RS Keywords

• Revelation

  The way In which God makes him self known to the world
• Absolutism

  the belief that there are certain actions that are always right or always wrong
• Eucharist

  Thanksgiving, the name for the real presence of Jesus in the Sacrament of Holy Communion
• Evangelisation

  spreading the 'good news', the sharing of the Gospel of Jesus with others
• forgiveness

  the act of pardoning someone for the offences they have caused you; overlooking a person's faults
• punishment

  the consequences of a wrong decision
• Relativism

  rules governing what is right and wrong are human inventions which can change from place to place
• salvation

  the belief that through Jesus' death and resurrection humanity has achieved the possibility of life forever with God
• Sin

  acting against the will or law of God
• Covenant

  A promise or agreement between two parties. Covenants were made between God with Noah, Abraham and Moses.
• Kosher

  foods that are permitted to be eaten according to leviticus chapter 11.
• Messiah

  the anointed one who Jews believe will bring in a new era or age for humankind .
• Mitzvot

  often used to refer to duties
• shabbat

  a day of spiritual renewal . Beginning at sunset on Friday and closing at nightfall on saturday.
• Shekhinah

  The place where God's presence rests and can be felt
• Synagogue

  House of assembly, building for Jewish public prayer, study and assembly
• Torah

  Five Books of Moses