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J+C Word Sort elearn
judaism and christianity word sort for practice e-learning
Term | Definition |
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Historical Origin | fist stage of existence; beginning. |
Central Beliefs | basic beliefs; main beliefs. |
Diffusion (spread) | the widely spreading of something. |
Hebrews | a member of an ancient group of people who lived mostly in the kingdom of Israel and practiced Judaism. |
Judaism | the monotheistic religion of the Jews. |
Torah | a scroll containing the law of God as revealed to Moses and recorded in the first five books of the Hebrew scriptures. |
Abraham | an Old Testament leader regarded by Jews as the founder of the Hebrew people through his son Isaac. |
Moses | the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt and delivered the Law during their years of wandering in the wilderness. |
David | the second king of Israel, reigned 1010–970 b.c , successor to Saul: slayer of the Philistine giant Goliath. |
Solomon | king of Israel in 10th b.c ; son of David. |
Ten Commandments | the Ten Commandments are laws or rules handed down to Moses by God on Mount Sinai. An example of the Ten Commandments are: "I am the LORD thy God. Thou shalt have no strange gods before Me" and "Thou shall not kill." |
Covenant | an agreement. |
Prophet | a person regarded as an inspired teacher of God. |
Sabbath | a day of religious observance and abstinence from work, kept by Jews from Friday evening to Saturday evening, and by most Christians on Sunday. |
Diaspora | the spreading of the Jews beyond Israel. |
Monotheism | belief that there is only one God. |
Polytheism | the belief in or worship of more than one god. |
Talmud | the authoritative body of Jewish tradition comprising the Mishnah and Gemara. |
Gentile | not Jewish. |
Rabbi | a Jewish scholar or teacher, especially one who studies or teaches Jewish law. |
Synagogues | the building where a Jewish assembly or congregation meets for religious worship and instruction. |
Christianity | the religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or its beliefs and practices. |
Jesus Christ | Jesus Christ is the name of the man who Christians believe was the son of God, and whose teachings are the basis of Christianity. |
Gospels | the teaching or revelation of Christ. |
Messiah | the promised deliverer of the Jewish nation prophesied in the Hebrew Bible. a leader or savior of a particular group or cause. |
Baptized | |
Disciples | |
Parables | |
Paul | |
Missionary | |
Constantine the Great | |
Theodosius the Great |