RELI 100 Study Guide - Final Guide: Hasmonean Dynasty, Ketuvim, Saini

• School: George Mason University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELI 100
• Professor: dakake

Document Summary

Judaism: cherem ban - an excommunication of someone in the jewish community. Judah - jacob and leah"s fourth son who influenced the name jew and started the region. Israel - holy land for christians, jews, and muslims; jerusalem is the holiest of places there. Sarah gets jealous, and kicks hagar out of the holy land. Hasmonean dynasty, which ruled from 164 bce to 63 bce: reform, conservative and orthodox, reform, after the french revolution, napoleon offered for the jews to be citizens. Sermon on the mount - collection of teachings by jesus, matthew 5-7, salt and light, love your enemies, prayer, fasting, etc: 7 sacraments - eucharist, baptism, communion, absolution, public confession, marriage, Ordination, last rites: gospel of thomas - a book that is not actually scripture, constantine - the roman emperor who converted rome to christianity, called the council of.