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| A solemn request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God or an object of worship |
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| an agreement that brings about a relationship of commitment between God and his people |
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| The building where a Jewish assembly or congregation meets for religious worship and instruction |
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| The law of God as revealed to Moses and recorded in the first five books of the Hebrew scriptures (the Pentateuch) |
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| What Christians refer to as the “Old Testament”. Tanak is a Hebrew acronym standing for the contents of the book: T = Torah (Law), N = Nevi’im (The Prophets), K = Ketuvim (The Writings). |
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| The body of Jewish civil and ceremonial law and legend comprising the Mishnah and the Gemara. |
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| Any person in need of one's help or kindness |
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| The willingness to take bold risks; Rude or disrespectful behavior |
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| The first part of the Christian Bible, comprising thirty-nine books and corresponding approximately to the Hebrew Bible. They comprise the chief texts of the law, history, prophecy, and wisdom literature of the ancient people of Israel |
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| The second part of the Christian Bible, written originally in Greek and recording the life and teachings of Jesus and his earliest followers. It includes the four Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, twenty-one epistles by St. Paul and others, and the book of Revelation |
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| The Christian Godhead as one God in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit |
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| (of God) Existing apart from and not subject to the limitations of the material universe |
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| (of God) Permanently overspreading and sustaining the universe |
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| The promised deliverer of the Jewish nation prophesied in the Hebrew Bible. Jesus regarded by Christians as the Messiah of the Hebrew prophecies and the savior of humankind |
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| The tendency to sin innate in all human beings, held to be inherited from Adam in consequence of the Fall. |
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| The part of theology concerned with death, judgment, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind |
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| The bringing into of existence of the universe, esp. when regarded as an act of God |
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| The lapse of humankind into a state of sin, ascribed in traditional Jewish and Christian theology to the disobedience of Adam and Eve as described in Genesis |
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| The action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil |
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| The action of making a marriage or relationship complete by having sexual intercourse; The point at which something is complete or finalized |
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| (in traditional Christian angelology) The seventh highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy; Behavior showing high moral standards |
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| Strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof |
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| Grounds for believing that something good may happen; a feeling of trust |
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| An intense feeling of deep affection |
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| A person regarded as an inspired teacher or proclaimer of the will of God |
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| The Islamic sacred book, believed to be the word of God as dictated to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel and written down in Arabic |
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| A collection of traditions containing sayings of the prophet Muhammad that, with accounts of his daily practice (the Sunna), constitute the major source of guidance for Muslims apart from the Koran |
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| A city in western Saudi Arabia, an oasis town in the Red Sea region of Hejaz, east of Jiddah, considered by Muslims to be the holiest city of Islam; Birth place of Muhammad |
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| The action or fact of accepting or yielding to a superior force or to the will or authority of another person |
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| Islamic canonical law based on the teachings of the Koran and the traditions of the Prophet (Hadith and Sunna), prescribing both religious and secular duties and sometimes retributive penalties for lawbreaking. |
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| A spiritual being believed to act as an attendant, agent, or messenger of God, conventionally represented in human form with wings and a long robe |
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| the first man and the first woman to be created by God |
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| The Hebrew patriarch from whom all Jews trace their descent |
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| Hebrew prophet and lawgiver; brother of Aaron. According to the biblical account, he was born in Egypt and led the Israelites across the desert toward the Promised Land. During the journey he was inspired by God on Mount Sinai to write down the Ten Commandments on tablets of stone (Exod. 20) |
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| Warsaw-born American rabbi and one of the leading Jewish theologians and Jewish philosophers of the 20th century |
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| conducted a mission of preaching and healing (with reported miracles) in Palestine in about ad 28–30, which is described in the Gospels. His followers considered him to be the Christ or Messiah and the Son of God, and belief in his resurrection from the dead is the central tenet of Christianity; central figure of the Christian belief |
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| American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African American civil rights movement; charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks |
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| the Arab prophet who, according to Islam, was the last messenger of Allah |
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| joined the Nation of Islam in 1946 and became a vigorous campaigner for black rights, initially advocating the use of violence. In 1964, he converted to orthodox Islam and moderated his views on black separatism; he was assassinated the following year |
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| The devil in the Christian and Islamic religions |
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