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Christianity
Holy Writings
 Christianity's holy book is the Bible. Depending upon the version of
Christianity you are referring to, there are multiple different versions of the
Bible.
 The sacred text of Christianity is the Bible or Holy Bible.
The Bible is Christians Sacred Text
 Many people contributed to the writing of the Bible. Actually the Bible is a
collection of writings from about forty contributors
 The Bible is organized into two different testaments. The old testaments and
the new testaments and the gospel.
 The Bible was not written in one specific year or in a single location. The Bible
is a collection of writings, and the earliest ones were set down nearly 3500
years ago.
 http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_christian_holy_book_called#
 http://www.biblica.com/bibles/faq/3/
Wiki answers is a terrible source
 http://www.biblica.com/bibles/faq/2/ Biblica.com is ok, but not great. It’s
goal is really to convert people to Christianity and it is not very scholarly.
Important and Major beliefs
• Central Belief
• The central figure in Christianity is Jesus Christ. As the Son of
God, he came to earth to teach about love and fellowship.
He represents the person that all Christians must strive to
be. Christians believe that he is the only one that ever lived
on earth that can be called perfect from all worldly sins. The
important thing to understand was that Jesus was God. He
was here on earth to teach of God’s plan for all of humanity
and to save the people of the world from their
transgressions.
• http://religions.findthedata.org/q/1/1470/Who-are-Christianity-Generals-most-important-figures
Deities
• In Christianity, God is almighty and rules over all of heaven and earth. He
is the one that created the earth and one day will cast judgement over the
entire earth. Christians understand that through Jesus Christ, people can
be saved from this judgement. By believing that Jesus Christ is Lord and
Savior, the Spirit of God is exists in all believers, and that God is almighty in
power. A person can be saved from this judgment
• http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_deity_of_Christianity
• Again wiki answers should not be used. Terrible
source. Please do not use it in any future assignments
Important Figures
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Christianity (General)'s most prominent figures include: Jesus Christ, Mary (the mother of
Jesus), The Apostle Paul, Abraham (and descendants), John The Baptist
God - The creator of the universe and everything in it.
Jesus - God's son, was crucified (killed) so that all mankind would be forgiven of its.
Adam and eve- Did wrong, and now have proven the evil in the world, so we can see it. Now
we know right from wrong.
John the Baptist- His message was strong and powerful. “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven
has come near” (Matt. 3:2). John demanded a radical change in people’s lives as preparation
for the coming of the Messiah. The Greek word for “repent” means to change one’s thinking,
or to turn about. It is a change in a person’s attitude toward God and in the conduct of life. It
was a call to a radical transformation of the entire person. It is a change in mind that results
in a change in a person's attitudes and behavior.
Paul (Saul of Tarsus) was a pharisee who was at times a chief scribe for Annus and perhaps
Capius. He persecuted the people of the New Jewish /Christian movement violently, by his
own admission. He supposedly had a miraculous conversion on the road to Damascus, in
Syria, where he saw and spoke to Jesus. After this he began to preach the gospel throughout
Greece, Turkey and much of the Empire. (Also wrote most of the New testament)
The story of Abraham can be read about in Genesis from chapter 12 to chapter 23.
He was a descendant of Noah's son, Shem (one of the guys who built the ark).
Originally, his name was Abram but in Genesis 17 verse 5, God changes it to
"Abraham", which means "father of many nations",
Where is you source for this page?
History and Geography
• Christianity developed out of Judaism in the 1st century C.E. It is founded
on the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and those
who follow him are called "Christians." Christianity has many different
branches and forms with accompanying variety in beliefs and practices.
The three major branches of Christianity are Roman Catholicism, Eastern
Orthodoxy, and Protestantism, with numerous subcategories within each
of these branches. Until the latter part of the 20th century, most
adherents of Christianity were in the West, though it has spread to every
continent and is now the largest religion in the world. Traditional Christian
beliefs include the belief in the one and only true God, who is one being
and exists as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and the belief that Jesus is the
divine and human Messiah sent to the save the world. Christianity is also
noted for its emphasis on faith in Christ as the primary component of
religion. The sacred text of Christianity is the Bible, including both the
Hebrew scriptures (also known as the Old Testament) and the New
Testament. Central to Christian practice is the gathering at churches for
worship, fellowship, and study, and engagement with the world through
evangelism and social action.
Important religion sights
• Bethlehem, Israel: birthplace of Jesus
Nazareth, Israel: where Jesus lived and began ministry
Jerusalem, Israel: where the early Church was started
• The Vatican (Vatican City) is a separate state located
within the city of Rome, Italy, that serves as the
religious and administrative center of the Roman
Catholic Church. It is the official home of the reigning
Pope and the meeting place for the leaders, or
cardinals, of the Church. It is recognized as its own
country, one of the smallest sovereign states in Europe.
Sources?
Number of Followers and Location
• Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of
Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament.
Christians believe Jesus is the son of God, God having become man and
the savior of humanity. Christians, therefore, commonly refer to Jesus as
Christ or Messiah.
• Has about 2,000,000,000+
Why give me this first bullet point? What does it have to do with this particular slid
Instead made the graph big enough to read.
Important holidays and Ceremonies
• Christmas is one of the most important
holidays and that is because it is Jesus
birthday.
• Good Friday is another one because that is the
day Jesus died on the cross for our sins.
• Easter Sunday is a important holiday because
http://christianity.about.com/od/holidaytips/
qt/whatisgoodfrida.htm
Impact on World history
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Christmas, of course, is to honor the birth of a humble itinerant rabbi from the
ancient world. Emperors and governors have come and gone, but it is this man
Jesus whose birth we still celebrate 2000 years later. We hope everyone can
enjoy this account in the delightful spirit of Christmas.
Even most non-Christians at least respect Jesus as a great moral teacher. In
addition, few would argue that this one man has had more impact on the
world than any person in history. Putting aside the supernatural, let's examine
how the person of Jesus impacted the course of history.
The impact of Christianity on world history is huge. Our very calendars were
set to indicate how long it has been since Christ's birth, although the humans
who calculated it may have been mistaken.
Jesus is arguably the most influential person who ever lived. He is thecreator
of Christianity, the largest civilization of today. Christianity hasevolved the
world, and changed how people think, and live. Ancient timeswould have
been drastically different if Jesus was never born. Theconstitution and laws of
vast amounts of countries would be different, andcolossal amounts of lives
would have been spared in the ancient world. Jesuswas only on Earth for a
short amount of time, and yet he left behind a giantimprint.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_Christianity's_impact_on_world_history
http://www.scribd.com/doc/7950/How-Jesus-and-Christianity-changed-theWorld
Examples of Ethnocentrism
• This slide needs to be complete in order to
pass this assignment. Look at the assignment
sheet, this is one of the key standards that I
am checking that you have mastered.
Without this slide being complete I cannot
pass you.
Works Sited
• Slide – 5
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_was_Abraham_from_the_bible
• http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_was_Paul_in_the_Bible
• http://www.abideinchrist.com/selah/jun3.html
• Slide 7 for Vatican
• http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_Vatican
Please spell Cited correctly. I already pointed this out
last time. Twice is embarrassing. Also be consistent with
your Works cited, either include it on the page or place
them all at the end. This is very confusing picking and
choosing where to cite your sources.
Buddhism
No Picture?
Holy Writings
• Another holy book of the Buddhist religion is the Tripitaka is the oldest
piece of writing with Buddhas teachings in it. It was first made after
the death of the Buddha when 500 of his disciples all came up with the
Tripitaka.
• The Holy Book of the Buddhist is The Diamond Sutra, this book is one
of the
most important Buddhist book. It urges readers to not be blinded by
what has been told to them and believe what they think is right. The
earliest copy that is still intact is dated to be made in 868 A.D. No one
is really sure what year it was originally written in. The book itself was
not written in India where Buddhism began but actually in China, yet it
is still very important to all Buddhists.
• http://sbhumanitiesbuddhism209.wikispaces.com/Holy+Books
Important and Major beliefs
• One fundamental belief of Buddhism is often referred to as reincarnation - the concept that people are reborn after dying. In fact, most individuals
go through many cycles of birth, living, death and rebirth. A practicing
Buddhist differentiates between the concepts of rebirth and reincarnation.
In reincarnation, the individual may recur repeatedly. In rebirth, a person
does not necessarily return to Earth as the same entity ever again. He
compares it to a leaf growing on a tree. When the withering leaf falls off, a
new leaf will eventually replace it. It is similar to the old leaf, but it is not
identical to the original leaf
• After many such cycles, if a person releases their attachment to desire and
the self, they can attain Nirvana. This is a state of liberation and freedom
from suffering.
• http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_major_beliefs_in_
Buddhism
Deities
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Medicine Buddha can help decrease physical and mental illness and suffering.
The celestial Buddha named Hotei or Pu-Tai is best known as the jolly Laughing
Buddha. In China, he is known as the Loving or Friendly One. He is based on an
eccentric Chinese Ch'an (Zen) monk who lived over 1,000 years ago and has
become a significant part of Buddhist and Shinto culture. Because of this
monk's benevolent nature, he came to be regarded as an incarnation of the
bodhisattva who will be Maitreya (the Future Buddha). His large protruding
stomach and jolly smile have given him the common designation "Laughing
Buddha."
• Sources? This slide has some major issues.
Starting with the fact that Buddhist do not really
believe in a creator god. Reexamine everything
on this slide or find sources that you can cite.
Important Figures
• Ananda The Buddha's cousin and one of his primary disciples. He
memorized and recited the Buddha's teachings, and so was known as the
Dhammabhandagarika, "treasurer of the teachings." Dalai LamaLeader of
Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism. The current Dalai Lama is Tenzin Gyatso.
Gautama The given name of the historical Buddha.Nhat Hanh, Thich(1926) Expatriate Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk, teacher, author, poet and
peace activist. Sakyamuni "Sage of the Sakya tribe." Another name for the
historical Buddha.
• http://www.religionfacts.com/buddhism/people.htm
History and Geography
• Founded: Buddhism was founded in the sixth century BCE by
Siddhartha Gautama (may also be spelled as "Gotama").
Siddhartha was a prince born in Lumbini near the border of
present day India and Nepal. His dissatifaction with the nature
of suffering and the answers of existing religion led him in a
quest which eventually brought him to enlightenment, and
thus the title, the Buddha--meaning "an enlightened one".
• http://www.bellbookandcandlepublications.com/greenwoods
village/gor/buddhist.php
• Poor source. Last updated in 1998! Find a better source!
Important Religion Sites
Sources?
• Nepal -Siddhartha Gautama, the future Buddha, was born at Lumbini near
the Shakyan capital of Kapilavastu in the southern region of Nepal known
as the terai. The 5th-century Chinese pilgrim Fa-hsien described
Kapilavastu as a "great scene of empty desolation", populated by a few
monks.
• Buddhist India- • Bodh Gaya (Bihar)
Before his death, the Buddha enjoined his followers to make pilgrimages
to four sites Lumbini, where he was born; Uruvela (modern Bodh Gaya),
the site of his enlightenment; Sarnath, the place of his first sermon; and
Kushinara, where he died. Each of these sites may be visited today, and
Bodh Gaya remains the most sacred of the four.
Number of Followers and Location
• While estimates vary between 200-500 million adherents, the generally
agreed number of Buddhists is estimated at around 350 million (6% of the
world's population). This makes Buddhism the world's fourth largest
religion.
• http://www.buddhanet.net/elearning/history/bud_statwrld.htm
http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/history/bud_statwrld.htm
Important holidays and ceremonies
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Buddhist New Year
In Theravadin countries, Thailand, Burma, Sri Lanka, Cambodia and Laos, the new year is celebrated
for three days from the first full moon day in April. In Mahayana countries the new year starts on
the first full moon day in January. However, the Buddhist New Year depends on the country of
origin or ethnic background of the people. As for example, Chinese, Koreans and Vietnamese
celebrate late January or early February according to the lunar calendar, whilst the Tibetans usually
celebrate about one month later
Vesak or Visakah Puja ("Buddha Day")
Traditionally, Buddha's Birthday is known as Vesak or Visakah Puja (Buddha's Birthday Celebrations).
Vesak is the major Buddhist festival of the year as it celebrates the birth, enlightenment and death
of the Buddha on the one day, the first full moon day in May, except in a leap year when the festival
is held in June. This celebration is called Vesak being the name of the month in the Indian calendar.
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A picture would make a lot of sense on this page. Also where are your sources?
Impact on world history
• there are somewhere around a billion people who call
themselves Buddhists. So now there are, in many
countries around the world, Buddhist temples and
centers; there are whole countries where the main
religion is Buddhism and there are countless rituals,
ceremonies, superstitions, and other sorts of beliefs
that have roots, at least partly in Buddha's teachings.
• Wait under # of followers you state no more than 500
million. Which is correct you are contradicting
yourself. Where is the source on this page? Use a third
source to verify your information.
Examples of Ethnocentrism
• See slide of Christianity.
Works Cited
• Slide22
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_did_Buddha_influence_world_history
• Slide16
http://www.religionfacts.com/buddhism/store/medicine_buddha.htm
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http://sbhumanitiesbuddhism209.wikispaces.com/Holy+Books
Slide 19
http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/history/sites.htm
• Again, make up your mind and be consistent with your works cited. This
one is at least spelled correctly. Chose either to place it all on the slide or
all at the end. And DO NOT use any wiki type sources.
