Religion Exam Review PDF

Judaism The first 5 books of the bible (Pentatuch) -​ Genisis -​ Exodus -​ Leviticus -​ Numbers -​ Deuteronomy Shima - Philo - Rabbi Shima -​ God is their God “ chosen people” -​ Monotheism -​ Fundamental lesson of the jewish faith Philo -​ There is a God -​ T...

Judaism The first 5 books of the bible (Pentatuch) -​ Genisis -​ Exodus -​ Leviticus -​ Numbers -​ Deuteronomy Shima - Philo - Rabbi Shima -​ God is their God “ chosen people” -​ Monotheism -​ Fundamental lesson of the jewish faith Philo -​ There is a God -​ There is only one god -​ God created the world but it will not last forever -​ There is only one universe -​ God cares for the world and all of its creations Dogma -​ Said by god and is errovacably true The 3 main sectors of Jews Orthodox -​ Bound to traditions -​ Speak hebrew -​ Men and woman cant sit together at synagogue Conservative -​ Strong sense of traditions but not absolute -​ Torah is interpreted in light of reason -​ Men and woman can sti together -​ Not hebrew Reform -​ They believe the torah is human creation -​ Believe in female rabbis -​ Families sit together at synagogues The divine -​ Yahweh -​ Jehovah -​ Lord Ark angels -​ Michael -​ Raphael -​ Gabriel Shabbat -​ Day of rest -​ From friday sunset to saturday sunset Kosher -​ Laws devoted to food -​ Certain food have to be separated -​ Cattle, sheep, goats, deer, bison, anything fins and scales can be eaten -​ U cant eat pig, birds of prey, scavengers, lobster… -​ Must be killed within the jewish laws -​ Meat cant be eaten with dairy -​ Dairy can be eaten with grains and fish -​ Need to wait between eating dairy and meat -​ Two sets of pots and pans for meat and dairy Shechitah -​ Slaughter quickly -​ Deep stroke with a perfectly sharp blade -​ Blood must be completely drained from the animals body -​ Within 72 hours after animal's death -​ Before it frozen or ground -​ Can eat sciatic nerve and vain Menorah “lamp” -​ The ancient menorah had 7 candles and reped knowledge and life Star of David -​ Used to identify Jesus Kosher symbol National reasons -​ You are what you eat -​ Disiplining yourself  -​ Tikkun olam means repair the world Mezuzah -​ Part of the shima -​ Put on the door post of your house Synagogue -​ Ran by the rabbi - interpreter of the Jewish language -​ Everyone has to wear a hat except unmarried woman Yarmulke -​ Little hat that jews wear -​ Tallit is a prayer shull and only men are allowed to wear it Hanukkah (fesitval of lgihts) -​ Celebrates the rededication of the second temple in Jerusalem Christian 4 foundations of the christian church Gospel -​ Matthew -​ Mark -​ Luke -​ John Gospel of mark - synopic gospel -​ Emhasis- need for christ- expect suffering -​ Encouragment- christ enduring suffering Constantine -​ Edict of milan -​ Illigal to prosecute christians Schism -​ Destrucion of all icons -​ Second of niaea -​ Icons are allowed Easterm orthodox -​ incesne -​ Vestments- ornate -​ Icons  -​ Ecomenical patriarch is istanbal Roman cathollicism -​ Pope- vicar of christ Baptim -​ Baptist when you have enough knowledge and is ready Islam 5 pillars of islam -​ Shahadah (creed) -​ Salat (prayer) -​ Zakat (almsgiving) -​ Sawn -​ Hajj (pilgrimage) Themes of the qur’an -​ People need to submit - will of allah -​ Allah requires people to pray -​ Allah is beyond easy definition Clothing Woman -​ Torso to wrist -​ Wasit to toes Men -​ Chest to waist -​ Waist to knees Muslim diet (halal) Halat - permitted Haram - not permitted -​ No pork, carnivores, birds, with no external ears -​ Contaminated with blood or alcohol -​ Must be killed by muslim man -​ Similar to kosher Sawn (fasting) -​ During ramadan -​ During daylight -​ No food/water, no evil thoughts, no alcohol, no tobacco, no sex Eid-al-adha -​ Male - hajji -​ Female - hajjah Hadith - records of muhammeds -​ Words + actions -​ Statements about other religions practice - whether or not he approved -​ Qur’an + sunna + hadith = Shariah (the law) The star and crescent moon Id ul-fitr -​ Marks the end of ramadan Id ul-adha -​ Sacrificed sheep or goat -​ To symbolize ibrahims sacrifice Hinduism -​ Oldest religion -​ Mother religion -​ indus/valley/modern day pakistan Pre vedic period -​ Stage 1 Vedic period -​ Stage 2 Unpanishadic period -​ Stage 3 Namaste - I bow to you -​ Devine blessing -​ Honours sacredness and divine of others -​ Equality I reconize -​ In you a place of peace -​ That you and I are one -​ Our equality born from or oneness -​ I honour the place in you that is truth and love -​ I bow to the spark of the divine you Awarness of the oneness of us all Stages of life -​ Darma -​ Artha (earning a living) -​ Kama ( consuming sex/love) -​ Moksha (leading the soal to salvation) -​ Maya ( is illusion) Parts of life - ultimate goal is moksha -​ Student - brahmacharya - guru teaches them, leaving the meaning of life -​ Householder - Grihasta - getting the goals of life/starting a family and making money -​ Semi retired - Vanaprostha - spiritual matter over objects/settled down and passing on your things -​ Wandering ascetic - saanyasin - wander from place to place teaching others/can be guru Milestones and rituals -​ Baby naming -​ Sacred thread - only for boys age 7 - 12 and marks being a student - responsibility of a cast and your studys of a beta -​ Death - cremated - depends on karma in your lifetimes - body is made up of 5 elements (earth, water, fire, air, space) body is offered and must wear all white to attend - mourning period 10 - 30 days - soul lingers - anniversary of death - going back to mother nature -​ Deitites -​ Polythesistic -​ Brahman - the highest up -​ No personal characteristics -​ Transcendental - indesvribabal/anything and everything -​ Brahman is reality and everything else is illusion -​ The goal is to unite your soal with brahman Main gods -​ Brahman - creation -​ Vishnu - protector -​ Shiva - destruction -​ Marriages are arranged - need a dowry Festivals -​ Diwali - hindu new year/festival of lights/Nov-Oct -​ divas/clay lamps -​ Festival holi - hindu spring festival -​ Coming of the lord krishk -​ Start with a baum fire - sing, dance, and pray around the fire -​ Lasts 3 days - and stopped on 3rd day at dawn Symbols -​ Om - merges thoughts with god/creates good vibrations -​ Shri yantra - spiritual evolution/many different aspects of god/merge into one -​ The swastika - good fortune and protection/represents the circle of life/ protection from evil spirits and natural disasters -​ The lotus - birth of the universe -​ Bindi - dot on forehead - cultural affiliation/center of peace Other laws -​ Dont eat cows accept some parts with lower cast members/milk is seen as precious -​ Laws are related to the cast system -​ Heavy, expanding, and ascending -​ It is taboo to eat beef in most of the hindu -​ Uncooked food can be handled by any cast Cast system