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30 Cards in this Set
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Parables
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short stories in which some important truth is taught by comparing one subject to another
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Trinity
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the 3 persons in god- father, son, holy spirit
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Apocrypha
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Boooks not considered to be authoratative
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Canon
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"measure", "rule"; a list of authoratative books or documents
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Apostle
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One of Jesus' 12 disciples; also any early preacher of Christ
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testament
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"contract"; the old test, and new test. constitude the christian scriptures
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Epistle
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letters, such as the 21 epistels of the new test.
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creed
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concise, authoratative statement of important pts of basic doctrine
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catechism
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a manuel of instruction often used to prepare one for Baptism or confirmation
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pentecostal
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emphasizes the gifts of the holy spirit
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evangelical
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emphasizing the authority of scripture, an adjective used to identify certain protestant groups
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sacrament and Ordinance
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one of the essential rituals of Christianity such as Baptism
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ecumenism
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the ecumenical movement unites denominations as fellow believers
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gospel
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"good news"; an account on the life of Jesus
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Incarnation
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"In flesh"; a belief that god became visible on Jesus
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Mosque, masjid
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a muslim place of worship
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Jinn
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Spirit- can be good or evil- capable of assuming human and animal shape, not an angel
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shari'a Law
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qur'anic laws- usually refers to a strict legal interpretation
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jihad
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"struggle"; the ideals both of spreading islamic belief and practice and heroic self sacrifice
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caliph
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"successor"; a religious and political leader
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imam
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a religious leader, specifically one of the hereditary successors of Muhammed venerated in Shiite Islam
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Muezzin
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a chanter who calls people to prayer
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surah, sura
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a chapter of the qur'an
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hajra
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"flight"; muhammeds escape frm mecca to yathrib
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hajj
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pilgrimage to mecca
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ramadan
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the month of fasting- 9th month of the muslim calendar
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Ka'aba, kabah, ka'ba, kaba
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"cube" the swuare shrine at the center of the great mosque of mecca
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minaret
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a tower used by a chanter to calislaml people to pryer
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Islam
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"submission"the muslim religion and the community of believers who have submitted themselves to allah
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hadiths
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recollection
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