The Abrahamic religions are:
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
These religions all trace their beginnings back to Abraham, who lived in the Middle East around 1800 BCE. There are some similarities and important differences between these three religions.
Similarities
Trace their beginning back to Abraham
Belief in one God (monotheism)
Importance of the city of Jerusalem
Differences
Worship is different
Islam - compulsory prayer 5 times a day
Judaism - prayers such as Shema, Amidah
Christianity - Lord's Prayer
Representing God
Islam - no pictures of God
Judaism - no pictures of God; use the word G-d, rather than writing God out in full.
Christianity - pictures of God are allowed
Beliefs about Jesus -
Christinaity: Jesus is the Messiah (the saviour of humankind) and is the son of God
Islam: Jesus is the Messiah (the guide for the Jews) but is not the son of God
Judaism: Jesus is not the Messiah (the saviour of teh Jews or of humankind), and is not the son of God.
📚 Key Terms:
Known as the father of the Jewish people. God made a covenant with him, promising him land and descendants.
Known as the founding father of Judaism
A Jewish prayer containing 19 blessings.
The ‘standing prayer’. Recited as part of public acts of worship in the synagogue.
Judaism - ‘The anointed one’. Orthodox Jews believe that the Messiah will be a human person sent by God to establish justice and peace on the earth. For Reform Jews, the Messiah is a symbolic figure.
Christianity - The saviour of humanity. Jesus.
Communicating with God; listening to and speaking to God.
Jewish prayer that affirms belief in one God.
Jesus as God’s son.
This is how Jesus is described in John’s Gospel.
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