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| "devastation" or "destruction" || Many Jews prefer this term over the term Holocaust |
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| From book - A minority branch of Islam, which holds that Muhammad's genuine successors descended from his son-in-law Ali || From class - developed as political movement in opposition to Sunni, but differences became theological; believe in hereditary lineage of leaders; 20% of Muslims; Most important and largest subdivision are "The Twelvers" |
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| Angra Mainyu - Zoroastrianism |
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| From class - the evil one who promotes "The Lie"; the opposite of Ahura Mazda. |
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| Wiki - name of God in Hebrew bible |
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| Term comes from two words - Neo = "New" Pagus = "country" or "rural area" or paganus = "country dweller" || Attemps to re-create ancient pre-Christian religion |
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| Council of Nicaea || First major Church council || held in Asia Minor in 325 C.E. || Where Nicene creed was written - Jesus both fully God and fully human |
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| The word means "struggle" || Can be understood at least three ways - struggle against self, struggle for self-defense, offensive Jihad for religio-political control || Most often found in Hadith; foundation in Qu'ran. |
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| Festival during the 'days of awe' || Themes of atonement and repentance. || Also known as 'Day of Atonement' |
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| Used to guide people other than by using divine beings. || "righteousness" or essentially "natural law" |
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| Martin Luther - Christianity |
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| (1483-1546) Wittenberg reformer || posted the "95 theses" |
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| "Handed Down" || Mystical Judaism - similarities to Zoroastrianism and Gnosticism || Very Important to the Jews || Concept of "Gematria" - transposing of letters into numbers |
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| From wiki - senior companion (Sahabah) and the father-in-law of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. He ruled over the Rashidun Caliphate from 632-634 CE when he became the first Muslim Caliph following Muhammad's death.[1] As Caliph, Abu Bakr succeeded to the political and administrative functions previously exercised by the Prophet |
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| Saoshyant - Zoroastrianism |
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| Mazda will send this person. || Known as "The Redeemer." he is (a)born a virgin (b)descendant of Zarathutra (c)usher righteousness and peace (d)raise the dead (e)forever banish evil || Comparable to Christianity. || |
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| Wiki - the construction or creation of a work from a diverse range of things that happen to be available. From class, it has to do with religion because many religions pick things from other religions and combine them. |
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| Followers of the 4 "Rashidun" || 80% of Islam || From the word SUNNA - "tradition" || Historically concentrated on academic debates. |
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| From the Hebrew word, BERIT "to cut" || Pact, treaty, or agreement || There are mutual obligations and requirements || A metaphor for the relationship between YHWA and Isreal. |
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| In the context of Islam, the word is used to mean the diaspora or "Community of the Believers" (ummat al-mu'minin), and thus the whole Muslim world. |
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| "Study" - Mishnah and Germara combined. || encyclopedic commentary on the Hebrew scriptures |
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| A chanter who calls people to prayer. |
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five basic acts in Islam, considered obligatory for all Muslims. These are summarized in the famous Hadith of Gabriel.[1][2][3][4]
The Qur'an presents them as a framework for worship and a sign of commitment to the faith. They are (1) the shahada (creed), (2) daily prayers (salat), (3) fasting during Ramadan (sawm), (4) almsgiving (zakat), and (5) the pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj) at least once in a lifetime. |
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| March 21 || Celebration of the Spring Equinox || Goddess of the Dawn || Saxon word for her is Eoster from which we get Easter || companion symbols are eggs and rabbits |
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| Cyrus the Great - Judaism |
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| Persian leader || allows the Jews to return home and rebuild the temple during the 2nd temple period. |
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| Year that the Islamic calendar begins |
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| Section of the Hebrew bible || "Law" or "Instruction" - First 5 books |
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| Islam became dominant. Those who remained Zoroastrians became known as this. |
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| Symbol of Celtic Triple Goddess (Maid, Mother, Crone). || Later used by Presbyterians especially |
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| Sect - Judaism????????????? |
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| Included: Sadducees, Pharisees, Essenes, and Zealots. |
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| "Recitation"; God's words as authorized edition of the written words that appeared after Muhammad's death |
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| A movement that has encouraged the creation and support of the nation of Israel |
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| Saoshyant - Zoroastrianism |
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| From wikki - "one who brings benefit," || a figure of Zoroastrian eschatology who brings about the final renovation of the world, the Frashokereti |
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| Mystics who wear wool (suf) || originally offshoot of Sunnis || Believe in ability to immediately experience God often by ecstatic experience || Fan ("extinction of self), whirling dervish, repeating 99 names of God, are all important concepts. |
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| A religious leader; specifically, one of the hereditary successors of Muhammad, venerated in Shiite Islam. |
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| subsection in middle of Yasna || Hymns in an old dialect || Thought by scholars to be composed by Zarathustra. Good idea of what he was thinking from this. |
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| Jews that fled or were forced out of Palestine became known as this. |
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| Dhimmis - Islam??????????? |
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| Part of the Abbasis || Were allowed greater role in society. ADD TO THIS |
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| Eastern Orthodox sacraments - Christianity |
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| At least 7 sacraments || worship is the most important aspect - known as "Divine Liturgy" |
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| "successor"; a religious and political leader |
