Transcript Slide 1

GOD
•God of Abraham
•“Adonai” or
“Yahweh”
•Moses important
prophet
Geography
•United States
•Israel
Holy Book
•TeNaKh
•Torah
–613 Commandments (laws)
•Hebrew is sacred
Language
Practice & Rituals
•Fast during Yom
Kippur
•Give to Needy &
Create justice
•Kosher foods only
Leadership
•Rabbi (Torah Scholar)
–Synagogue
(Temple)
–Saturday is
Sabbath
Sects
•Orthodox
•Conservative
•Reform
Key Beliefs
• Abraham’s descendents
are “Chosen”
• Promised land is
“Canaan”
• Second coming of God is
yet to arrive
• Jerusalem is Holy City
GOD
•God of Abraham
–“Allah”
–Muhammad
•Born in Mecca
Geography
•Middle East
•West Asia
•Africa
•United States
•World’s second
largest faith
Holy Book
•Qur’an
•Muhammad
received the text
from God
•Arabic is sacred
language
Practice & Rituals
• Read the Qur’an
• FIVE PILLARS
– Pilgrimage to Mecca
– Almsgiving
– Public Declaration of Faith
– Pray Five times daily
– Fast at Ramadan
Key Beliefs
• Salvation / Damnation
• Abraham’s descendents are
“Chosen”
• Muhammad is final prophet
• Mecca (Makkah) is Holy City
• Jerusalem is location of
Muhammad’s message
GOD
•God of Abraham
•Jesus of Nazareth
•Holy Trinity (Father,
Son, Holy Spirit)
Geography
•Western Hemisphere
•Europe
•Africa
•World’s largest faith
Holy Book
•Bible
–Old Testament
•Hebrew Laws / Prophets
–New Testament
•Jesus & His teachings
Practice & Rituals
•Baptism
•Communion
Leadership
•Priests, Ministers,
Monks, Nuns,
Reverends
•Church
•Sunday is Sabbath
Sects
•Eastern Orthodox
•Roman Catholic
•Protestant
Key Beliefs
• Salvation / Damnation
• Hebrews as direct
decedents of Abraham
• Jesus’ Death/Resurrection
• Salvation attained
through Jesus
• Jerusalem is Holy City