Starter quiz
- What name is given to people who receive and share God's message in Abrahamic religions?
- 'Prophets' ✓
- Match each Abrahamic prophet with their Arabic name.
- Abraham⇔Ibrahim ✓
- Noah⇔Nuh ✓
- Moses⇔Musa ✓
- Jesus⇔Isa ✓
- Which of these is not a quality of a prophet?
- loyalty
- commitment to the will of God
- able to forgive sins ✓
- strength of character
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- Which of these prophets was commanded by God to sacrifice his son?
- Adam
- Abraham ✓
- Moses
- Jesus
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- Which of these statements shows the divergence between Jewish and Christian beliefs about Jesus?
- Both Jews and Christians believe Jesus was a prophet.
- Most Christians believe Jesus was the son of God. Jews do not believe this. ✓
- Most Jews believe Jesus was the son of God. Christians do not believe this.
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- Why does Islamic teaching differ from Christian teaching about Jesus?
- The Gospel texts are thought to contain inaccuracies. ✓
- The Gospel texts are seen as totally invalid.
- The Gospel texts have the same status in Islam as in Christianity.
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Exit quiz
- Match the keywords to the correct definitions.
- ensoulment⇔the moment at which a human or other being gains a soul ✓
- Genesis⇔the first book of the Torah & Bible, containing the story of creation ✓
- Hadith⇔the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad that have been recorded ✓
- Which religions include the creation story of Adam?
- all Dharmic faiths
- all Abrahamic faiths ✓
- all religions
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- What made Adam's creation special?
- he was created first
- he had life breathed into him by God ✓
- he named the animals
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- Which painting by Michelangelo depicts the creation of Adam?
- 'The Creation of Adam' ✓
- In which source of authority can Muslims find stories about the creation of Adam from different soils?
- the Qur'an
- the Hadith ✓
- the Gospels
- the Torah
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- Which religion sees Adam as the first prophet?
- Christianity
- Islam ✓
- Judaism
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Key learning points
- Across all Abrahamic faiths, Adam is considered the first man.
- The story of creation is almost identical in Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
- Adam is seen as special because he had a soul breathed into him.
- In Islam, the creation of Adam can be seen as a symbol against racism.
- Adam is only given the title of 'prophet' in Islam.
Common misconception
The creation story in Genesis is unique to Christianity.
All Abrahamic faiths share this story, with Adam as the first human.
Keywords
Ensoulment - the moment at which a human or other being gains a soul
Genesis - the first book of the Torah and the Bible, containing the story of creation
Hadith - the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad that have been recorded
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