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| Festival - circumcision on the 8th day |
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| The Great Schism || Western and Eastern churches split || First major split in Christendom |
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| Departure of the Israelites from Egypt |
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| wiki - To preclude the pollution of earth or fire (see Zam and Atar respectively), the bodies of the dead are placed atop a tower and so exposed to the sun and to birds of prey || circular, raised structure used by Zoroastrians for exposure of the dead |
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| Milvian Bridge - Christianity |
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| Constantine got a sign from God at the Milvian Bridge in 312 and defeated his opponent after drawing crosses on his soldiers' shields || This led to Constantine being the first Roman emperor to allow freedom of worship to Christians. |
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| may involve attempts to merge and analogise several originally discrete traditions, especially in the theology and mythology of religion, and thus assert an underlying unity allowing for an inclusive approach to other faiths. |
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| || main function is to provide a vantage point from which the call to prayer is made |
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| Making people adopts your way || Greek leader Alexander the Great during the second temple period was an advocate of this. |
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| The Great Schism - Christianity |
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| Western and Eastern churches split || First major split in Christendom || 1054 |
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| Fertility festival associated with Bel - Celtic god of the sun || "Maypoles" come from this festival (virgins dance around the pole, which symbolizes a penis) |
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| Jesus’ “real” name - Christianity |
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| "Easter" || Most important feast |
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| Synoptic Gospels - Christianity |
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| First three gospels of new testament || means "to see together" |
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| "One who wrestles with God" || God renamed Jacob, "Israel" |
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| Descendants of German Judaism || Speak Yiddish |
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| "Path" ; the whole body of Islamic law, which guides a Muslim's life |
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| End of the 2nd Temple Period || Second Temple of Jerusalem destroyed by Titus and Roman army || End of Temple-based Ceremonial religon |
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| Biblical(Most Popular) and Rabbinic |
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| Protestantism || Decided during Reformation || Lord's Supper (Eucharist) || Baptism |
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| The House of Islam || Mongols liked the idea |
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| Greek version of the Hebrew bible || Oldest translation of the Hebrew Bible |
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| "Sabbath" || Judaism - Sundown Saturday night to Sundown Sunday night |
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| "God-Bearer" || Referring to the Virgin Mary |
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| The possible “founders” of Christianity |
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| "Summer's End" || Marks the end of the old year and beginning of the new || Origin of Halloween |
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| Ritual bath to remove pollution || For people and objects |
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| "genies" || supernatural creatures in Arab folklore and Islamic teachings || Occupy a parallel world to that of mankind || sentient creation of Allah |
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| We are descendants of monkeys and monkeys have hair on their assholes || To protect your asshole || To keep your anus warm in the winter |
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| Judaism - Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur |
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| Replaced Rome as new Capital || Constantine hated Rome |
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| Five basic mandatory acts in Islam considered as a sign of commitment to the faith || Jihad is considered by some as the sixth pillar of Islam |
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| The Day of Sacrifice during the month of the hajj when an animal is sacrificed to recall the submission of Abraham |
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| Wiccan Rede - Neo-paganism |
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| Ethic of Neo-paganism - "Harm no one, and do what you will" || The Karmic 3-fold law applies - whatever you do will come back to you three-fold. |
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| Council of Nicaea - Christianity |
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| First major Church council || held in Asia Minor in 325 C.E. || Where Nicene creed was written - Jesus both fully God and fully human |
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| "To know and believe without suspicion" || Muslim declaration of belief in the oneness of God and acceptance as Muhammad as God's prophet |
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| "The Path One Walks" || All Jewish Law |
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| "Extinction"; the sense of loss of self in mystical experience (from class - Sufis do this) |
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| Second breakaway group of Judaism || Focused on preserving Hebrew piety || Only group to survive - become leaders of Judaism |
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| Fourth breakaway group of Judaism || Produced Dead Sea scrolls || Expected the return of 2 Messiahs || Wiped out |
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| Possible Reasons for the Protestant Reformations |
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| Perceived corruption of Roman Catholic clergy in southern Europe || Radicalization of the youth - via humanism || Technological advances - printing press || Economic upheaval |
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| "Recollection"; remembrance of an an act or saying of Muhammad |
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| "Lord of Wisdom" || The Supreme Being || Fire is his Symbol || Zoroastrianism |
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| Religious Images or Windows into Heaven || Serve the same purpose as the Bible for those who are literate |
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| In Sunni Islam || The first four Caliphs who ruled after the death of Muhammad || Elected by council or chosen by predecessor |
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| Paganism || Times of the Full Moon || Marked by gatherings and ceremonies |
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| Judaism, Christianity and Islam |
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| Commemoration of Exodus || Judaism |
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| Founder of Zoroastrianism |
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| Priests or those who claim to be descendents of Zarathushtra |
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