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J+C Word Sort elearn
judaism and christianity word sort for practice e-learning
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |