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Today’s objective:
• We will discover the major religions of the
world.
Today’s objective:
• We will discover the major religions of the
world.
• I will complete a matrix of the major world
religions.
World
Religions
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
Hinduism
Christianity
Christianity
The followers of
Christianity are
known as
Christians.
Christianity
Christians believe
that God exists in
three parts: God
the Father, God the
Son, and God the
Holy Spirit.
Christianity
To Christians,
the Cross is the
most sacred
symbol of their
religion.
Christianity
Their main figure is Jesus.
Christianity
Christians
worship on
Sundays in
churches, where
they listen to
sermons from the
Bible.
Christianity
The Holy Book
for Christians is
the Bible.
Christianity
The main goal of
all Christians is
salvation (eternal
life with God in
heaven).
Christianity
Christians have
trained ministers,
also known as
priests, or pastors,
to lead their prayer
services.
Christianity
Christians believe
a lot like Jews but
also base their
beliefs on the
teachings of Jesus.
Christianity
There are two main
sects of
Christianity:
The Catholics and
the Protestants.
Christianity
Two of the major
Christian holidays
are Christmas and
Easter.
Christianity
Jerusalem,
in Israel, is
the holy city
of
Christianity.
Judaism
Judaism
The followers
of Judaism are
known as the
Jews.
Judaism
Jews believe in
the God of
Abraham
called Adonai
or Yahweh.
Judaism
To Jews, the
Star of David is
the most sacred
religious
symbol.
Judaism
Abraham is a
major figure.
Judaism
Jews worship
from Friday
evening through
Saturday evening
in holy buildings
called
synagogues.
Judaism
A Jewish worship
service is led by
a rabbi.
Judaism
The Holy Book
for the Jews is the
TeNaKh with the
Torah being the
most important
part.
Judaism
The TeNaKh is
written in the
holy language of
Hebrew.
Judaism
Like the
Christians,
Jerusalem is
the holy city
of Judaism.
Judaism
Jews must be
faithful and
live a good
life according
to the Torah.
Judaism
Jews believe
they are God’s
chosen people
because of an
agreement with
Abraham.
Judaism
Jews believe in fasting and
eating only kosher foods.
Judaism
Judaism’s major
religious
holiday is Yom
Kippur.
Judaism
There are 3
principal sects:
Orthodox
Reform
Conservative
Islam
Islam
Followers of
the religion
of Islam are
called
Muslims.
Islam
Muslims
believe in
the God of
Abraham
called Allah.
Islam
To Muslims, the
crescent moon
and star are the
most sacred
religious
symbol.
Islam
Muhammad
is the most
important
figure in
Islam.
Islam
Muslims
believe that
Muhammad
was God’s
final prophet.
Islam
The holy
book for
Muslims is
called the
Qur’an or
Koran.
Islam
The Koran
is written
in the
sacred
language
of Arabic.
Islam
Muslims worship
in mosques.
Worship
includes prayer,
sermons, and
readings from
the Koran.
Islam
The imam leads
the people in
prayer.
Islam
Muslims
believe that
followers must
follow the Five
Pillars of Islam.
The Five Pillars include:
1) declaring faith
2) prayer - 5 times a day
3) giving to the poor
4) fasting
5) a pilgrimage to Mecca
at least one time in their
lives.
Islam
Mecca is the
holy city of
Islam. It is
located on
the Arabian
peninsula.
Islam
The principal
religious
holiday of
Islam is
Ramadan.
Islam
There are two
main sects of
Islam:
Sunni
Shi’i
Hinduism
Hinduism
The followers of
Hinduism are
called Hindus.
Hinduism
Hindus believe
in one supreme
God who exists
in many forms
and in all living
beings.
Hinduism
To Hindus, the
Aum is the
most sacred
religious
symbol.
Hinduism
Most
Hindus
worship in
temples.
Hinduism
Hindus practice
daily devotionals,
meditations, and
pujas (a dinner
offered to their
god).
Hinduism
Although most
Hindus worship
individually, a
pujari sometimes
leads the people
in worship.
Hinduism
The Holy Book for
the Hindus is
called the Vedas. It
is a collection of
hymns and songs.
Hinduism
The Vedas is
written in the
sacred language of
Sanscrit.
Hinduism
Hindus believe
in
reincarnation
(the cycle of
birth, death,
and rebirth).
Hinduism
Hindus also
believe in karma
(law of cause and
effect) and they
believe animals
are sacred.
Hinduism
There are no
major religious
figures in
Hinduism, but
cows are
considered holy.
Hinduism
The most sacred
city of the Hindus
is Varanasi, by the
banks of the
Ganges River.
Hinduism
Diwali, from the Sanskrit
word Dīpãvali, meaning "row
of lights" is a Hindu festival
of lights lasting five days.
For many Hindus, Diwali is
also New Year's Eve.