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judaism and christianity word sort study guide for social studies
Question | Answer |
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Diffusion (spread) | the spreading of something more widely. |
Moses | (he is the most important prophet in Judaism.) After the Ten Plagues, Moses led the Exodus of the Israelites out of Egypt and across the Red Sea, after which they based themselves at Mount Sinai, where Moses received the Ten Commandments. |
David | died c970 b.c., the second king of Israel, reigned c1010–c970, successor to Saul: slayer of the Philistine giant Goliath. |
Solomon | 10th century b.c., king of Israel (son of David). |
Covenant | a solemn agreement between the members of a church to act together in harmony with the precepts of the gospel. |
Prophet | a teacher for God |
Sabbath | a day of religious observance and abstinence from work, kept by Jews from Friday evening to Saturday evening, and by most Christians on Sunday. |
Diaspora | the spread of the Jews beyond Israel. OR Jews living outside Israel. |
Talmud | the body of Jewish civil and ceremonial law and legend comprising the Mishnah and the Gemara. |
Constantine the Great | a Roman Emperor who ruled between 306 and 337 AD. the first Christian Roman emperor. |
Theodosius the Great | He made it the official religion of the Roman Empire. He became a convert and stopped the persecution. He allowed followers of the religion to relocate. |