Religious Language Trivia

1. Which religion's adherents were originally known primarily as "followers of the way"?

From Quiz The Way

Answer: Christianity

According to the New Testament, the followers of Jesus were first called "Christians" at Antioch. It is quite possible that the term "Christian" was intended sarcastically, but it eventually came to be adopted by followers of Christ themselves.

From Quiz Glossary of World Religions

Answer: Judaism

In the Christian faith the Tanakh is considered to be the Old Testament. Torah is the law, Neviim is the prophets, and Ketuvim is the writings.

From Quiz The Way

Answer: Tao

In The Tao Te Ching (or Dao De Jing), tao (dao) means "way," (and is usually extrapolated to "the way") and te (de) means "virtue." Ching (jing) means "classic."

From Quiz A-Z of Religious Terms

Answer: New Year

An alternative spelling is 'Vaisakhi'. Originally a Punjabi harvest festival, it is celebrated in April and recalls the creation of the Khalsa, the Sikh Brotherhood.

From Quiz Glossary of World Religions

Answer: Jainism

The term jiva originates from Sanskrit 'to breathe'. It also has the same Indo-European root as the Latin word vivus meaning 'alive'.

From Quiz The Way

Answer: Krishna

In the Hindu epic the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna goes on to say, "Neither the multitude of gods, nor great sages know my origin, for I am the source of all the gods and great sages."

From Quiz A-Z of Religious Terms

Answer: life energy

The word literally translates as breath or air. Tai chi is a system of exercises for channeling the chi, which pervades all living things, so that it may lead to harmony.

From Quiz Glossary of World Religions

Answer: Christianity

Easter is established each year according to the lunar calendar and may vary by a number of weeks from year to year. Easter is the day Christians celebrate to honor the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

From Quiz The Way

Answer: A well

Daoist scripture goes on to say, "It is like the eternal void: / filled with infinite possibilities. / It is hidden but always present...It is older than God."

From Quiz Glossary of World Religions

Answer: Islam

Followers of Islam today use the Hadith as a supplement to the Qur'an, believing that it answers some of life's questions that the Qur'an does not address.

From Quiz The Way

Answer: Halakah

Halakah refers to all of Jewish law, including biblical law, Talmudic law, and rabbinical law. A "mitzvah" is one of the 613 biblical commands. The Mishna, which comes from a word meaning repetition, refers to a written, edited collection of the oral law. The Talmud, which has its root in a word meaning "teach" or "study", catalogues the discussions of the rabbis on issues of Jewish law.

From Quiz Glossary of World Religions

Answer: Christianity

Followers of most types of Christianity believe that the Holy Spirit resides in every true Christian's heart, acting as a spiritual and moral guide.

From Quiz The Way

Answer: Abraham

"Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all nations on earth will be blessed through him. For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, so that the LORD will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him" (Genesis 18:18-19).

From Quiz Languages of Faith

Answer: Hinduism

The four Vedas are at least 2500 years old, and may actually be 1000 years older than that. For centuries before they were written down, pious people kept them alive as an oral tradition, following strict regimens of memorization and recitation in order to avoid error. They were the first in a long line of Sanskrit scriptures which further illuminated philosophy, theology and the legendary stories of people and gods. Its poetry, hymns, mantras and original texts combine to make this a well-studied language, still heard in temples and universities, and in the silence of believers' hearts.

From Quiz The Way

Answer: The Tao Te Ching

The Tao Te Ching says, "In the beginning was the Way. All things issue from it; all things return to it." The Gospel of John (KJV) begins, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made." Genesis starts, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth."

From Quiz Glossary of World Religions

Answer: Judaism

The Mishnah was compiled in 200 C.E. by Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi.

From Quiz The Way

Answer: Narrow

"Strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it" (Matthew 7:14).

From Quiz Languages of Faith

Answer: The Maya

The Popol Vuh is in the classical Quiché language as it existed in the 1500s, when the Guatemalan highlands were ruled as a Maya kingdom. Although the Maya did have a complete system of writing, featuring symbols for specific words as well as symbols for individual syllables, it is not known for certain whether the Popol Vuh existed as a written text before the arrival of the Spanish. The earliest copy we know of was written phonetically, using the Spanish alphabet, from a recitation of the work. Like many other sacred texts (both written and oral), the Popol Vuh strongly emphasizes the power of its words. Here is its beginning, as translated by Luis Enrique Sam Colop: "This is the root of the ancient word of this place called Quiché. Here we shall write, we shall plant the ancient word, the origin, the beginning of all what has been done in the Quiché Nation..."

From Quiz A-Z of Religious Terms

Answer: a sacred plant

Zoroastrians drink haoma juice, during sacred ceremonies. Scholars are not sure what the original plant used for this was; in modern times it is often a member of the genus Ephedra.

From Quiz Glossary of World Religions

Answer: Buddhism

In Mahayana Buddhism, a bodhisattva follower will only reach enlightenment after every other sentient being has reached Nirvana.

From Quiz The Way

Answer: Speaking

The Tao continues, "To attract without summoning,/ To get results without hastening."

From Quiz A-Z of Religious Terms

Answer: a sacred image of Christ or the saints

Icons are the focus of prayers in Eastern Orthodox churches, as well as in certain Catholic churches. They come in many forms: metal or stone sculptures, paintings on wood or other materials, mosaics, frescoes, etc.

From Quiz Glossary of World Religions

Answer: Sikhism

The Harimandir Sahib is the most well known of the gurdwara. The Golden Temple is the more common name and it is located in Punjab, India.

From Quiz The Way

Answer: Jesus

Jesus is quoted as making this claim in John 14:6. Jesus, like Krishna, often used the descriptor "I Am," which some Jews may have regarded as a claim to divinity because "I Am" is the name by which God identified himself to Moses.

From Quiz A-Z of Religious Terms

Answer: Confucianism

Jen is what makes people human, the most basic of all virtues. It is one of the two main concepts of Confucianism. The other one is 'li', social mores.

From Quiz Glossary of World Religions

Answer: Buddhism

It is desire that causes Karma and thus ties people to this cycle. The Buddha had desired enlightenment and therefore sought after it, only to have it elude him. Once he ceased to desire it, he found enlightenment.

From Quiz Glossary of World Religions

Answer: Islam

The Creed is "There is no god but God; Muhammad is the messenger of God." Muslims are expected to pray five times daily; the five accepted times are dawn, midday, mid afternoon, sunset, and nightfall. Muslims are expected to share their possessions with the poor, widows, and orphans. Alms may also be used to support religious institutions, scholars, and students. Islam requires the longest and most stringent fast of all known religions. Each year during the month of Ramadan, Muslims are expected to abstain from eating, drinking, smoking, and engaging in sexual relations during the daylight hours. This fast is kept in remembrance of the month when Muhammad first received his revelation. Pilgrimage to Mecca is required of all Muslims in their lifetime granting they can afford the trip. This pilgrimage takes place during the month of Dhu al-Hijah.

From Quiz A-Z of Religious Terms

Answer: eating

Every Sikh service ends in a shared meal in the langar, which everyone, Sikh or non-Sikh, is welcome to join.

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