Occidental Relgions
The three Abrahamic religions studied profess a single god, making each this type of religion.
What is monotheistic?
The Torah is roughly equivalent to this many books of the Hebrew Old Testament.
What is six?
This schism, which gave birth to countless Christian sects, began with the nailing of a list of complaints authored by Martin Luther.
What is the Protestant Reformation?
What are protestants?
Jews fancy themselves to be this in the eyes of God.
What are His chosen people?
This prophet, born in Mecca (Saudi Arabia), is the founder of Islam.
Who was Mohammad?
Divisions with a religion are called this; there are many in each occidental faith.
What are sects?
This holy text was written by the secretary of the prophet to whom God was speaking.
What is the Qur'an?
An Islamic schism, occurring in 632 AD, created a minority Shia sect and this larger, majority sect.
What is Sunni?
Most of Christ's apostles were murdered. But historians believe he (the writer of the final Gospel) may have lived to old age.
Who is John?
Orthodox Jews try to maintain tenets as prescribed at this foundational desert event.
What is the Exodus (or Mount Sinai)?
The Qur'an contains this many books, written in non-chronological order, by the way.
What is 1?
This capital city of Israel is central to all three Abrahamic religions.
What is Jerusalem?
The first four books of the New Testament, which related the observations of some of Jesus' disciples.
What are the Gospels?
The Jewish faith is divided into two main sects, a reformed one and this more traditional one.
What is orthodox?
He was the "rock" upon which Christ built his church. Not surprisingly, he became the first Pope.
Who was Peter?
He was given the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai, creating the first rules for the Jewish faith.
Who was Moses?
The crescent moon and lone star are meant serve this purpose in Islamic tradition.
What is guiding one's life?
This is a principle or action that must be observed by adherents of any religion.
What is a tenet?
Of the Torah, Qur'an, or Bible, this book is the only one about which there is debate surrounding the number of books it contains.
What is the Bible?
Baptist, Methodist, or Pentecostal are all sects, religious divisions within Christianity, which are often called this term.
What are denominations?
Christians find guidance in this collection of writings, including the Gospels as well as letters written during the faith's early years.
What is the New Testament?
The symbol for Judaism is this, two equilateral triangles, one pointing up and the other down.
What is the Star of David?
This birthplace of Mohammad is the holiest city in Islam.
What is Mecca?
To Jews, god is Elohim, to Christians, he is the Father, to Muslims, God is called by this name.
What is Allah?
This is the only occidental religious text written by a first-person observer.
What is the Qur'an?
The largest sect of Islam, Sunni, accounts for nearly all Muslims living outside of this Middle East theocracy.
What is Iran?
Christians must profess that God exists in three parts, collectively called this.
What is the Holy Trinity?
He was the father of the Israelites.
Who was Abraham?
Every Muslim is required to pay a percentage of his earning to the church, called tidings or this.
What are alms?