Introduction to World Religion and Belief System
A collection of beliefs about life and the universe being held by people.
Worldview
Who is regarded as the common patriarch of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
Abraham
What are the first five books of the Hebrew Bible called?
Torah
It is composed of 27 books written around 50 to 100 C.E. and is composed of two sections: the Gospels and the letters
New Testament
The final prophet in Islam.
Muhammad
It is the lack of belief in deities, often understood as a rejection of the claim that gods exist.
Atheism
The Abrahamic religion whose sacred text is the Torah.
Judaism
Who led the Israelites out of Egypt according to Jewish history?
Moses
The central figure of Christianity believed to be the Messiah.
Jesus Christ
Where is the holiest city in Islam located?
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
A theory or doctrine that denies the existence of a distinction or duality in some sphere, such as that between matter and mind, or God and the world.
Monism
The term for the belief in one God shared by Abrahamic religions.
Monotheism
Where do Jews worship?
Synagogue
The belief in Jesus rising from the dead.
Resurrection
What is the Islamic month of fasting called?
Ramadan
What do you call a system of beliefs, values, and practices that helps people make sense of the world and their place in it.
Religion
The city considered holy by Jews, Christians, and Muslims.
Jerusalem
What is the Jewish holy day of rest observed from Friday evening to Saturday evening?
Sabbath (Shabbat)
The day Christians consider as the Lord’s Day or day of worship.
Sunday
The angel who delivered God’s messages to prophets in Islam.
Angel Gabriel (Jibril)
What theory states that early humans believed that spirits inhabited natural objects and living beings?
Animistic theory
Abraham’s son through whom the Jewish lineage is traced.
Isaac
What law or set of teachings guides Jewish life and practices?
Halakha (Jewish law / teachings)
Also called the Decalogue, which are a set of laws given by God to the people of Israel at Mt. Sinai through Moses
Ten Commandments
What is the term for obligatory charity in Islam?
Zakat