The words of every faith, explained for everyone: what an iconostasis, a mihrab, a bimah or a tabernacle is.
6 terms
Also called: Trebnik
The priest’s book with the services of the sacraments and blessings.
Books & texts
Also called: Reformed psalter
The Psalms set in verse and to melodies in 16th-century Geneva, sung by the congregation in Reformed churches.
Also called: Book of Hours
The book containing the daily services and common prayers.
Also called: Book of Psalms
The book of the 150 Psalms of the Old Testament, read and sung in every tradition.
Also called: Koran
The holy book of Islam, in Arabic, made up of 114 chapters (surahs).
Also called: Pentateuch, Sefer Torah
The first five books of the Bible, handwritten on a parchment scroll; the Torah reading is the heart of the Sabbath service.
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