Judaism
• Picture would be nice
Holy Writings
• Tanakh Composition:
The complete Jewish Bible is composed of 24 books
• Traditionally, the written and oral Torah. The written Torah
is Tanakh, the Five Books of Moses. (Bereshit, "In the
beginning," also called Genesis; Shemot, "Names," also
called Exodus; Vayikra, "He called," also called Leviticus;
Bamidbar, "In the desert," also called Numbers; and
Devarim, "Words," also called Deuteronomy). The oral
Torah is the discussions and interpretations of those
scriptures applied into law and practice over time, collected
in Talmud and Mishnah
• Who wrote the Torah? When? What role does it have in
other religions’ writings? Where are your sources and a
picture?
Important and Major beliefs
Judaism teaches that every person (Jewish and non-Jewish) was created "b'tzelem
Elohim," which is Hebrew for "in the image of God." For this reason every person
is equally important and has an infinite potential to do good in the world. People
have the freewill to make choices in their lives and each of us is responsible for
the consequences of those choices. More detail. Sources?
Deities Sources?
Judaism is a monotheistic faith, meaning that Jews believe there is
only One God. Often this God is beyond our ability to
comprehend, but God is nevertheless present in our everyday
lives. How individual Jews choose to understand this manifestation
of the divine varies. Some connect with God through prayer,
others see the divine in the majesty of the natural world, others
may not think about God on a daily basis. Each individual's
relationship with God is unique and personal.
Important Figures
• Some important people in Judaism history are Abraham, Moses, Jesus of
Nazareth, Baruch Spinoza, and Marc Chagall
• Abraham is considered the father of monotheism and a role model for his
rejection of idol worship. He is a central figure in Judaism, Christianity, and
Islam. Moses is the leader who brought the Isrealites out of slavery in
Egypt and provided them with what is known as the Ten Commandments.
Jesus of Nazareth was a Jewish teacher who used parables to show ethical
ideas. Baruch Spinoza worked as a lens grinder and made lenses for
telescopes that were part of the most important scientific instruments in
that era. He is recognized as a founder of modern biblical critisism. Marc
Chagall was a Jewish painter and many of his paintings showed the Biblical
theme reflecting his Jewish heritage.
• Sources?
History and Geography
• Within forty years of the invention of printing in the mid-fifteenth century,
Hebrew books were produced using this new technology. Through the
second half of the fifteenth century, Hebrew printing was restricted mainly
to the Italian and Iberian peninsulas, where some 180 Hebrew titles were
issued. While Hebrew printing ceased in Spain and Portugal after the
expulsion of the Jews in 1492, it quickly spread to the Ottoman Empire,
North Africa, and Central and Eastern Europe. By the end of the sixteenth
century, Hebrew printed books were being produced throughout most of
the Jewish world.
• Judaism is Purple on the map
• Revise with the history of Judaism
Not the history of Jewish printing.
Sources?
Important Religion Sites
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The Western Wall (Jerusalem): Part of a vast retaining wall built by Herod around
the Temple Mount, this is the most visible structure remaining from the Second
Temple complex. Judaism's great legacy to the world is spiritual, but the massive
stones of the Wall, each with its perfectly carved border, are testimony to the
physical grandeur of the ancient Jewish world. Over the centuries, this enduring
fragment of The Temple complex has come to symbolize the indestructible
attachment of the Jewish people to the land of Israel. For more than 1,000 years,
under Islamic governments, the Wall was the closest point that Jews were
permitted to approach to the place where the ancient Temple of Jerusalem once
stood. Because of the sanctity of the Temple Mount itself, very observant Jews do
not go farther than the Wall to this day.
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Dome of the Rock (Jerusalem): A gloriously beautiful Islamic shrine, built in A.D.
691, covers the rock believed to have been the altar or foundation stone of the
First and Second Temples. According to Jewish tradition, the rock was the altar
upon which Abraham prepared to sacrifice Isaac; Islamic tradition holds that it was
Abraham's first son, Ishmael, the father of the Arabic people, whom Abraham was
called upon to sacrifice, either at this rock or at Mecca. The rock is also believed to
have been the point from which the Prophet Mohammed ascended to glimpse
heaven during the miraculous night journey described in the 17th Sura of the
Koran.
Sources? Pictures of these would make a lot of sense too.
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Number of followers and Location
Sources?
