Transcript Semitic Religions

Semitic
Religions
Monotheism
(One God)
Abraham
Patriarch of the Semitic Religions
They are called Semitic Religions because they
originated in the Middle East.
The three main Semitic Religions
are
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
JUDAISM
• Oldest of the Semitic Religions.
• Origin. Mesopotamia, 2000 BCE
JUDAISM
• DEITY – Jehovah (GOD).
JUDAISM
The belief is that there is one eternal
God (Jehovah) whose will is revealed
in the Torah.
JUDAISM
• Main Text
• The Torah – the first five books of the Old
Testament (Bible)
JUDAISM
Holy Laws – Ten Commandments.
JUDAISM
• Holy City –Jerusalem
Western Wall
King Solomon's Temple
JUDAISM
– Followers of Judaism – JEWS
• 18,000,000
JUDAISM
• Language of the Torah - Hebrew
JUDAISM
Jewish House of Worship
Synagogue
JUDAISM
Ordained teachers of Judaism - Rabbis
JUDAISM
Holidays
• Sabbath – Day of rest
• Yom Kippur – Day of atonement.
• Birth, the bar mitzvah, marriage, and
death are all significant occasions.
JUDAISM
Home country – 1948 - Israel
Flag of Israel
Holy Symbols of Judaism
Menorah
Ten Commandments
Star of David
Holocaust
• During World War II, 6 million
European Jews died as a result of a
program of extermination by Nazi
Germany under the Dictator Adolf
Hitler.
CHRISTIANITY
• Second oldest of the Semitic Religions.
• Origin: Israel, birth of Jesus of Nazareth
(4BCE – 30 CE approx.)
CHRISTIANITY
Deity – God, part of the Holy Trinity of Father,
Son and Holy Spirit.
CHISTIANITY
The belief the Jesus is the Son of God is
unique to the Christian faith. God sent
his only, Jesus, to Earth to redeem
mankind. This redemption was achieved
through his crucifixion and resurrection.
CHRISTIANITY
Main Text: The New Testament of the Bible
CHRISTIANITY
Holy Laws – Ten Commandments
CHRISTIANITY
Holy City
Jerusalem – Church of the Holy Sepulcher
CHRISTIANITY
Follower of Christianity – Christians
1,400,000,000
CHRISTIANITY
Divisions of Christianity
• Roman Catholic – headed by the Pope.
• Orthodox – headed by the patriarch of
Constantinople.
• Protestant – founded by Martin Luther in the
16th Century.
CHRISTIANITY
House of Worship
Roman Catholic
CHRISTIANITY
Orthodox Catholic Churches
CHRISTIANITY
Protestant Churches
CHRISTIANITY
Holy Leaders
Roman Catholic – Pope
Priest
CHRISTIANITY
Holy Leaders – Protestants – Preacher
CHRISTIANITY
Holidays
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Advent
Christmas
Lent
Easter
• Two main rites: Baptism and Lord’s Supper.
CHRISTIANITY
Holy Symbols
ISLAM
• Youngest of the Semitic Religions, fastest growing of the three
Semitic Religions.
• Origin – Saudi Arabia, 6th century CE.
ISLAM
Deity – Allah (God)
ISLAM
Originator (prophet)
Mohammed (570 -632 CE)
ISLAM
The belief is that Allah is the one true GOD and
that Mohammad is the prophet of Allah. There
are five (5) Articles of Belief: the oneness of
God, the holy books revealed by God, the
prophets, the angels and the hereafter.
ISLAM
Main Holy Text: The Koran (Qur’an)
ISLAM
Language of the Koran – Arabic
ISLAM
Holy Laws – Pillars of Islam (5)
1. Profession of Faith – Believe in Allah (God) and that
Muhammad (prophet) is the last prophet.
2. Praying 5 times a day.
3. Zakat- Giving to charity
4. Fasting in the month of Ramadhan
5. Hajj – Pilgrimage to Mecca.
• Jihad – means struggle and not ‘holy war.’
ISLAM
Holy City - MECCA
ISLAM
Jerusalem is also a Holy City of Islam.
Dome of the Rock
ISLAM
Followers of Islam – Muslims - 840,000,000
ISLAM
Divisions of Islam
Sunni – 90% of all Muslims
Shiite
Sufi
ISLAM
House of Worship – Mosque
ISLAM
Holy men – Imam
ISLAM
Holidays
Ramadan
Eid-Al-Fitr
Month of daily fasting Celebrates the end
of Ramadan.
ISLAM
Holy Symbols