Zoroastrianism
Sacred Scripture
Avesta
The holy book meaning law or instruction
What is the Torah?
5 Categories of the New Testament
Gospels: Mathew, Mark, Luke, John
Book of Acts
Letters of Paul
General Letters: James
Revelation
Meaning of the Qur'an
the word of God (in Arabic), revealed to Muhammad through the Angel Gabriel and other ways of communication.
Two of BahaUlAllah Writings
Kitab-i-Iqan (“the Book of Certitude”) rank high in importance in the Baha’i tradition. Became the foundation of much of Baha’i belief
the Kitab-i-Aqdas (‘the Most Holy Book’), which contained the laws and ordinances for future Baha’i communities
Characteristics of Myth
•“story” ,folk tale, legend, folklore, “traditional narrative”
•Concerning the early history of a people, explaining some natural or social phenomena,
•Involving supernatural beings or events
•Through painting, sculpture, music, dance, few cases of writing, and/or records by visitors/scholars
Zarathustra
Prophet against Polytheism
5 Books of the Torah
•Genesis
•Exodus
•Leviticus
•Numbers
•Deuteronomy
Synoptic Gospels
Mathew, Luke, Mark
Baha'i Religion breaks off from a portion in this Sect
Shi'ite Islam
Indigenous religions are typically....
•Generally nomadic or remote, isolated
•Predominantly Oral and Non-Textual, Non-Scriptural
•“ethnic”, “tribal”
•“local”, “particular”
•No founder
•No written statements of faith
• very diverse
•Generally non-missionary
•No monuments
Ahura Mazda
God, "Wise Lord”, holy, eternal, just, all knowing, creator of all
Tanakh
Tanakh from the initials of the Hebrew names of the three:
–Torah (the Law)
–Neviim (the Prophets)
–Ketuvim (the Writings)
Which Gospel contains the Sermon on the Mt?
Gospel of Mathew
Sufism
Mystical tradition of Islam, emphasis on unity with God
Universal Love
All God’s prophets have brought the message of love. None has ever thought that war and hate are good. Every one agrees in saying that love and kindness are best.
Cherokee Creation Myth
Men came after the animals and plants. At first there were only a brother and sister until he struck her with a fish and told her to multiply, and so it was
Spenta Mainyu and Angra Mainyu
Battle between good and evil spirits
Psalms discusses the Sabbath and is attributed to
David
Nicene Creed
Christian priest Arius (c. 250-336) who believed that Christ was created by God and was not God himself.
The Nicene Creed remains the most popular confession of faith in Catholic, Orthodox, and most Protestant liturgies, although Orthodox churches omit the filioque clause (Holy Spirit originated from both the Father and the Son)
Over how many years was the Qur'an revealed?
23
Qayyum ul Asma
•The Bab declares a new day, comparing the book itself to the Qur’an, and announcing a new revelation from God.
•It draws on passages and themes from the Qur’an, replicating many of its laws.
•It is also in the literary style of the Qur’an
•A commentary on the Surah of Joseph in the Qur’an, which Baha’is consider to be the Bab’s first revealed work.
•The Bab is a continuation in the line of prophets acknowledged by Islam, most notably Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad
Polynesian Myth of Maui
Maui: the creator god of the islands and people of the region. A trickster who uses his cunning to accomplish his desires by breaking the rules of society
Most important division of the Avesta, also specifically refers to...
Yasna: prayers and liturgical formulas in 72 chapters. A 50-page section in the middle of the Yasna, called the Gathas (chapters 28-34, 43-54) contains hymns in an older dialect, attributed to Zarathushtra himself.
Exodus
•Moses led his people out of Egypt and into CanaanPassover
Apostle who preached that the crucifixion and resurrection were central to Jesus.
Paul
Qur'anic Chapter: The Opening
Discusses merciful, sovereign God, Oneness, straight path
The Bab
a title that meant “door” or “gate” and referred to his station as one who was in communication with the Twelfth-Imam.
Popul Vah
Mayan Myth
the formation of the world of the Quiche people and lists their kings
First Gods create animals and then humans, dissatisfied with early productions, they resolve to destroy the immoral and arrogant creatures