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What do Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
have in common?
Belief about God
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are all
monotheistic, that is they all believe in 1
God.
Each religion has a different name for
God: YHWH, Lord, and Allah.
Origin
All three religions originated on the continent of Asia, in
the Middle East. Judaism and Christianity began in
present-day Israel and Islam in Saudi Arabia.
Person
Abraham
Considered to be the father of monotheism (the
belief in 1 God) and therefore the father to all 3
religions.
Sarah+Abraham+Hagar
Isaac
(Judaism)
(Christianity)
Ishmael
(Islam)
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~wldciv/world_civ_reader/world_civ_reader_1/abraham.html
The city of Jerusalem
Islam-
Christianity
Dome of the Rock:
Muhammad ascended
into heaven.
Church of the Holy
Sepulcher:
Judaism
Wailing Wall: Only
remaining Wall of the
Temple of Solomon.
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/saudiarabia_mecca?s
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The ground on which the
church stands the Hill of
Calvary, where the New
Testament says that
Jesus was crucified. It
is said to also contain
the place where Jesus
was buried (the
sepulcher).
What makes each religion unique?
Places of worship
Mosque
(Islam)
Church
(Christianity)
Synagogue
or Temple (Judaism)
Holy Books
The Bible -The Old
The Torah - the first
and New Testament
five books of the Old
Testament.
(Christianity)
(Judaism)
The Koran or Qu’ran (Islam)
Religious Leaders
Imam- a prayer leader of a mosque (Islam)
Caliph- head of an Islamic community.
Pope, Patriarch, priest, minister, preacher Leaders of various branches of Christianity.
Rabbi - the official leader of a synagogue
(Judaism)
Key Beliefs
Judaism
• Oldest of the 3 monotheistic religions
• Ten Commandments - 1st laws of the Jewish
faith.
• Holidays such as Passover and Rosh Hashanah
• 3 main branches- Orthodox, Conservative and
Reform
The Ten Commandments
Key Beliefs
Christianity
• Follows the Ten Commandments
• Based on the life and teachings of Jesus
Christ
• Many branches- Catholic, Eastern Orthodox,
Anglican, and Protestant (Baptist, Methodist,
etc.)
• The office of the Pope, the head of the
Catholic Church is known as the Papacy.
Key Beliefs
Islam
• People who follow Islam are called Muslims
• Muhammad is the last and greatest prophet of
Islam
• The guidelines Muslims follow are known as the Five
Pillars
• The 2 holiest cities are Mecca and Medina. Both
cities are located in Saudi Arabia.
• The 2 main branches are Shi’a and Sunni
Five Pillars of Islam