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ReligionVocab4
Religion Midterm Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bible | The holy book of the Christians and very important to Islam and Jews |
| Old Testament/Hebrew Scripture | The stories of the relation of God to the Jewish people |
| New Testament | The stories of the early Christians and their relationship with Jesus |
| Canaan | Earliest name for Israel. Other names for Israel are Holy Land, Promised Land, and Palestine |
| Pentateuch | The first five books in the Bible |
| Covenant | Promise, a pact, or an agreement between God and people |
| Inspired | Means the Holy Spirit guided the human authors to teach without error those truths of God that are necessary for our salvation; the truth about our relationship to God and all creation; and the destiny meant for us, union with God forever |
| Prehistory | The time before there were written records |
| Oral Tradition | The passing down of stories or other things from generation to generation, by word of mouth from the experience of the people |
| Patriarchs | Means chief or head of family is a title given to the fathers of the Old Testament, such as Abraham,Issac,and Jacob, who were divinely selected to guide the chosen people |
| Matriarchs | Means chief or head of a family given to the mothers of the Old Testament, such as Sarah,Rebecca, and Rachel divinely selected to guide the chosen people |
| Polygamy | The marriage practice where a man can have many wives. This is practiced in Islam today and is allowed in the Mormon region |
| Monogamy | The marriage practice of having only one wife |
| Yahweh | Jewish name for God. It means "I am who I am" the Jews believed God was everlasting |
| Hebrews | The earliest name for the Jews, it means wanderer |
| Israel | The land God promised to give to the Israelites |
| Jews | The name today comes from the term Judah |
| Concubine | A woman who lives with a man that she is not married to. This was a common practice of the early Jews. A man might have a wife and a _______ living in the same house |
| Semites | This is the name for the nomadic people in the near east. The Jews were ________ before they became their own tribe |
| Beduin | a nomad. Ishmael is a good example of this |
| Hospitality | A very important concept in the Old Testament. It meant you welcomed a stranger into your house and gave the stranger free food, water, and shelter |
| Torah | The word means "law" or "instruction" refers to the Pentateuch or Mosaic Law,which includes the first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy |
| Tradition | Things that are passed down from generatoion to generation |
| Jacob | Third patriarch, youngest son who gets the birthright, runs to Uncle Laban's house, marries Leah and Rachel after 14 years, has 12 sons who become the 12 tribes of Israel, favorite son is Rachel's oldest son Joseph |
| Esau | Oldest son of Issac and Rebecca, tricked out of the birthright by his mother and Jacob, name means red or hairy |
| Israel | The second name Jacob gets it means he who wrestles with God |
| Moses | The major leader of the Jews name means " to pulll out of the water" |
| Pharaoh | Egyptian king believed to be Ramses |
| Salvation History | The story of God's actions and the peoples responses over many of centuries |
| Polytheism | the belief in more than one god |
| Sabbath | A day of rest each week, was a sacred custom the Jews had carried with them to the Exile |
| Original Sin | First sin. Adam and Eve were not satisfied with being humsn they wanted to be gods |
| Temptation | Is when evil looks good |
| Ishmaelites | The name of the Jews during the Exodus |
| Theopany | A special appearance of God in nature |
| Magisterium | The teaching authority of the Church or Catholic Church |
| Creationists | they are people who insist that the account in Genesis is factually true - that is, God created the world in just seven days |
| Evolutionists | They are people who believe that the universe evolved over millions of years, with humankind as a recent part of that evolutionary process |
| Abraham | The first person to believe in one God. The father of the Jews,Islam, and Christianity he was born in Ur. His first name was Abrahm |
| Ishmael | Son of Abraham and Hagar. Islam traces its family tree to Abraham through _______ he will become a caravan driver |
| Issac | Son of Abraham and Sarah, child of the covenant, Jews trace family tree to abraham through Issac second patriarch |
| Sarah | The wife of Abraham. Noted for her beauty, for most of her life she was childless. Her first name was Sari. |
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