Key Terms
Early Christianity
Narratives of Christianity
Judaism
Islam
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A group of approved texts in a religious tradition.
Canon
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The name adopted by the Israelites, meaning 'those from the region of Judah'
Jews
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The official list of rules Monks and Nuns must follow living in a monastery. Created by Benedict of Nursia.
Benedictine Rule
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The first book of Torah, contains the story of God's creation of the cosmos, as well as the story of Adam and Eve
Genesis
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The Word for 'God' in Arabic
Allah
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A Person anointed by God to establish a Jewish Kingdom.
Messiah
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The name of Jesus' human parents
Joseph and Mary
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The court established explicitly for rooting out heretics from within the Roman Catholic Church
The Inquisition
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Star of David
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This Biblical Figure can be traced back to the lineage of the Arabic people
Ishmael
300
An official statement of belief.
Creed
300
The Roman Official who sentenced Jesus to death by crucifixion.
Pontius Pilate
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A German monk who spoke out in protest of the Roman Catholic Church and its' Practices, including indulgences.
Martin Luther
300
This is the name of the Kingdom formed by the Israelite tribes by Tenth Century CE
United Monarchy
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This revelation of Muhammad's determined the number of prayers Muslims do per day, in addition to reinforcing the connection between the Abrahamic traditions.
Night Journey
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A restrictive lifestyle involving extreme self-discipline and denial of bodily pleasures for religious reasons
Asceticism
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The number of days Jesus stayed with his disciples post-resurrection. Jesus also spent this long in the wilderness, conquering temptation.
40 days
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The Founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Joseph Smith Jr.
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The idea that the only way to prevent another Holocaust is for the Jews to have their own state/political power.
Zionism
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Muhammad was given this title by Allah, denoting the final revelations for the Abrahamic monotheist traditions to be Muhammad's experiences.
Seal of the Prophets
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A term that refers to a religion's cosmology as being above and beyond the world occupied by human beings.
Transcendent
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The meaning behind the phrase 'New Testament'
God renewed his covenant with Jesus' Crucifixion, Resurrection, and Ascension.
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A form of Christianity that emphasizes the rational elements of the religion
Deism
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These three individuals are recorded within the Torah as having honored covenants with God.
Noah, Abraham, and Moses
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This term is used to describe the period before the arrival of Islam to the Arabian Peninsula. Sourced from the poetry of the Bedouin tribes.
Age of Ignorance