Monotheism in Abrahamic Faiths

Vocabulary

100

The Judaic tetragrammaton for the lords name

YHWH

200

Judaic term meaning "Lord"

Adonai

300

A word for the 10 commandments meaning "ten words"

Decalogue

400

The divine oneness

Tawhid

500

The association of anything creaturely with the creator 

Shirk - antonym of tawhid

Texts

100

Where the assertion of God as creator originates

Genesis 1-2

200

One of the oldest biblical passages, asserts God as a liberator 

Exodus 15

300

Prophetic oracle given between Assyrian and Babylonian exiles: exile as discipline for Israel abandoning their God for other gods. 

Jeremiah 1-4

400

Surah that affirms Jesus, son of Mary, as a messenger and Messiah

4:171

500

Surah that denies Jesus as a divine being, and denies the trinity

5:72-75

Councils

100

Took place in 325 regarding the issue of Son being one in being with the father (Homousias).

First Council of Nicaea

200

Council held in 451 which regarded the terminology used of "ousia" and "hypostasis" used to talk about God as one nature in three persons, and jesus as one person in two natures.

Council of Chalcedon

300

In a broad sense, what typically prompted one of these councils to occur?

Hersey (or what would be dubbed heresy during the council)

400

This council held in 381 affirms divinity of holy spirit in biblical language 

First Council of Constantinople

500

This term meaning "and from the son" was an adjustment to an earlier creed

Filioque

More Vocab

100

This word means finite, human-like

Anthropomorphic

200

This term means anointed one

Messiah

300

This term means idolater

Mushrik

400

This Islamic tenant means faith 

Iman

500

This creed was first created during the first Council of Constantinople, with a later edition to affirm the son in addition to the holy spirit

Nicene Creed

Explain it to me

100

Hermeneutical relationships in religion

this can vary

200

Deuteronomistic cycle

instruction/covenant -> disobedience ->discipline -> repentance -> redemption

300

Explain Christian Monotheistic views in short

Trinitarian 

Paradoxical and full of mystery

400

Explain the relationship of the Assyrian and Babylonian exiles to the Deuteronomistic cycle

Can vary

500

Talk about the five core beliefs/tenets of Islamic faith 

1. Witnessing to the divine unity 

2. Belief in angels and other created spiritual beings (jinni)

3. Trust in revealed scriptures/books taught by all prophets (nabi) and messengers (rasul)

4. The last judgement (Day of religion/ day of doom)

5. Divine decree and predestination