Comparative Religion: Biblical Monotheism, Judaism, and Islam

Which of these do we have in common with Jews? (Quiz only lets you pick one, sorry)

What month do Muslims abstain from food and drink from sunrise to sunset?

What was the stone called that was placed in the corner of the temple from the Garden of Eden?

Which Jewish holiday commemorates the rededication of the temple in 165 BC?

At the age of 13, a boy becomes what?

Instead of cycles of history (Hindu and Buddhist), the biblical concept of history is ______

What was the 1st major movement of Israel's thought?

Jews in Rome were forced to move into a special section and confined in the _____

When the Hebrews came into Palestine, there was worship of local civic and agricultural deities which were called what?

What sacred city grew around the Ka'aba temple?

How many times a day must worship be recited at given intervals during the day?

Pre-Writing Prophets challenged _______, but the Writing Prophets challenged the entire ______ of existing society.

_______ is an Arabic word meaning "struggle"

Additional material added to the Mishnah resulted in the ______

What word means 'my master.'

What is the 5th pillar of Islam called?

In the worship of the patriarchs there was also a strong element of _____ and a consequent sense of personal destiny.

Which of these do we NOT have in common with Islam? (Quiz only lets you select one, sorry)

On the slopes of Mt. Sinai, how did God appear to Moses the first time that He spoke to him?

What is the Passover or Pesach meal called?

What was the 2nd major movement of Israel of Israel's thought?

Many Jews believe the ______ will come; a sublime hero and king sent by God.

Beginning in Genesis, there is a cosmic _____, where the history of Israel is fitted into the larger picture of mankind.

One night a voice commanded Muhammed to _____!

Before Muhammed's death, Islam had begun to conquer and unite which Penninsula?

The 3rd pillar of Islam is ______, which is wealth sharing or alms giving.

In Islam, Abraham built a cubic temple called what? [The cube]

The 2nd pillar of Islam is salat, or _______ which has a definite precise form

Who became Muhammed's first convert?

Which Jewish holiday commemorates the story from the book of Esther?

The Hajj is a _______ to the city of Mecca.

"There is no God but ______ and Muhammed is the ______ of God

Everyone will taste death, after which they will be ______ to face judgment

The declaration of German Jews in 1843 saying that Judaism was out of place today became the basis for what?

The ____ was a manmade interpretation of what the Torah really meant, made up of legal commentary from Ezra to 100AD's

The Scripture of Islam is called what?

What is the largest group in Judaism?

Which sect of Islam began as a political dispute over leadership of Islam?

What is the scattering of Jewish people around the world called?

Muhammed visited a cave in what Mount?

Since the Bible has no glorification of a hero like Greek epics, some have said the style is Biblical ___________

The 4th pillar of Islam is siyam, or _______ which is total abstinence from food, drink, and sex.

Which of these do we have in common with Islam? (Quiz only lets you select one, sorry)

In Islam it is believed that God judges people by their _____ or works

Judaism's best-known and most distinctive holy day, Passover is the celebration of Israel's _______ from Egypt.

In Monotheism, the God is characterized as _______ & _______ instead of transcendent and far above anything in the world

How old was Muhammed's wife that he married when he was 25?

How many commandments (mitzvot) does Jewish tradition says the Torah has?

In Islam, Abraham's son _____ kicked hot sand and fresh waters flowed from it.

The 1st pillar of Islam is the __________, the confession of faith or the witness

How much are followers of Islam required to give of their total wealth?

What view of history emerged from the 2 major movements of Israel's thought?

A revelation is the unveiling of a religious experience recorded in what?

Which sect of Islam are the traditionalists?

In Islam, the final revelation was to the Prophet _____

Muslims call Jews and Christians "People of the _____"

How many times do Muslims walk around the Ka'aba when they first get to Mecca on the Pilgrimage?

How long is Jewish Shabbat generally kept for?

The prophets of Israel believed themselves called to speak for Who?

What does the name Muhammed mean?

Islam denies that God had to ransom humanity by any sort of ______

Features of Judaism like the Torah, Sabbath, rabbinate, and synagogue began to assume their historic shape when?

What was the first unquestioned article of faith of Judaism?

Synagogue is derived from a Greek word meaning assembly

The canon of the Jewish Bible was fixed by a rabbinical council of Jarnnia in what year?

The local center for prayer and study in Judaism is called what?

Which do we NOT have in common with Jews? (Quiz only lets you pick one, sorry)

It is important to light fires how long before sunset?