abrahamic religion basics it’s complicated!! (maybe not!) islam, judaism, & chrisianity
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ABRAHAMIC Religion Basics
IT’S COMPLICATED!!(Maybe Not!)
Islam, Judaism, & Chrisianity
ABRAHAM’S FAMILY TREE
Hagar – Abraham - Sarah
Ishmael
Who is Abraham’s rightful heir?
Isaac
COMMONALITIES
All three religions have:
ONE God
God has revealed himself
Book of revealed truth
God is worshipped both privately and communally in a building
One day of week reserved for worship
Dietary rules or periods of fasting
JudaismMonotheistic
10 Commandments
Dignity & Respect
Moral & ethical way of living
Covenant – between God & his people
Messiah has not yet come to redeem the Jews and restore their land
GOD SPOKE TO:
Abraham
Moses
The prophets
Synagogue – Saturday Sabbath
BooksTorah – 5 books of Moses Listen
Talmud – Legal & religious collection
(Ten Commandments)
Prophetic books – 17 books
Historical books
Moral books
The “Old Testament”
DAVID’S KINGDOM
THE DIVIDED KINGDOM
DIASPORA - DISPERSAL
MORE DIASPORA
DivisionsAbout 12 million worldwide
Orthodox
Conservative
Reform
Hasidim
Kabbala
ChristianityMonotheistic
Holy Trinity
Jesus was the Messiah – fulfillment of Covenant
Basics from Judaism together with Jesus’ teaching and example
Divisions1.8 Billion World-wide
Many divisions, Catholic is main
Protestant
Orthodox
GOD SPOKE TO:
Abraham
Moses
The Hebrew prophets
?
Church Interior – Sunday Sabbath
Christianity in the Middle East
Christian areas in Lebanon/Syria
Christianity in Egypt
Copt/Muslim tensions
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-coptic-christians-of-egypt/
Islam
Basic Faith of Islam
The five Pillars
KoranMain religious text listen
Recorded the word of Allah as told to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel
114 Chapters
Topics include ethics, history, theology, and code of conduct
GOD SPOKE TO:
Abraham
Moses
The Hebrew prophets
Jesus
?
PeopleMohammed
Abraham
Moses
Jesus
MOSQUE
FRIDAY PRAYERS
Holy Sites
Mecca Ka’bah here
Medina
Dome of the Rock here
Divisions Two major sects, Shiites & Sunnites
89% are Sunnites, 9% Shiites
1.2 Billion Muslims today
BooksBible Listen
New Testament – Words of Jesus
Ten Commandments
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