2.  God

3.  Allah (Mohammed is the prophet)

4.  God, Adonai

5.  Bible consists of Old Testament and New Testament

6.  Quran/Koran – contains parts of the Old Testament

7.  Torah – contains 1 st five books of Old Testament

8.  Abraham patriarch/1 st prophet  They are God’s chosen people  Monotheistic  Jerusalem Holiest City  Achieve salvation through belief in Jesus Christ  The Resurrection  Jesus both human and divine

9.  Abraham patriarch/1 st prophet  They are God’s chosen people  Monotheistic  Mecca Holiest City/Jerusalem 3 rd Holiest City

10.  Abraham patriarch/1 st prophet  They are God’s chosen people  Monotheistic  Jerusalem Holiest City  The Covenant – pact between God to favor Jews and Jews to follow God

11.  Sacraments – acts performed during the life of Jesus that Christians also perform  Communion  Confession  Give to the poor  prayer  Major Holidays  Christmas – birth of Jesus  Easter – Jesus’ resurrection

12.  No pork  No alcohol  Wash hands and face before worship  Sharia – Islamic law  No images of Allah allowed  prayer  Major Holiday  Ramadan – the month Allah revealed the Quran to Mohammed

13.  The Five Pillars of Islam 1. Declaration of Faith – “there is no God but Allah and Muhammed is his prophet” 2. Pray 5 times a day facing Mecca 3. Give money to the poor 4. Fast during Ramadan 5. Hajj – take a pilgrimage to Mecca once during your life if you are able

14.  Kosher – dietary laws, the most recognizable is no pork  Talmud – oral laws  Give to the poor  prayer  Major Holidays  Yom Kippur – day of atonement  Rosh Hashanah – Jewish New Year

15.  Main day of worship is Sunday  Worship occurs in a Church  Worship lead by a priest or minister

16.  Main day of worship is Friday  Worship occurs in a Mosque  Worship lead by an Imam

17.  Main day of worship is the Sabbath which lasts from Friday evening until Saturday evening (Saturday is most common)  Worship occurs in a Synagogue or Temple  Worship lead by a Rabbi

18.  Roman Catholic – Pope (Mary important figure)  Orthodox – no Pope; original language Greek  Protestant – no Pope

19.  Sunni – 85% of all Muslims  Shia (Shi’ite)  Original split based on who the legitimate caliphs (religious leader) were after the death of Mohammed  Shias believe the “Madhi” (rightly guided one) has come and will return  Sunnis believe the Madhi has yet to come

20.  Orthodox – strict following of Judaism  Conservative – less strict  Reform – least strict

21.  Jerusalem

22.  Holiest = Mecca  2 nd Holiest = Medina  3 rd Holiest = Jerusalem

23.  Jerusalem