Religion definitions

Covenant

A sacred agreement that presents rights and needs obligations

Creation

!) The Divine act on how the world was brought into existence

2) The world and everything in it

Eucharist

The sacrament by which believers share in the mystery of Christ’s death and resurrection by receiving bread and wine (which symbolizes his body and blood)

Exodus

Second book in the old testament which tells the story of the escape of the Israelite people from slavery in Egypt under the leadership of Moses

Harmony

Order and congruity of parts with one another and with the whole

Messiah

The ‘Anointed One’ One filled with the spirit of god and who would deliever his people and establish God’s reign in the world

New Testament

26 books of the bible that relate the experiences of God through Jesus and the early Church

Old Testament

46 books all relating experiences of god by the people of Israel before Jesus

Passover

A Jewish feast celebrating God saving his people from slavery in Egypt

Patriachs

The Fathers of the Israelite nation, 12 sons of israel

Prayer

The raising of one’s heart and mind to God or requesting od good things from God

Religious Ritual

An established set of actions and procedures in which a sacred purpose is achieved

Sacred Objects

Manufactured objects with symbolic meaning used in worship

Sacred places

A place marked for holy or religious purposes

Sacrifice

The offering of something God in order to please Him

Stewardship

The careful and responsible management of something entrusted to him.