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- 3. The _______ is the holy book of Christianity. It consists of prophet’s stories and the word of God. It is divided into two books, the Old and New Testament.
- 6. This decorative building in Islamic culture is used a place of worship for their God Allah. The buildings commonly contain bright patterns and wording, as no depictions of Allah are used in Islamic culture.
- 7. The _______ is the holy book of the Islamic religion, and was said to have been revealed to the prophet Muhammad by God, it is regarded as the exact words of God.
- 9. This marks the beginning of a new Islamic year, and is the first month on the Islamic calendar. Shia and Sunni Muslims both recognise the event, however, they celebrate the event differently.
- 12. The _____ is seen as the three beings the Christian monotheistic God takes form as. The Father, Son and Holy Spirit and all represented as the one divine God in Christian culture.
- 13. In Judaism, this day is seen as a day of rest and occurs on the seventh day of the week. The weekly holy day contains a set of rules (Halakha) and prohibitions in order to focus on Gods creation.
- 14. This event on the Islamic calendar takes place during the ninth month. It is a month of fasting, and is seen as one of the Pillars of Islam, showing self-retrain and patience. After the month of Ramadan, it is followed by Eit al-Fitr a religious holiday celebrated by Muslims.
- 16. Is the belief of the existence of only one God. Many major world religions have the belief of one God, and commonly contain value, action and belief systems that are significant ways to show how their God is a unique and singular being.
- 18. This event on the Christian calendar beings on Ash Wednesday and finishes on Easter Sunday. The event shows the final events leading up to the death of Jesus Christ.
- 19. This festival in Jewish culture is seen as the festival of lights, and celebrates the rededication of Solomon’s Temples. Being the festival of lights it uses a Menorah as a candle holder, with candles put on each day leading up to the event.
- 20. A _______ is a holy building in Christian faith. It is commonly used a place of worship and praise, but also masses and Eucharist can take place in the sight.
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- 1. In Judaism, this Holy book contains a series of prayers. They are commonly used in a synagogue during mass, and contain a series of prayers that should be said daily.
- 2. In Christian culture this being is seen as the Son of God, and came to repent us of our original sin. Yet in other cultures such as Muslim and Judaism, he is seen as a prophet instead, not being God’s true form.
- 4. This event in Christian culture signifies the death of Jesus Christ, and explains the death of Jesus on the Cross and the belief in his resurrection. “They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.” (Luke 24: 2-4)
- 5. A _____ is a certified person who has been authorised by the Catholic Church to perform religious sacraments and rites. Practices which may be performed include liturgies and masses.
- 8. This Holy day in Christian culture takes place on the 25th of December, and celebrates the Birth of Jesus Christ. The period leading up the event is known as advent.
- 10. This prophet is said to the last of messengers of Allah in Islamic culture. He gave Islamic culture its Holy book the Quran. He commonly seen as the founder of Islam.
- 11. This word in Judaism is the given name for the their God. Though the word is seen as God’s name, it is not to be said in Jewish culture as it is seen as too sacred to be spoken.
- 15. In Islamic culture, ______ is seen as the creator and God. ______ is a monotheistic being, and is seen as the soul divinity.
- 17. The ________ is holy book of Judaism. It contains the five books of Moses and exclusively are stories from the Old Testament before the birth of Christ.