RE key terms

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  • Created on: 08-04-21 10:57
synagogue
the place of meeting and worship in the jewish faith
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shekinah
the dwelling or divine presence of god, shown in the torah as a cloud
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sabbath (shabbat)
the day of rest on the seventh day of the week
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kosher
literally meaning clean or fir, it is a word used to describe food that jews can eat
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torah
the jewish written law that consists of the first 5 books of the hebrew bible (genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers, deuteronomy)
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mitzvot
613 actions that jews must perform or avoid, found in the torah
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messiah
anointed or chosen one that jews believe will be descendant of king david
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covenant
a promise or agreement like those abraham and moses made with God in the torah
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omnipotent
the belief that God is all powerful
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transcendent
the belief that God exists above and beyond the universe
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imago dei
the belief the humans were created in the image and likeness of God
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ex nihilo
the belief linked to st augustine that God created the universe from nothing
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stewardship
protecting or preserving the environment in order to hand it on to the next generation
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revelation
the way in which God makes himself known to the world, such as through the bible
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inspiration
literally meaning God breathed, the belief that the bible writers were guided by the holy spirit
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evolution
a theory linked to charles darwin about the gradual development of something, such that species gradually develop over time
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consceince
a God-given feeling of right and wrong
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evil
the absence of good that results in suffering
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free will
the God-given ability to choose right from wrong without being controlled
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goodness
the quality of being like God and putting the needs of others first
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incarnation
meaning made flesh, the belief that god became human in the person of jesus
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natural law
the belief that there are universal laws of right and wrong
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privation
an abscence or lack of something; augustine said that evil is a privation
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suffering
pain or loss that harms human beings
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soul
the part of a human that: can never die; was created by God; and lives on after the death of the physical body
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magisterium
the teaching authority of the catholic church that comes from the pope and the bishops
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judgement
judging someone on their actions, like God will do on people on how they have lived their lives
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eternal life
spiritual existence in hevaen after the death of the body
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hell
the lack of God for eternity
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heaven
eternal existence in God's presence
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death
the end of physical life which catholics see as more of a change than an ending
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resurrection
the raising of the body to life following death, which catholics believe happened to jesus on the third day
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the dwelling or divine presence of god, shown in the torah as a cloud

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shekinah

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the day of rest on the seventh day of the week

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literally meaning clean or fir, it is a word used to describe food that jews can eat

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the jewish written law that consists of the first 5 books of the hebrew bible (genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers, deuteronomy)

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