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RELIGION STUDIES:
SUMMARY OF RELIGIONS FOR QUICK REFERENCING:
RELIGION
WHO THEY WORSHIP
WHERE DO THEY
WORSHIP
Synagogue
HOLY BOOK:
SCRIPTURES
Torah, also oral Torah
- the Talmud
JUDAISM
Belief in only one GOD
Founder figure: Abraham
CHRISTIANITY
Trinity: God the father, the Son
and the Holy Spirit.
Founder figure: Jesus.
Founder figure: The Prophet
Muhammad.
Beliefs: There is no God but Allah
and Muhammad is his messenger.
Church
The Bible (comprising
the Old and New
Testament)
The Qur’an
BUDDHISM
Gautama Siddhartha who is called
the Buddha -The Enlightened One
Dharma ( also the
Three Baskets)
Wesak festivalduring May/June.
HINDUISM
3 Main gods: Brahma, Vishnu &
Shiva.
Founder figure none.
Temple / Scrine Nan Hua temple
Bronkhorstspruit
Temple
More than one
scripture – The Vedas
The Bhagavad Gita
most popular.
AFRICA (ATR)
RELIGION
God & Ancestors spirits
Founder figure none.
Church
No scriptures – oral
tradition.
Major festivals:
Divali – during
Sept/Oct.- They
belief in
reincarnation and
Karma
Major festivals:
Marriage,
birth,death etc.
ISLAM
Mosque
OTHER
interesting INFO
Major festivals:
Jewish New Year +
The Passover
Major festivals:
Christmas and
Easter
Major festivals:
Feast of
Fastbreaking and
Feast of sacrifice.
RELIGION STUDIES RESULTS – GRADE 12 – NOV/DEC 2010 – Paper 1 & Paper 2
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