4.09: Origins and Beliefs of Major Religions

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The Jews trace their to Abraham’s covenant with God: that they would be His people and He, Yahweh, would be their God.

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history

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Muslim’s practice the Five pillars of Islam: saying the shahada: There is no God but God (Allah) and Muhammad is His prophet, praying 5 times a day, giving alms to the ______, fasting during Ramadan, and journeying to Mecca.

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poor

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Muslims believe Jesus was a prophet and the Messiah, and not ___________, not God’s Son.

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divine

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Which of the following texts is considered sacred in Hinduism? The Torah, The Bible, The Vedas, The Quran

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The Vedas

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What were the teachings of the Buddha about life, the source of human suffering, and how to escape it called?

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The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path.

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These are called the __________ of Islam: Saying the shahada: There is no God but God (Allah) and Muhammad is His prophet, praying 5 times a day, giving alms to the poor, fasting during Ramadan, and journeying to Mecca.

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Five Pillars

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the belief that there is only one God

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monotheism

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the belief in or worship of more than one god

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polytheism

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_________ has diverse traditions, owing to its long history and continued development over the course of more than 3000 years. The term _____ originally referred to those living on the other side of the Indus River, and by the 13th century, it simply referred to those living in India

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Hinduism; Hindu

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_________ stems from a collection of stories that explain the origins of the “children of Israel” and the laws that their deity commanded of them. The stories explain how the Israelites came to settle, construct a Temple for their one God, and eventually establish a monarchy—as divinely instructed—in the ancient Land of Israel.

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Judaism