Transcript Major Religions

Major
Religions
of
Europe
Essential Question
What
are the 3 major
religions in Europe and
how are they similar
and different?
Christianity
Christianity
began about
2000 years ago
Christian Beliefs
Christians
believe that God
entered into history as
Jesus and arose from
the dead as the Holy
Spirit.
Christian Beliefs
All
believers are promised
life everlasting.
The leader of Christianity
was Jesus, and his
followers were
known as disciples
(12).
Holy Book
The
Christian Holy
Book is known as the
Bible.
Place of Worship
Christians
Church.
worship in a
Christian Population in Europe
Islam
Islam
A.D.
began around 600
Islam Beliefs
ISLAM
is the name given to
the religion preached by
the prophet Muhammad
Allah is the Islamic God.
People who
believe these
ideas are called
Muslims.
Islam Beliefs
Muslims
pray five times daily
All Muslims are required to
make a pilgrimage to
Mecca at least once in their
lifetime.
Holy Book
The
holy book of
Islam is the Qur’an
or Koran.
Place of Worship
Muslims
worship in
a Mosque.
Islam Population in Europe
Judaism
Judaism
began about
3,000 years ago
Jewish Beliefs
Jews
think that God will send a
Messiah (a deliverer) to unite
them and lead them in His
way.
Judaism teaches that death is
not the end and that there is a
world to come.
Jewish Beliefs
Judaism
was the first to
teach belief in only one
God. Two other important
religions developed from
Judaism: Christianity and
Islam.
Holy Book
The
Jewish Holy Book
is known as the Torah.
Place of Worship
Jews
worship in a
Synagogue.
Jewish Population in Europe
Country
France
United Kingdom
Russia
Germany
Ukraine
Belgium
Netherland
Italy
Spain
Jews
483,000
292,000
205,000
119,000
71,500
30,300
30,000
28,400
12,000
% of all Jews
3.6%
2.2%
1.5%
0.9%
0.5%
0.2%
0.18%
0.05%
0.002%
What do these religions
have in common?
They
are all monotheistic. This
means they believe in only ONE
God.
Jesus has a place in all three
religions.
All are “Abrahamic” religions