FOUNDERFOUNDER Jesus ChristJesus Christ

DATEDATE Founded about Founded about ADAD 30-33 30-33

LOCATIONLOCATION Judean province of Judean province of

Palestine (Israel today), Palestine (Israel today), under the Roman Empireunder the Roman Empire

KEY WRITINGSKEY WRITINGS

The Bible, written originally in…The Bible, written originally in…

Hebrew and Aramaic Hebrew and Aramaic (Old Testament) (Old Testament)

Greek (New Testament)Greek (New Testament)

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsFOUNDERFOUNDER Joseph Smith, Jr.Joseph Smith, Jr. (1805-(1805-1844)1844)

MORMONISMMORMONISM

DATEDATE Founded the Church of Founded the Church of

Jesus Christ of Latter-day Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) in 1830Saints (LDS) in 1830 (Palmyra, New York)(Palmyra, New York)

LOCATIONLOCATION Headquarters now in Headquarters now in

Salt Lake City, UtahSalt Lake City, Utah

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

KEY WRITINGSKEY WRITINGS

TheThe Book of Mormon Book of Mormon Doctrine and CovenantsDoctrine and Covenants Pearl of Great PricePearl of Great Price The Bible (The Bible (King James King James

Version only or Smith’s Version only or Smith’s “Inspired Version”)“Inspired Version”)

Authoritative teachings of Authoritative teachings of Mormonism’s prophets and Mormonism’s prophets and other “general authorities”other “general authorities”

MORMONISMMORMONISM

FOUNDERSFOUNDERSWatchtower Bible and Tract SocietyWatchtower Bible and Tract Society

Charles Taze Russell Charles Taze Russell (1852-1916)(1852-1916)

JEHOVAH’S JEHOVAH’S WITNESSESWITNESSES

later Joseph F. Rutherford later Joseph F. Rutherford (1869-(1869-1942)1942)

DATEDATE Began 1879 in Began 1879 in

Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPennsylvania

LOCATIONLOCATION Headquarters in Headquarters in

Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New YorkNew York

KEY WRITINGSKEY WRITINGS

Watchtower Bible and Tract SocietyWatchtower Bible and Tract Society

Include…Include…

Bible (Bible (New World TranslationNew World Translation only)only)

JEHOVAH’S JEHOVAH’S WITNESSESWITNESSES

You Can Live Forever in You Can Live Forever in Paradise on EarthParadise on Earth

Reasoning from the ScripturesReasoning from the Scriptures

Watchtower Watchtower magazinemagazine Awake!Awake! magazine magazine

One-person God called “Jehovah.” One-person God called “Jehovah.”

No Trinity. No Trinity.

Jesus is the first thing Jehovah created.Jesus is the first thing Jehovah created.

Watchtower Bible and Tract SocietyWatchtower Bible and Tract Society

WHO IS GOD?WHO IS GOD?

BibleBible

JEHOVAH’S JEHOVAH’S WITNESSESWITNESSES

FOUNDERFOUNDER Herbert W. Armstrong (1892-1986)

DATEDATE Founded the “Radio Church of

God” in 1934; later became “Worldwide Church of God” (WCG)

LOCATIONLOCATION Eugene, Oregon (later

Pasadena, California)

ARMSTRONGISMARMSTRONGISM

KEY WRITINGSKEY WRITINGS

The Philadelphia Trumpet magazine

New groups – often former WCG members who still follow Armstrong’s traditional teachings – produce:

ARMSTRONGISMARMSTRONGISM

FOUNDERFOUNDER DATEDATE Founded 1954 in Seoul, Founded 1954 in Seoul,

South KoreaSouth KoreaPrevious name: “Holy Previous name: “Holy

Spirit Association for the Spirit Association for the Unification of World Unification of World Christianity”Christianity”

LOCATIONLOCATION Current headquarters in Current headquarters in

New York CityNew York City

UNIFICATION CHURCHUNIFICATION CHURCHFamily Federation for World Peace and UnificationFamily Federation for World Peace and Unification

Sun Myung Moon Sun Myung Moon (b. 1920)(b. 1920)

KEY WRITINGSKEY WRITINGS

Include…Include… Divine Principle Divine Principle by Sun Myung Moonby Sun Myung Moon

Considered the “Completed Considered the “Completed Testament”Testament”

Outline of the Principle Level 4Outline of the Principle Level 4 The BibleThe Bible

“…“…not the truth itself, but a not the truth itself, but a textbook teaching the truth.”textbook teaching the truth.”

UNIFICATION CHURCHUNIFICATION CHURCHFamily Federation for World Peace and UnificationFamily Federation for World Peace and Unification

According to Moon, God is both positive and negative.According to Moon, God is both positive and negative. He created the universe out of himself; the universe is He created the universe out of himself; the universe is

God’s “body.”God’s “body.” He does not know the future.He does not know the future. He is suffering.He is suffering. He needs man (Sun Myung Moon) to make Him He needs man (Sun Myung Moon) to make Him

happy.happy. No Trinity.No Trinity.

WHO IS GOD?WHO IS GOD?

BibleBible

UNIFICATION CHURCHUNIFICATION CHURCHFamily Federation for World Peace and UnificationFamily Federation for World Peace and Unification