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Religion Final
Term | Definition |
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Women who deliver Moses | Puah and Shrifah, Miriam, Pharaoh daughter; they were trying to protect the little boys from the last plague. |
Prophetic Call Narrative | God's presence, reason, commissioning, objection, reassurance, sign, acceptance; Prophets always object |
Crossing of the Yam Suf | Sea of Reeds ( Red Sea );parted allowing them safe passage and drowning Pharaohs people (referring to the location of the splitting of the red sea and where it was believed to be) |
Plagues particularly the last one | Used to free the Israelites in Exodus; used to make people believe in God in the Quran ("let my ppl go"- God); the last plague killed every first born son. First plague Moses turned the Nile to blood |
Passover | Celebration feast after the exile in Egypt |
Covenant at Sinai | Deliverance of the 10 Commandments, Moses threw blood on the people to seal the covenant, represents Gods danger, lawfulness, and jealousy. |
Decalogue | "ten words"; refers to thee 10 commandments; promise of the covenant was the same as Abe also with "treasured ppl". |
Golden Calf | Jews, worshipped the gold and Moses; he interceded for the ppl and bargains with God ; there punishment was to grind it up and drink it. |
Moses’ shining face | renewing of the covenant; Seeing God gave Moses a bright shining face |
Miriam | Moses' sister, helped hide baby Moses; Moses as most humble, speaks w/ other prophets in dreams and visions, face0-to-face talks with God. |
Moses’ sin | He hit the rock instead of speaking to it like God told him to |
Syro-Ephraimitic War | Syria and Israel joining to fight against Judah. The virgin, the young women will be with child - Jewish |
Synoptic Gospels | Matthew( genealogy to Abe and David, Jewish audience), Mark, Luke (birth of John the Baptist, gentile audience) |
Virgin Birth | In the Quran, Mary gave birth to Jesus as a virgin; no joseph and no trip to Bethlehem, labor under a palm tree, the infant (Jesus) speaks and prophesized since birth. |
Prophecy Fulfillment quotations in Matthew | Jesus is the fulfillment of the law and the prophets. "virgin shall conceive the son", "birth in Bethlehem", "out of Egypt I have called my son". OG: provide warning or hope NT: Jesus is the messiah |
Sermon on the Mount | Jesus as a teacher, greater than Moses. Not abolishing the law and prophets but fulfilling them. |
Antitheses | "you have heard it said but I say it to you" 5:21 ff |
Elijah | Believed to be one of the sons of man. Works miracles |
Peter’s Confession | Jesus is the messiah (Christ), the son of the living God. He is the anointed one |
Transfiguration | Revelation that Jesus is greater, connecting to the resurrection. “This is my son, hear him” Jesus shines on the mountain |
Idea of Rejection of the prophets in Stephen’s speech | For Jews and Christian’s, prophets were always rejected and persecuted by the people which is expected. In Islam, it is the same but God saves the prophet and the prophets saves the ones that reject them |
Seal of the Prophets | Muhammad in the Qur'an |
Sunna | moral exemplar: “A trodden path” |
Hadith | Story and sayings of Muhammad (w/ a train of transmission: "he said, she said") |
Muhammad | Face is not drawn/covered because he is so important. Messenger of God; not the messiah; last and best prophet. Qur'an is a great miracle given to Muhammad. Sees a visual of God from behind but doesn't hear him. Named four times in the Qur'an. |
Jesus (Isa; Jesus as a prophet in Islam) | Word of God, Messiah, Son of Mary; Jesus as a prophet in Islam, angel tells Mary he is a special child, he is prophet of God while also submitting to God. Only servant and messenger of God not the son. |
Moses (Musa; Moses as a prophet in Islam) | Moses mentioned more than other prophets, more than a nabi (prophets), rasul |
Prophet (nabi) | figures chosen by God to convey His messages, guide humanity, and uphold the principles of monotheism, righteousness, and moral conduct. |
Messenger (rasul) | A rasul brings scripture and law; Moses |
What is the main purpose for which Jesus came according to the New Testament? | Jesus' primary purpose, as depicted in the New Testament, was to bring salvation, reveal God's love, establish God's kingdom, demonstrate divine power and authority, and provide a model of righteousness for humanity to follow. |
Where is the section of the prophets placed in the Jewish Tanakh and the Christian Old Testament? What theological meaning does the placement in each case suggest? | both the Jewish Tanakh and the Christian Old Testament, the placement of the prophets after the foundational laws and teachings suggests their role in interpreting and applying divine revelation to the ongoing life and history of the people of God. |
Similarities in the story of Moses in Exodus and in the Qur’an. | He is a prophet |
According to Deuteronomy, how can the people recognize a true prophet? | Speaks in the name of YHWH, the prophecy comes true |