Monotheism The belief in 1 God. Judaism, Christianity, & Islam

Key religious vocabulary

Prophet (messenger- mensajero) Messengers of God’s revelations

divine Like god or God

Revelation (revelacion) Surprising and previously unknown fact- made in a dramatic way

covenant Agreement (acuerdo)

messiah Leader or savior chosen by God Very different between Judaism and Christianity Jews- still waiting Christians- Jesus will return!

Descendant (descendiente) Comes from Ex. You are descendants of your parents

Salvation (cielo) Jews- Not really a heaven One day messiah will come and resurrect the dead Follow Jesus’s teachings and you will live an eternal life in heaven OR an eternal life of damnation win hell

Judaism Abraham believed that one all-powerful God created the world. Abraham made a covenant with God. The descendants of Abraham would be God’s chosen people, called Hebrews, or Jews today.

Judaism Holy Book called ThNaKh Written in Hebrew Torah- law of God 3,000 years ago God gave Torah to Moses, Judaism’s most important Prophet

Judaism Sabbath (holy day) Rabbi (leads congregation in prayer) synagogue Yom Kippur (fasting- being sorry for bad acts) Eating only kosher foods

The messiah? Jews did not believe Jesus was who he said he was. They are still waiting for the messiah to return.

Christianity *Remember!!!! Abraham believed that one all-powerful God created the world. Abraham made a covenant with God. The descendants of Abraham would be God’s chosen people, called Hebrews, or Jews today.

So….where does Judaism break off into Christianity???

Christianity Jesus (a Jew) was born in 0 A.D. Jesus traveled around Palestine teaching a new covenant between God and the Jews. Those who followed Jesus’s teachings broke away from other Jews and became Christians, worshipping God in a new way that focused on Jesus’s teachings.

Christianity Christians believe in God as the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This is known as the Trinity

Christianity Christians believe that Jesus died on the cross, buried, and rose from the dead 3 days later. He went up to Heaven to be with God. The stories of his life are told in the Bible.

The Bible Old Testament Judaism Stories about creation, Jews enslaved in Egypt and getting freed by God New Testament Starts with birth of Jesus

Sarah and their son Isaac Hajar and their son Ishmael

Islam Remember!! Abraham made a covenant with God Abraham’s descendants would be favored people

Islam Ok so here’s where it starts getting a little different…. The God of Abraham is called “Allah”

Islam Abraham and Sarah = Issac Hebrews or Jews Abraham and Hajar = Ishmael Arabs

Islam Islam is based on the life of Muhammad, Muhammad was a prophet, spreading God’s word All written in the Koran

Islam Koran contains revelations God made to Muhammad Salvation, eternal life in paradise with God “five pillars”, such as praying 5 times a day Ramadan- fasting