World Religions
What are the 5 major world religions?
Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism
What major world religion did Christianity split from?
Judaism
Jesus was born in which town (as prophesied in Micah 5)?
Bethlehem
Which major religion does not have a singular holy text(s) by which it adheres (it has some that are "more holy" than others, but it does not explicitly exclude other texts)?
Hinduism
What is the belief system that does not agree with the existence of a divine supernatural being?
Atheism
Which major world religion traces its origins to the middle east in the CE 600s?
Islam
Today, what are the 3 major branches of the Christian Church?
Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant
What is the name of Jesus' place of crucifixion?
Golgotha or Place of the Skull
Traditionally, the Bible (Old + New Testaments = 66 books) is believed to have been written over the course of 1,500 years by how many different authors?
40
Israel-Palestine is a hub for a great many world religions (naturally leading to great conflict). Name the 3 major religions that claim residence in the area.
Judaism, Islam, Christianity
What is the class of religions which regard the earth, living things, and nature as spiritual beings worthy of worship/fear?
Animism
Christians consider ________________ as the single most important event in world history, without which their religion is baseless/worthless.
The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ
In Exodus 3, what is the name that God gives as an identifier for himself to Moses, one which Jesus uses for himself in John 8 (leading the Jews to attempt to stone him for blasphemy)?
I AM
Joseph Smith allegedly was given golden plates by an angel in the northeastern United States, which now serve as the basis for what religious text?
The Book of Mormon
What is the official religion of Cambodia (as indicated by the state)?
Buddhism
Hinduism believes there are how many deities (rough estimate)?
Millions+
What important theological difference is a major point of tension between Christians and Jews/Muslims?
The concept of a Triune God (Father + Son + Holy Spirit)
What was Jesus' favorite name for himself in the gospels (used over 60 times)?
Son of Man
What is widely regarded as the most accurate ancient text in world history (as in, highest % of early manuscripts which align with one another)?
The Greek New Testament
Which quasi-Christian-derived cult had a standoff with the ATF and FBI for several weeks in Waco, Texas in the early 90s.
The Branch Davidians
(go watch the documentary on Netflix, it's nuts:)
What is the name for a religion that believes in many deities yet serves/worships only one or a few of them?
Henotheism
What the official name for the Christian doctrine which states that Jesus' death and resurrection has paid for the sins of the world?
Penal Substitutionary Atonement
What is the technical name for the Christian doctrine which states that Jesus was both fully man and fully God?
Hypostatic Union
Quran, 23 years, cave.
Scientology, a religion which sprung up in the 1950s which preaches that people are immortal alien beings (called thetans) who have forgotten their true nature and are trapped on earth in a human body, is practiced by which popular celebrity?