Nature of Religion
the belief in many gods
Buddha's name
name of the meaningful stories that Jesus told
The Parables
the belief systems Aboriginal people follow is known as...
What Christian ritual uses water to symbolise cleansing from sin and new life in Christ?"
Baptism
Beliefs and believers, sacred texts, ethics, rituals & ceremonies
Samsara is ...
the cycle of rebirths
Which ecumenical council produced the Nicene Creed in 325 CE?
The Council of Nicaea
Aboriginal spirituality is passed down ________
orally/verbally
Name the 4 Gospels
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
what are the two types of worldviews religions may have?
Immanent and Transcendent
where did Buddha become enlightened
The Jews rejected Jesus as their __________
Messiah
Definition - highly sophisticated networks of relationships governing interactions between members of Aboriginal language groups
Kinship
What are the two greatest commandments that Jesus taught?
Love God with all your heart, soul and mind, and love your neighbour as yourself.
Religion has been the means of answering some of the most significant questions that confront humans. Identify TWO of the 4 main questions.
Name all 4 for double the points.
1) why does a person exist at all. 2)why is there a universe. 3) what happens to a person after that person dies . 4) why is there suffering in the world?
what are the core ethical teachings of Buddhism
the 5 precepts and the vinaya
Major events that occured between Jesus's sentencing and his death were called ...
The Passion
The Dreaming, the Land and the people are __________ connected.
inextricably
This Buddhist sacred text is also known as the Pali Canon and is divided into three "baskets."
The Tripitaka
the characteristics of a religion all interact to ensure that religion is both _______ and _________.
dynamic and living
identify the 3 Buddhist sacred texts
Tripitaka, Tibetan book of the dead, Lotus of the good law
This 1995 encyclical reaffirmed the sanctity of human life and opposed abortion and euthanasia.
Evangelium Vitae?
the word used to describe an entity, plant, animal or natural object that has become the token or emblem of an individual or a language group.
Totem
The Three Jewish sects
The Pharisees, Sadducees and Zealots