Download Judaism and Christianity

By: Raven Zellers, Grace Vincent,
TaylorRae Burchell, Dillon Thomas,
and Tyler Dalton
Beginning
• Abraham or Abram is considered the founder of Judaism because
according to the Bible, God chose Abraham to be “the father of many
nations”
• The actual time of the creation of Judaism is unknown but is estimated to
be founded over 3500 years ago.
• Judaism was formed in Canaan, modern day Israel and Palestine. Canaan
was between the River Jordan and the Mediterranean.
Jewish Names
• Allah
• Jehovah
• YHWH
• Tetragrammaton
• El Shaddai
• God Almighty
• El or Elohim
• God
• HaShem
• Jewish for “The Name”
Religious Books
The religious book of Jewish religion is the Torah
Judaism Core Beliefs
Old
People born immortal. Adam and Eve
Sinned. “Original Sin”.
Separation from God and Heaven.
Everyone will die. Everyone damned to
hell.
Sacrifices must be made to pay for sin.
Lamb and Oxen.
After sacrifices are made you are
“clean”. When you sin again you are
separated and tainted.
Don’t believe Christ was the son of God
or holds any sway in salvation.
New
A “born into the club” kind of thing.
Saved by being Jewish and repenting
after sin.
Saved by being a good person, not by
sacrifice.
Difficult to join with initiation process.
Laws/Rules
Halakhah: “The path
that one walks”
• Jewish book of laws and rules that
affect almost every aspect of life
• Consists of rules applying to marriage,
what you do when you wake up in the
morning, what you can and cannot eat,
etc.
Important Terms
• Hebrew- the oldest name used for the language and people involved with
Judaism.
• Torah- this is the law, also known as the Five Books of Moses.
• Israel- where Judaism was formed and is the country occupied by the Israelites.
• Sheol- the world of the dead.
• Mikva- a body of natural water used for ritual cleansing.
Judaism symbols
Beginning
• Christianity was founded by Jesus Christ through his life, teachings,
death, and resurrection.
• Founded around 33 C.E. in Canaan, modern day Israel and Palestine.
• Christianity was spread around by Jesus’ disciples.
Christian Names
God
• Lord
• Father
• Jehovah
Holy Spirit
• Holy Ghost
Jesus
• Christ
Religious Books
The religious book of the Christian
religion in the Bible.
Christian Core Beliefs
•
People born immortal. Adam and Eve Sinned. “Original Sin”.
•
Separation from God and Heaven. Everyone will die. Everyone damned to hell.
•
Sacrifices must be made to pay for sin. Lamb and Oxen.
•
After sacrifices are made you are “clean”. When you sin again you are
separated and tainted.
•
God sends his son Jesus Christ to live a perfect life without sin. He is killed
unjustly and that acts as an ultimate payment for everyone’s sin for all time.
•
Caveat: You must believe in Jesus for his sacrifice to apply to you.
Laws/Rules
Ten Commandments
• A set of ten rules that a Christian must
follow
• Consisted of rules about treatment of
others, and what you can and cannot
do.
Important Terms
• Baptism- Christian initiatory ritual.
• Penance- Christian sacrament in which the Christian confesses his sins for
absolution.
• Grace- refers to the free gift of God’s salvation through Jesus Christ.
• God- Is the one who is Christians believe is the one who created everything.
• Roman Catholic Church- a church that was founded by Jesus Christ and follows
his true teachings.
• Byzantine- was a Christian State that was founded on the authority of the
church.
• Mormon- a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and they
follow the Mormon faith.
Christian Symbols
Resources
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/
• http://www.patheos.com/Library/Judaism.html
• http://www.jewfaq.org/torah.htm
• http://www.webpages.uidaho.edu/~rfrey/PDF/166/Judaism%20Christianit
y/Terms%20for%20Judaism.pdf
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/
• http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/syllabi/r/robbins/1JM8QPHIL203/ChristianTerms.html
• http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/history.htm
• http://www.ancient.eu/Byzantine_Empire/