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Name of Religion Name of Religion Judaism Judaism
Place of Worship Place of Worship Synagogue Synagogue
Clergy' Title Clergy' Title Rabbi Rabbi
Originating-People Originating-People Hebrews Hebrews
Religious Center Religious Center Israel (Jerusalem) Israel (Jerusalem)
Name of God Name of God YHWH (Yahveh): "The Lord," the creator YHWH (Yahveh): "The Lord," the creator
Status of Messiah Status of Messiah Has NOT appeared yet Has NOT appeared yet
Key Followers Key Followers Moses, Abraham Moses, Abraham
Type Type Monotheism Monotheism
Holy book Holy book • Torah (1st five books of the Old Testament)
• Hebrew history
• Describes moral conduct and duty to the Lord
• Bible (Old Testament)
• Gives details of daily life, food, prayer
Celebrations Celebrations Passover - the Exodus, Hanukkah (ה כ) נ* Rosh ,(ח,Hshanah (ראש השנה), Yom Kippur (פו (יום כ6
CustomsCustoms
Beliefs in Beliefs in Afterlife Afterlife
• No religious art, family ties, no pork
• Kosher - Fit for use, Sabbath on Saturday
• Yes
Beliefs Beliefs • One Supreme God; intolerant, but forgiving
• Stress moral conduct
• Follow God's will (from the Bible) 10 Commandments
• People who do will gain salvation
• People who don't will suffer God's penalties
World World Impact Impact
• Not a God from Nature
• Oldest existing religion
• First monotheistic religion
• Unique right vs. wrong religion
• Basis of Christianity and Islam
Name of Religion Name of Religion ChristianityChristianity Originating-PeopleOriginating-People HebrewsHebrews Religious Center Religious Center JerusalemJerusalem
Name of God Name of God
Jehovah Jehovah
Trinity- Father, Son and Holy Trinity- Father, Son and Holy SpiritSpirit
Status of Messiah Status of Messiah JesusJesus
Key Followers Key Followers Paul missionary, Peter first Bishop Paul missionary, Peter first Bishop of Romeof Rome
Type Type MonotheisticMonotheistic Place of Worship Place of Worship Cathedral, ChurchCathedral, Church
Clergy' Title Clergy' Title Priest, Reverend, PastorPriest, Reverend, Pastor AfterlifeAfterlife Yes, Heaven and HellYes, Heaven and Hell
Holy book Holy book Old TestamentOld Testament
*Hebrew Bible*Hebrew Bible
*Ethics and Laws*Ethics and Laws
New TestamentNew Testament
*Gospels (Life of Jesus)*Gospels (Life of Jesus)
*Epistles (Letters)*Epistles (Letters)
BeliefsBeliefs *Love, forgiveness of *Love, forgiveness of enemiesenemies
*Forgiveness*Forgiveness
*Christ as the key to *Christ as the key to salvation, and Eternal life salvation, and Eternal life in the Kingdom of Godin the Kingdom of God
*Christ as the only true *Christ as the only true judgejudge
*To live life as Jesus did *To live life as Jesus did (Christ like)(Christ like)
World World Impact Impact
• Dominates European life Dominates European life from 300s to 1800s CEfrom 300s to 1800s CE
• Historically, most Historically, most influential religioninfluential religion
• Basis for all Basis for all denominations of denominations of Christian religionsChristian religions
• 1st offshoot of Judaism1st offshoot of Judaism