Religious Studies 014: Judaism-Christianity-Islam Overview Exam (R. A. Kraft) 07 February 1994 [YOUR NAME___________________________________] In the spaces provided under each of the three religious traditions, supply (in your own words OR by using the appended list) appropriate terms or descriptions corresponding to the prompts provided at the left. If alternative answers occur to you, try to identify what seems to you (on the basis of your work for the course) the best choice in the context of this comparative examination. Sometimes, the same term may apply in more than one column, or in answer to more than one prompt. If you supply a correct answer that is not on the appended list, you will receive full credit. Partial credit will also be given for answers that are in the acceptable range but fall short of qualifying as "the best choice" in that particular situation. ["Classical" Forms of] Judaism Christianity Islam ------- ------------ ----- 1. History/Tradition "founder" figure (not Abraham or God) ________________ ________________ ________________ title(s) and/or ________________ ________________ ________________ functions attributed to that figure ________________ ________________ ________________ time/date at which that figure flourished ________________ ________________ ________________ specific literary products associated ________________ ________________ ________________ with that figure (not "scripture") ________________ ________________ ________________ the main geographical locations associated ________________ ________________ ________________ with that figure in his/her lifetime ________________ ________________ ________________ 2. Religious Focus name given to the brief formulaic statement ________________ ________________ ________________ summarizing religious focus (e.g. pledge of allegiance) members/adherents are expected to exhibit this in everyday religious life (a distinctive focus, ________________ ________________ ________________ e.g. patriotism) technical term to refer to the context in which ________________ ________________ ________________ that focus is exhibited (e.g. constitutional law) human problem addressed by attention to the focus ________________ ________________ ________________ (e.g. anarchy)  [exam continued, page 2] [YOUR NAME______________________________] Judaism Christianity Islam ------- ------------ ----- 3. Religious Activities name given to the building used for religious purposes ________________ ________________ ________________ name of the recognized leader in that place ________________ ________________ ________________ primary special day of the week for using ________________ ________________ ________________ that place other special annual ________________ ________________ ________________ religious times (NOTE: annual) ________________ ________________ ________________ "initiation" type of rite/ritual ________________ ________________ ________________ description of legal marriage practice ________________ ________________ ________________ other special religious observances/rites ________________ ________________ ________________ (not normally at a fixed annual date) ________________ ________________ ________________ orientation of calendar (relative to orbits ________________ ________________ ________________ of heavenly bodies) names of some major ________________ ________________ ________________ modern subdivisions and/or subgroups (don't ________________ ________________ ________________ use general terms such as "orthodox" or ________________ ________________ ________________ "classical" or "liberal")  [exam continued, page 3] [YOUR NAME______________________________] 4. Common Features: Cross out any of the following terms that are NOT common to the classical forms of the three religions, and give a brief explanation for your choice of rejected terms -- angels eschatology liturgy messiah miracles monotheism mysticism pilgrimage prayer professional leadership scripture theology 5. "Fundamentalisms": in the left margin, classify the following features or characterists with reference to the fundamentalist movements mentioned in the films and other course resources, using "J" for Judaism, "C" for Christianity, and "I" for Islam (you may write "all" for features found in all three; feel free to add explanatory comments as appropriate): avoid political confrontation critical of co-religionists (broadly defined) critical of western culture desire to adapt to modernity desire to convert others encourage female leadership encourage violent confrontation (in general) establish their own educational systems have strong eschatological expectations reject "classical" religious perspectives revere traditional scriptures seek political change  Religious Studies 014: Judaism-Christianity-Islam Overview Exam List of Terms (Feb 1994) [YOUR NAME_____________________________] NOTE: there is no special significance to the fact that no capital letters are used in the list of terms; it facilitated alphabetic sorting!] apostle mecca baghdad medina baptism messiah baptist minister bar mitzvah monogamy bat mitzvah moses bida mosque ca 1000 bce muhammad ca 1200 bce muhammadiyah ca 1258 ce new testament ca 1517 ce obedience ca 168 bce palestine ca 30 ce pesach ca 325 ce polygamy ca 586 bce presbyterian ca 630 ce prophet ca 70 ce protestant ca 750 ce quran cairo rabbi caliph ramadan christ rasul christmas reconstructionist church reform circumcision roman catholic confirmation rome conservative sabbath creed salat david salvation disobedience saturday doctrine secularism easter shahada egypt sharia eucharist shema faith shiite friday shirk funeral sin gospels solar hadith submitting hajj sunday halaka sunna holocaust sunni idolatry synagogue imam syncretism jerusalem tanak jesus torah lawgiver torah observance lunar wahhabi lunisolar yom kippur luther zakat luxurious zionist