World Religons

Zoroaster (Zarathustra)

Founder of Zoroastrianism

Iran

Where did Zoroaster live?

Gabars

Iranian community of practicing Zoroastrians

India

large number of Zoroastrians here now

Parsis

Indian Zoroastrians.

Avesta

Sacred text of Zoroastrianism

Avestan

The language of Zarathustra and the Avesta

Gathas

oldest section of the Avesta (hymns)

dualism

belief of Zoroastrians

Ahura Mazda

In Zoroastrianism, the good god who rules the world ("wise lord")

asha

truth in zoroastrianism

Spenta Mainyu

Ahura Mazda's Holy Spirit

Yazatas

"ones worthy of worship"; A large number of deities on the side of Ahura Mazda and order/good

druj

"the lie", upheld by Angra Mainyu

Angra Mainyu

In Zoroastrianism, the evil god, engaged in a cosmic struggle with Ahura Mazda.

daevas

The various demonic powers aligned with Angra Mainyu

fourth

on what day after death in Zoroastrianism are you faced with three judges?

Bridge of Chinvat

the bridge you must cross after death in zoroastrianism

Rashnu

judge of justice in zoroastrianism

Sraosha

judge of obedience in zoroastrianism

Mithra

judge of promise-keeping and kindness in zoroastrianism

House of Song

heaven in zoroastrianism

House of Lies

hell in zoroastrianism

Final Judgement

apocolypse in zoroastrianism

Vizaresh

taken to the House of Lies in zoroastrianism by this individual

Daena

taken to House of Song in zoroastrianism by this individual

when Saoshyant comes

When will the final Judgement occur in zoroastrianism?

molten metal river

how will Angra Mainyu be destroyed in the Final Judgement?

Atashkadeh

term for a fire temple in zoroastrianism

Mobed

Zoroastrian priest

Naw-Ruz

zoroastrian new year

Khordad-Sal

commemorates the birth of Zoroaster

Zartosht No-Diso

Commemorates the death of Zarathustra

Navjote

intiation ritual in zoroastrianism

Nirang-i Kushti

purification ritual in zoroastrianism

Dahkmas

Zoroastrians leave their dead on these "towers of silence"

Abraham

first patriarch in judaism

Isaac

second patriarch in judaism

jacob

third patriarch in judaism

moses

first prophet in judaism

elijah

second prophet in judaism

david

first ancient israelite king

solomon

second ancient israelite king

ishmael

Son of Abraham and Hagar, oldest

rabbi

Jewish religious leader

kosher

Jewish dietary laws

torah

First five books of the Hebrew Bible, "law"

Synagogue

Jewish house of worship

Bar Mitzvah

(Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility

Mishnah

Oral Torah

Shabbat

The Jewish Sabbath

Yarmulkes

a skullcap worn in public by Orthodox Jewish men

Bat Mitzvah

(Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility

Talmud

second most important text in judaism

zionism

A movement to create a Jewish homeland in Palestine

shema

a prayer from the Book of Deuteronomy reminding the Jewish people to love God with all their heart, soul, and strength

shoah

Hebrew term for the Holocaust; "catastrophe"

second temple

jewish temple detroyed by romans in 70 CE

first temple

jewish temple destroyed by babylonians in 587 BCE

torah

"T" in TaNaKH stands for

Nevi'im

"N" in TaNaKH stands for

Kethuvim

"KH" in TaNaKH stands for

writings

kethuvim in english

prophets

Nevi'im in english

law

torah in english

Rosh Hashanah

Jewish New Year

Yom Kippur

Jewish Day of Atonement- fasting and reflecting on one's sins

sukkot

"booths"; a festival in the late autumn that recalls the Jews' period of wandering in the desert after their exodus from Egypt.

Hanukkah

(Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC

Purim

Feast of Lots, celebrates Jewish deliverance from oppression

Pesach

Festival of Passover, commemorates the deliverance of Israel from captivity in Egypt

Shavuot

(Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments

pentecost

(christianity) celebrates coming of the holy spirit on the disciples

Paul of Tarsus

often cosidered co-founder of Christianity

hebrew

what was the old testament originally wirtten in?

Septuagint (LXX)

early Christian church used this Greek translation of the old testament

27

how many books in the new testament

greek

what language were the 4 gospels originally in?

Aramaic

jesus and his followers mainly spoke

Jerome of Stridonium

who translated the new testament into latin

Vulgate

Latin translation of the Bible

Emporer Constantine

Christianity was legalized by...

Council of Nicaea

where did the nicene creed come from?

apostles creed

what was replaced by the nicene creed?

authority of the bishop in rome and the addition of the filioque clause in the nicene creed

two reasons for the schism in christianity

atonement theology

interprets the meaning of Jesus' death on the cross as atonement for the sins of humanity, western belief

incarnation

eastern tradition belief of the salvific moment in chirstianity

martin luther

Who started the Protestant Reformation?

Rome, Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem

five apostolic sees

Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant

three basic divisions of christianity

eastern orthodox and roman catholic

Which branches of Christianity have seven sacraments?

Baptists

Which branch of Christianity does not have infant baptism?

Sola Scriptura

"Scripture alone." It is the belief that all man needs for salvation is the Bible. This is a tenet for most Protestants.

Parousia

The Second Coming of Christ when the Lord will judge the living and the dead, in greek

gospel

good news, christianity

presbyster

A synonym to "elder" in the Acts of the Apostles and an alternative word for priest today.

apostle

One who is sent, christianity

diakonos

servant, deacon in christianity, greek

episkopos

Greek term for bishop or "overseer"

Apocalyptism

religious belief that there will be an apocalypse in christianity