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What are the details surrounding the diffusion theory?
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Adam had all truth and there was a diffusion where all relgions was spread throughout the world. Cain was the altering view.
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First signs of prehistoric religion?
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Burial practices, cave drawings
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What are the prehistoric understandings of God?
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Worship: goddess, zoolatry, cave paintings, imitative magic
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What is imitative magic?
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imitate nature so that it happens
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What is Zoolatry and who practiced it?
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Zoolatry is animal worship b/c powers we don't have. Egyptians, prehistoric relgions.
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What is the Egyptian concept of a dual-soul?
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Ba - body, will, actions, physical
Ka - intellecutal, personality |
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What is the current scholarly take on Homer?
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Bogus, wrote fiction
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Four reasons why an LDS person should study World Relgions?
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1. Strengthen own testimony
2. Understand how God works in others lives 3. Be respectful, not ignorant 4. Spread the gospel through understanding |
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Which Article of Faith supports the study of World Relgions?
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Article 11
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What are six ways to show respect for other relgions?
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1. Treat their articles and practices respectfully
2. Obserce custons as appropriate 3. Never ridicule 4. Avoid arguing 5. Be kind to their representatives 6. All sons and daughters of God |
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What is the key question to ask if a doctrine is weird?
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How does this explain something in life?
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What do Jews believe about Abraham?
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Father of the land, the covenant, and the people
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What do Jews believe about Moses?
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Teacher of the Torah, law of Judaism given at Sinai, verbal and written, last and great Prophet
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Afikomen
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Broken piece of unleavaned bread not eaten until the end of passover
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Aggadah
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Jewish "lore" - part of oral Torah with storeis, philosophies, theologies, etc.
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Ashkenazim
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Jews from Europe
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Bar Mitzvah
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"Son of the commandment" age 13
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Bat Mitzvah
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"daughter of the commandment" age 12
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Diaspora
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The world outside of Israel
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Gemara
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Commentary by Rabbis by issues raised in the Mishnah (written oral law)
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Get
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divorce
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Halacha
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part of Oral Torah that is law
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Hasidim
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love of and a personal relationship with God
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Kaddish
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prayer on greatness of God
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Ketuvim
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"writings" third portion of Jewish bible
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Kippah
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hat for Jewish males
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Kosher
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"fit" - food Jews can eat
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Mazzah
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Unleavened bread
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Menorah
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candle with seven branches symbolizes israel's national seal
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Mezuzah
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"doorpost" - contains Shema
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Midrash
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"search" - oral tradition not in Gemara
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Mikveh
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ritual bath
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Minyan
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ten males for prayers
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Mishnah
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written oral law
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Mitnagdim
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emphasis on learning tradition than emotion
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Mohel
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performs circumcision
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Nevi'im
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"prophets" - second part of Jewish bible
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Pogrom
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riots that killed Jews
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Rabbi
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"my master" - an authorized teacher
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Rebbe
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spiritual head of hasidic community
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Seder
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order of the Passover meal
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Sephardim
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Jews from Spain or Arab
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Shema
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"hear" - Israels fundamental confessions of faith
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Shiva
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seven days of mourning
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Talit
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prayer shawl
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Talmud
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Mishna + Germara = foundational writings of Orthodox life
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Tanak
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Torah, Nevi'i, Ketuvim = TNK Tanak
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Tefillin
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leather boxes worn on arm and forehead for weekday morning prayers
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Torah
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The Pentateuch, first five books of the Tanak
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Tzitzit
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undershirt of fringes that symbolize the law
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Yarmulka
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Yiddish word for male hat
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Zionism
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establish Jewish state in Israel
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What do Jews think of Heaven?
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Obedience, the Messiah, read Torah, state of rest, vague
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What goes on in a Jewish marriage?
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bride walks around groom seven times, drink from cup of wine, glass is broken
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What are funeral practices of Jews?
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Tear in cloth, shiva (seven days mourning), kaddish (mourners prayer), regular restrictions
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What are Jewish prayer practices?
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Minyan, morning prayer with tallit, tefillin (boxes)
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Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah
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new year, special foods, regular restrictions
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Jewish holdiday Yom Kippur
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end of 10 day repentence, regular restrictions, goat slain in temple,Mikveh (bath), chanting of Kol Nidre (clean slate)
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Jewish holiday Sukkot
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feast of Tabernacle, booths, symbolize life is fleeting, Bible characters
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Jewish holdiay Simhat Torah
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"Reveling with the Torah) last day of Rosh Hashanah
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Jewish holdiay Hanukkah
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Menorah (8 main, 1 center), miracle of the lights, not biblical
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Jewish holdiay Tu Bishvat
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environmentalists day, day after tax day, big feast
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Jewish holdiay Purim
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Esther
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Jewish holdiay Passover
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Moses and the flee from Egypt to the promised land
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Jewish holdiay Omer
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mourning and depressing (links passover and Pentacaust)
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Jewish holdiay Shavout
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Pentecost, when Moses gets the law, 49 days, stay up all night reading Torah, also David's b-day
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Jewish holdiay Three Weeks
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The dark Time, grief for Solomon and Herods temple being destroyed, holocaust
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What is the Kosher law?
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No eatin meat or dairy products together, endow things with meaning, eat part the hoof and chew cud
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List denominations most conservative to most liberal:
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ultra-orthodox, modern orthodox, conservative, reformed, assimilated
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What are Sabbath practices?
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Family gathering, two candles, two loaves of break, cup of wine. Elevated to Kings and Queens of God, blessing for girls and boys, hymns, prayers
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