1. World Religions ReligionIntroFollowers God or Supreme Being Sacred Book Christianity Judaism Islam Hinduism Buddhism

2. World Religions (cont.) Religion House of Worship BeliefsOther Info Christianity Judaism Islam Hinduism Buddhism

3. WORLD RELIGIONS CHRISTIANITY

4. World Religions: Judaism ESSENTIAL QUESTION What is religion? LEARNING TARGET I can compare and contrast the five major world religions.

5. A Few Introductory Facts Christianity developed during the time of the life of Jesus Christ. It is a monotheistic religion (belief in one God). Christianity is the major religion in Europe and the entire Western Hemisphere (all of the Americas).

6. FOLLOWERS OF CHRISTIANITY Followers of Christianity are called Christians. There 1.4 billion followers. Christianity is divided into many individual denominations such as Eastern Churches, Roman Catholics, and Protestants. The Roman Catholic Church is the largest denomination.

7. PROTESTANTISM There are nearly 400 million Protestants. Protestantism includes many different churches such as: Methodist Baptist Episcopal Lutheran Presbyterian

8. GOD OF CHRISTIANITY Christians believe in the same God that Jews worship. Christians believe that God sent His Son, Jesus, to save people from their sins and give them eternal life. Christians believe Jesus is the Messiah.

9. SACRED BOOK OF CHRISTIANITY The most sacred book of Christianity is the Bible. It is divided into the Old and New Testaments. OT: describes life before Jesus’ birth. NT: describes Jesus’ life and teachings, the early church, and what faith in Jesus means

10. CHRISTIAN HOUSE OF WORSHIP The Christian house of worship is called a church. Most Christian denominations hold worship services on Sundays. It is the first day of the week and the day Jesus arose from the dead.

11. EARLY CHRISTIAN MISSIONARIES Paul Spread Christianity to Egypt, Greece, Italy, and beyond. Many letters he wrote to churches are part of the New Testament. Peter He was one of Jesus’ 12 Apostles Preacher in the early Christian church

12. BELIEFS ABOUT DEATH Christians believe that death is not the end of life because Jesus promised eternal life to all believers. Christians believe that after death, they will be judged and either rewarded or punished.

13. World Religions Religion Name for Followers God or Supreme BeingSacred Book House of Worship Christianity Judaism Islam Hinduism Buddhism