanning the abyss of hell below

Question 8

Define

Deavas

Answer 8

“Heavenly Beings,” evil devils/demons

Question 9

Define

Druj

Answer 9

“The Lie,” evil spirits opposed to the truth

Question 10

Define

Magi

Answer 10

Zoroastrian priests

Question 11

Define

Pahlavi

Answer 11

Early form of Persian language

Question 12

Define

Soashyant

Answer 12

“Savior,” final desendant of Zarathushtra and spiritual leader who will user in final judgement

Question 13

Define

Spenta Mainyu

Answer 13

“Beneficent Spirit,” the good son of Ahura Mazda

Question 14

Define

Zurvan

Answer 14

“Time,” Supreme God of the Zurvan sect

Question 15

Define

Amoraim

Answer 15

Rabbinic sages whose comments are in the Talmud and Mishnah

Question 16

Define

Deuteronomic History

Answer 16

The historical sequence of books in the Tanakh from Deauteronomy through Cronicals

Question 17

Define

Diaspora

Answer 17

Dispersion of Jews outside of Israel

Question 18

Define

Elohim

Answer 18

Hebrew for God

Question 19

Define

Israelite

Answer 19

People of Israel until the return from the Babolonian Exile

Question 20

Define

Jew

Answer 20

Decendents of Isrealites after the Babolonian Exile

Question 21

Define

Judea

Answer 21

The name of the land from Post-exile to Roman period

Question 22

Define

Kabbala

Answer 22

“Tradition,” school of Jewish mystisism

Question 23

Define

Midrash

Answer 23

verse by verse commentary of the Tanakh

Question 24

Define

Mishnah

Answer 24

written expression of oral law compiled in 200 AD

Question 25

# Define Saboraim

Answer 25

Rabinic sages whose commentaries on the Mishnah were added to the Amoraim

Question 26

# Define Sefirot

Answer 26

Ten examinations of God

Question 27

# Define Talmud

Answer 27

Commentaries on the Mushnah

Question 28

# Define Tanakh

Answer 28

The Hebrew Bible

Question 29

# Define Tannaim

Answer 29

Rabbinic Sages are comiled in the Mishnah

Question 30

# Define Torah

Answer 30

Law, forst five books of the OT

Question 31

# Define Yahweh

Answer 31

Personal name for God

Question 32

# Define Apostles

Answer 32

Early followers of Jesus

Question 33

# Define Bible

Answer 33

Fundamental Christian Scriprures

Question 34

# Define Catholic

Answer 34

The name of the Church from the first sentury to now.

Question 35

# Define Disciples

Answer 35

Jesus' followers

Question 36

# Define Eastern Orthodox

Answer 36

1054 split

Question 37

# Define Gnosticism

Answer 37

Near Easter religios movement whole goal was to free the spirit from the material world

Question 38

# Define Holy Spirit

Answer 38

Divine presence and agaent of guidence

Question 39

# Define Judaizers

Answer 39

1st century Christian Jews who said that Christians were bond by Jewish Law

Question 40

# Define Messiah

Answer 40

"annointed one" of "king"

Question 41

# Define New Age

Answer 41

Contemporarry religios movement based on astrology

Question 42

# Define Pentecostal

Answer 42

Emphasises baptisim of the HS and tounges

Question 43

# Define Pope

Answer 43

Head of the Church and sucsessor to Peter

Question 44

# Define Protestant

Answer 44

Protestant reformation

Question 45

# Define Quelle

Answer 45

Sayings of Jesus- hypothetical document

Question 46

# Define Synoptic Gospels

Answer 46

M M L

Question 47

# Define Trinity

Answer 47

Unity of three persons

Question 48

# Define Allah

Answer 48

"God"

Question 49

# Define Caliph

Answer 49

"Sucssesor," Political sucsessors to Mohhamad

Question 50

# Define Companions

Answer 50

Mohhamad's closest followers

Question 51

# Define Hadith

Answer 51

"Speech," sacred collections of the sayings of Mohhamad

Question 52

# Define Imam

Answer 52

"He," Spiritual leaders of the Shi'a traditions

Question 53

# Define Ka'bah

Answer 53

"cube," cublike building in the masque of Mecca

Question 54

# Define Mahdi

Answer 54

"the Guided one," the final Imam in Shi'a tradition who will establish an era of peace

Question 55

# Define Muslim

Answer 55

"One who surrenders," a follower of Islam

Question 56

# Define Qur'an

Answer 56

"to recite," Islams holiest text

Question 57

# Define Shi'a

Answer 57

"Seprate Party," 10% of Muslims who recognize Ali and Imams

Question 58

# Define Sufi

Answer 58

"Wool Clad," practisers of Islamic mystical tradition

Question 59

# Define Sunni

Answer 59

"custom," 19% recognize the Callphate

Question 60

# Define Twelver

Answer 60

80% of Shi'a who regognize twelve Imams