Semitic Religions

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Semitic Religions

• Monotheism
• (One God)

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AbrahamPatriarch of the Semitic Religions
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They are called Semitic Religions because they
originated in the Middle East.

• The three main Semitic Religions are
• Judaism
• Christianity
• Islam

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JUDAISM

• Oldest of the Semitic Religions.
• Origin. Mesopotamia, 2000 BCE

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JUDAISM

• DEITY Jehovah (GOD).

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JUDAISM

• The belief is that there is one eternal God
  (Jehovah) whose will is revealed in the Torah.

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JUDAISM

• Main Text
• The Torah the first five books of the Old
  Testament (Bible)

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JUDAISM

• Holy Laws Ten Commandments.

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JUDAISM

• Holy City Jerusalem
• Western Wall
• King Solomon's Temple

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JUDAISM

• Followers of Judaism JEWS
• 18,000,000

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JUDAISM

• Language of the Torah - Hebrew

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JUDAISM

• Jewish House of Worship
• Synagogue

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JUDAISM

• Ordained teachers of Judaism - Rabbis

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JUDAISM

• Holidays
• Sabbath Day of rest
• Yom Kippur Day of atonement.
• Birth, the bar mitzvah, marriage, and death are
  all significant occasions.

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JUDAISM

• Home country 1948 - Israel

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Flag of Israel
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Holy Symbols of Judaism

• Menorah
• Ten Commandments
  Star of David

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Holocaust

• During World War II, 6 million European Jews died
  as a result of a program of extermination by Nazi
  Germany under the Dictator Adolf Hitler.

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CHRISTIANITY

• Second oldest of the Semitic Religions.
• Origin Israel, birth of Jesus of Nazareth
  
• (4BCE 30 CE approx.)

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CHRISTIANITY

• Deity God, part of the Holy Trinity of Father,
  Son and Holy Spirit.

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CHISTIANITY

• The belief the Jesus is the Son of God is unique
  to the Christian faith. God sent his only,
  Jesus, to Earth to redeem mankind. This
  redemption was achieved through his crucifixion
  and resurrection.

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CHRISTIANITY

• Main Text The New Testament of the Bible

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CHRISTIANITY

• Holy Laws Ten Commandments

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CHRISTIANITY

• Holy City
• Jerusalem Church of the Holy Sepulcher

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CHRISTIANITY

• Follower of Christianity Christians
• 1,400,000,000

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CHRISTIANITY

• Divisions of Christianity
• Roman Catholic headed by the Pope.
• Orthodox headed by the patriarch of
  Constantinople.
• Protestant founded by Martin Luther in the 16th
  Century.

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CHRISTIANITY

• House of Worship
• Roman Catholic

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CHRISTIANITY

• Orthodox Catholic Churches

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CHRISTIANITY

• Protestant Churches

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CHRISTIANITY

• Holy Leaders
• Roman Catholic Pope
  Priest

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CHRISTIANITY

• Holy Leaders Protestants Preacher

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CHRISTIANITY

• Holidays
• Advent
• Christmas
• Lent
• Easter
• Two main rites Baptism and Lords Supper.

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CHRISTIANITY

• Holy Symbols

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ISLAM

• Youngest of the Semitic Religions, fastest
  growing of the three Semitic Religions.
• Origin Saudi Arabia, 6th century CE.

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ISLAM

• Deity Allah (God)

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ISLAM

• Originator (prophet)
• Mohammed (570 -632 CE)

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ISLAM

• The belief is that Allah is the one true GOD and
  that Mohammad is the prophet of Allah. There are
  five (5) Articles of Belief the oneness of God,
  the holy books revealed by God, the prophets, the
  angels and the hereafter.

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ISLAM

• Main Holy Text The Koran (Quran)

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ISLAM

• Language of the Koran Arabic

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ISLAM

• Holy Laws Pillars of Islam (5)
• 1. Profession of Faith Believe in Allah (God)
  and that Muhammad (prophet) is the last prophet.
• 2. Praying 5 times a day.
• 3. Zakat- Giving to charity
• 4. Fasting in the month of Ramadhan
• 5. Hajj Pilgrimage to Mecca.
• Jihad means struggle and not holy war.

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ISLAM

• Holy City - MECCA

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ISLAM

• Jerusalem is also a Holy City of Islam.
• Dome of the Rock

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ISLAM

• Followers of Islam Muslims - 840,000,000

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ISLAM

• Divisions of Islam
• Sunni 90 of all Muslims
• Shiite
• Sufi

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ISLAM

• House of Worship Mosque

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ISLAM

• Holy men Imam

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ISLAM

• Holidays
• Ramadan
  Eid-Al-Fitr
• Month of daily fasting Celebrates the end
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  of Ramadan.

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ISLAM

• Holy Symbols