• As already mentioned, Jews can be found all over the world. The largest
number of Jews lives in Israel with 5.7 million. The United States has 5.2
million Jews. While those numbers are close, the percentage of the
population that is Jewish in each of those countries is a world apart. In
Israel it is 75%. In the United States, it is only 1.7%. France comes in third
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when it comes to number of Judaism followers with 483,000
Important holidays and ceremonies
• For most of its history, Hanukkah has been a rather minor holiday. But in
the late 19th century it began to gain popularity and today it is one of the
most celebrated Jewish holidays (neck-and-neck with Passover, according
to one source {1}).
• The Jewish calendar is lunar, with each month beginning on the new
moon. The new months used to be determined by observation. When the
new moon was observed, the Sanhedrin declared the beginning of a new
month and sent out messengers to tell people when the month began.
People in distant communities could not always be notified of the new
moon (and therefore, of the first day of the month), so they did not know
the correct day to celebrate. They knew that the old month would be
either 29 or 30 days, so if they didn't get notice of the new moon, they
celebrated holidays on both possible days
• Rosh Hashanah is celebrated as two days everywhere (in Israel and
outside Israel), because it occurs on the first day of a month. Messengers
were not dispatched on the holiday, so even people in Israel did not know
whether a new moon had been observed, and everybody celebrated two
days. The practice was also maintained as a custom after the
mathematical calendar was adopted.
Impact on world history
• There is a striking point that runs through Jewish history as a whole.
Western civilization was born in the Middle East, and the Jews were
at its crossroads. In the heyday of Rome, the Jews were close to the
Empire’s center. When power shifted eastward, the Jewish center
was in Babylon; when it skipped to Spain, there again were the
Jews. When in the Middle Ages the center of civilization moved into
Central Europe, the Jews were waiting for it in Germany and
Poland. The rise of the United States to the leading world power
found Judaism focused there. And now, today, when the pendulum
seems to be swinging back toward the Old World and the East rises
to renewed importance, there again are the Jews in Israel…
• - Professor Huston Smith
• Could definitely be improved on.
Examples of Ethnocentrism
• Again see the Christianity slide for
Ethnocentrism.
Works Sited
• Slide 26
• http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_Jewish_Holy_Books_called
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http://judaism.about.com/od/judaismbasics/a/whatdojewsbelieve.htm
Slide 30
http://www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/cajs/exhibit1996/Geography.html
Slide 32
http://www.faithexplained.com/judaism-followers/
Slide 34
http://www.simpletoremember.com/articles/a/impactofthejews/
• Please fix spelling and any wiki type sources
need to verified with an actual source.
Teacher Comments
• You still have some work to do. Please look at all the comments. If
you have questions let me know. Much of this assignments
revolves around finding good sources: many of your sources are
questionable. One tip do not put in questions in your search
engine, rather use key words. Questions tend to pop up poor
sources such as wikis or answers.com type sources. You will need
to find new sources for anything that has wiki type source and
verify the information to make sure it is accurate. Look at the
standards using high quality sources is a large part of this project.
• Also the ethnocentrism slides must be completed. That is one of
the key state standards that you are mastering with this project.
• Your grade continues to not be a passing grade. Please revise and
turn in for a passing grade.
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Religions
Each religion includes a
full discussion of each of
the 10 content categories.
One or more of the
religions does not include
a full discussion of one or
more of the content
categories.
Many of the content
categories are incomplete
for multiple religions and
or have inaccurate
information
Content categories are
missing, and or much of
the information is
inaccurate.
Works Cited
All facts are accurately
cited in proper MLA
format. Sources are
credible and accurate and
easily verifiable. It is easy
to see where all
information was gathered.
Some facts are not cited,
MLA format is
questionable, and some
sources are of
questionable credibility. It
can be difficult to see
where information was
found.
Many facts are not cited,
MLA format is not
followed, and many
sources are of
questionable credibility.
Finding where
information was found is a
chore or impossible.
Many facts are not cited,
MLA format is not
followed, and many
sources are of
questionable credibility.
Finding where
information was found is
a chore or impossible
Visual Aid
Visual aid is polished and
cohesive. It is easy to
read, has a nice mix of
text and visual.
Visual aid is heavy on
either text or visuals; it
has a few mistakes that
distract from the
presentation.
Visual aid is almost solely
text or visuals; there are
several mistakes that make
the presentation difficult
to follow.
Visual aid detracts from
the presentation, there
are many mistakes,
factual errors, and it has
no balance between text
and visual.