PHL 155 - Final Exam Study Guide
PHL 155 – WORLD RELIGIONS
Final Exam Study Guide
Spring 2023
Define the following terms:
Animism
Atheism
Atonement
Clear
Hard Agnosticism
Henotheism
Monotheism
Non-theism
Pantheism
Philosophy
Pluralism
Polytheism
Soft Agnosticism
Superstition
Theism
Translate the following words:
A.D.
Baha’i
Fair Game
Islam
Jihad
Messiah
Orthodoxy
Orthopraxy
Pope
Qur’an
Shia
Sikh
Sufism
Sunna
Suppressive Person
Synoptic Gospel
Thetan
Torah
Answer the following questions:
What are the five largest religions today (in order)?
Which theistic position does each religion adopt? What is the name of God in each religion?
How large is each religion covered in class? From where did each religion originate?
What are their primary scriptures called? What language are their scriptures written in?
What are the most popular commentaries on Jewish scriptures?
What is the name and title of the founder for each religion? When did each founder live?
What is the current year in Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Baha’i?
Name the major branches of Christianity, Islam and Judaism? Which is the largest?
What is the religious problem, goal, and solution for each religion?
What happened in the following years? 586 B.C.E.? 70 C.E.? 622 C.E.? 1844 C.E.?
What are the three purities?
What day is the Sabbath celebrated in Judaism? Christianity? Islam?
What is blaspheme according to Jewish law? Why is it considered unforgiveable?
In what year did modern-day Israel become an independent state?
How many commandments are given in the Mosaic Law?
Which people from the New Testament belong to the Pharisees? Zealots? Essenes?
How did Muhammad first receive the Qur’an?
What are the most common titles for Muhammad?
Who was the 12th Imam of Shi’ite Islam? What happened to him?
How are other religions portrayed by Baha’i teachings?
What does the nine-pointed star represent in Baha’i?
How did the founder of Baha’i die? How do the Baha’is view women?
What is the relationship between science and religion according to the Baha’i?
How does the Baha’i religion attempt to resolve the contradictions between various religions?
The Baha’i calendar has how many days per month?
Why was Guru Gobind Singh the last guru of Sikhism?
What happened to the previous gurus before Gobind Rai?