Semester 1 Vocab

8. someone who tries to promote their religion to others"
9. belief in only one god
11. a journey religious people take to a holy place or a place of religious significance
13. an annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Arabia; for Muslims who are able, a religious duty to carry out at least once in their lifetime
15. tells the story of the freeing of the people of Israel from slavery in Egypt under the leadership of Moses and their covenant with God"
16. Jewish house of worship
17. an agreement (in religion, made by God and a religious community)
19. Islam’s holiest site, a stone building covered in cloth that is located in the courtyard of the Great Mosque in Mecca.
21. the event told about in the Bible in which Jesus Christ returned to life after his death
22. the religion which teaches that there is only one God and that Muhammad is God's prophet
23. dedicated to God or a religion
24. a divine message or sign — something revealed by God

1. 10 laws given by God to Moses as part of their covenant
2. holy text of Islam: believed to be the word of God, dictated to Muhammad by the angel Gabriel
3. one of the first four New Testament books in the Bible, telling of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ
4. Christian belief that the one God is experienced as 3 persons: the Father, the Son (Jesus), and the Holy Spirit
5. a teacher who delivers messages believed to have come from God
6. any house or open area of prayer in Islam
7. religion that began in the first century CE based on the teachings of Jesus Christ
10. the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, observed by Muslims as a month of fasting during the daylight hours, prayer, reflection and community
12. Christian house of worship
14. religion developed among the ancient Hebrews that stresses belief in God and faithfulness to the laws of the Torah
18. Judaism, the first five books of God’s teaching and law, as revealed to the prophet Moses
20. Holy book of Christianity (includes Old Testament and New Testament)