1. World religions Review

2. New Title Page
World Religions
Review
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3. Polytheistic vs. monotheistic
Many Gods – A belief in multiple gods or goddesses,
Monotheistic:
One God – Belief in a single god

4. Monotheistic Religions

5. Judaism
T – Torah is the Jewish Holy Book, Christians call the Torah the Old Testament
O – Oh, most Jews live in Israel and North America
R – Religious laws are the 10 Commandments
A – Abraham is the founder of Judaism
H – first believers in a monotheistic religion

6. Christianity
J – Jesus’ life and teachings are in the New Testament of the Bible
E – Early church councils made doctrines (beliefs) – i.e. the Bible is the word of God
S – Second monotheistic religion
U – United under Catholic Church until 1517
S – Son of God is Jesus

7. ISLAM I – Islam’s Holy Book is the Koran (Qu’ran)
S – Started in the Middle East (present day Saudi Arabia)
L – Laws are called the Five Pillars of Islam
A – Allah = Islamic name for God
M – Muhammad is the founder of Islam and his teachings are in the Koran
I – Islam is monotheistic
C – Cities that are holy to Muslims – Mecca, Medina, and Jerusalem
Followers of Islam are called Muslims

8. POLYTHEISTIC Religions

9. Hinduism
K – Karma is reincarnation (rebirth) based on behavior – good karma reborn into a better life next
A – All Hindus live under India’s caste system: strict class system
R – Reincarnation: rebirth based on karma
M – Many gods – polytheistic religion
A – All Hindus want to end reincarnation and merge with Brahma

10. Buddhism B – Buddha: Siddhartha Gautama is the founder
U – U are loving religions review!
D – Doctrine: Four Noble Truths
D – Doctrine: Follow the 8 Fold Path to Enlightenment
H – Hey, Buddhism was founded in India
A – Asoka spread Buddhism to China and South East Asia

11. Hinduism Book: Vedas – poems and hymns Brahmanas – rules for worship
Great Epics – heroes and gods
Upanishades – questions on life and death
Holy Place – Ganges river
Missionary Religion? – Yes, Ganges River
Important Figures: Brahman
Bhrama – creator
Shiva – destroyer
Vishnu – preserver
Major Beliefs:
Dharma – moral behavior
Reincarnation – Wheel of life, death, rebirth – karma determines reincarnation
Karma – sum of good and bad deeds, which determines the outcome of your atman (soul) in the next life

12. Judaism When: 1900 BC Where: Middle East What: Monotheistic
Book: Torah – Old Testament
Place of Worship: Synagogues
Holy Places: Jerusalem
Missionary Religion?: Yes – Western Wall in Jerusalem
Important Figures: God, Holy Spirit, Abraham, NOT Christ
Major Beliefs:
10 commandments
#1 & 2 – belief in a single, all-powerful God that brought them out of Egypt
#4 – Sanctity of the Sabbath (Saturday)
#6-10 – responsibility to respect your fellow man
Belief that the “messiah” has not yet come to Earth
Belief that Jesus was not the Son of God, merely a prophet

13. Buddhism The 8-fold Path right opinion right purpose right speech
When: 600 BC
Where: China
What: Neither
Holy Book: None
Place of Worship: Buddha statues
Missionary Religion?: Yes
Important Figures: Buddha – “the enlightened one”
Major Beliefs:
The 4 Noble Truths
Life is pain and suffering
This suffering is caused by a desire for material possessions
Suffering ends when you renounce worldly cravings
Follow the 8-fold path in order to end suffering
The 8-fold Path
right opinion
right purpose
right speech
right action
right way to earn a living
right effort
right mindfulness
right concentration

14. ISLAM Where: Middle East What: Monotheistic Book: Koran or Qur’an
Place of Worship: Mosques
Holy Places: Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem
Missionary Religion?: Yes
Important Figures: Allah, Mohammed & Abraham
Major Beliefs:
5 pillars of Islam
Kalima – statement of faith – “there is but one god, Allah, and Mohammed is his prophet
Salat – 5 daily prayers in the direction of Mecca
Zakat – giving alms to the poor
Sawm – abstaining from food and drink while the sun is up during holy days
Hajj – pilgrimage to Mecca once in a lifetime

15. Christianity Where: Middle East What: Monotheistic
Book: Bible- Hebrew Bible + New Testament
Place of Worship: Churches
Holy Places: Jerusalem, Bethlehem
Missionary Religion?: Yes
Important Figures: God, Jesus Christ, Holy Spirit
Major Beliefs:
10 commandments
#1 - belief in a single, all-powerful God
#4 - sanctity of the 7th day (Sunday)
# responsibility to respect your fellow man
Salvation attained through belief in the Son of God