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WLIT terms and definitions
midterm study guide
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Literature
Undergraduate 1
10/18/2012

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English meaning of the Greek word "Genesis"
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Beginning
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Name of the two cities in which Muhammad received his revelations
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Mecca and Medina
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The seventh avatar of Visnu
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Rama
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Anyone who is not Jewish
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Gentile
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Number of psalms in the book of Psalms
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150
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English meaning of the word "Gospel"
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Good News
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List the four Gospels which open the New Testament
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Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
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A narrative providing a fictional explanation for connecting a series of otherwise unrelated stories
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frame story
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The Hindu deity of creation
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Brahma
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Christian term for the first five books in the Old Testament
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Pentateuch
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A long, exalted poem, usually on a serious subject, centered on a heroic figure
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epic
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The symbols of each of the four Gospel writers
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angel, lion, ox, and eagle
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The preserver of dharma in the universe
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Visnu
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Hebrew term for the first five books in the Old Testament
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Torah
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The guiding principle of proper human conduct. The way of righteousness. If everyone follows this principle the universe will run smoothly
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dharma
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Time period in which Muhammad received the revelations of the Koran
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AD 610-632
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Number of books in the New Testament
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27
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Century in which the oldest Arabic manuscript of Thousand and One Nights is transcribed
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fourteenth century
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The primary scripture of Hinduism
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Vedas
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Number of suras in the Koran
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114
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The names of the first five books in the Old Testament
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Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
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The Hindu deity who destroys or transforms
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Siva
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According to Hinduism, the actions of an individual. These actions will determine whether one's next reincarnation is better or worse than one's current incarnation.
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karma
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Meaning of the Greek word "Psalms"
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songs sung to a harp
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Hebrew term for the entire Old Testament, which is the complete Scripture of Judaism
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Tanakh
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The "Sayings" of Muhammad, now important texts accompanying the Koran and guiding Muslims in proper conduct
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hadith
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Date of composition of the Psalms (wich is also the date of the reign of King David)
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1000 BC
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The Five Pillars of Islam
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shahadah, prayer five times a day, fast during Ramadan, alms-giving, and a pilgrimage to Mecca
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The study or explanation of a cause or origin
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etiology
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