The 99 beautiful names for god for all the people of the book. Only one, more than one, or none at all exhausts all the possibilities, so one of these claims must be correct. A covenant is an agreement between abraham and god. Three faiths with one god arab american national museum. Each package includes 14 riveting lectures presented by notable professors as well as a booklength course guide. Ganid employed more than threescore learned translators in the making of this. I have recommended this dvd to her and will be sending it to her as a gift. How were the ten commandments different from the laws of neighboring people. Three of the worlds major religions the monotheist traditions of judaism, christianity, and islam were all born in the middle east and are all inextricably linked to one another.
One god 10 commandments study of the holy book the torah. The author gives a moving story of abrahams station as gods messenger and the unfoldment of prophecy as the five religions are sent with the same spiritual truth, connections to abraham, and laws or messages pertinent to the needs of the development of mankind at the time. If judaism, christianity, and islam believe in one god. The outside of a christian church in tashkent, uzbekistan. Abraham is the historical father of the three religions and the originator of judaism.
Let me start with the fact that i am not smart enough to answer this. A compendium of historical accounts of the three abrahamic religions ebook. The one god is a book of revelation that provides a new understanding of the nature and reality of god and gods plan and purpose in the world and in the greater community of life in the universe. Interview with frances worthington, author of abraham. This is an excerpt from the groundbreaking documentary, three faiths, one god. One of judaisms primary texts is the tanakh, an account of the israelites relationship with god from their earliest history until the building of the second temple c.
Christianity was born from within the jewish tradition, and islam developed from both. In the case of god, there are three basic opinions. If there is only one god, why are there so many different. Three faiths with one god the origins and similarities of the 3 abrahamic religions. Three oldest monotheistic religions flashcards quizlet. Buy a cheap copy of the religions of man book by huston smith. While some would say the three serve the same god, the proven truth is there are two different gods. Through the great messengers and teachings of the past, this ongoing revelation has flowed over. The three monotheist religious traditions, judaism, christianity and islam, have more in common than in contention. One of his greatgrandsons was judah, from whom the religion ultimately gets its name.
The unit introduces students to the history and basic teachings of these three important religions with a tone of respect and balance. Its free and setting up an account only takes a moment. Even in the three monotheistic world religionschristianity, islam, and judaismthere are fundamental differences in gods character, attributes, and especially his nature. The book abraham one god three wives five religions is an awesome book. If moses, jesus, and the prophet muhammad were to meet, what would they tell one another about judaism, christianity, and islam. What are the top ten religions and what is the holy book. One god, three wives, five religions is a groundbreaking examination of abraham, one of the most beloved and significant religious figures. The covenant that god made with the patriarch abraham forms the basis of the three religions that today enjoy the largest followings in the world. In polytheistic religions, responsibility for reality is parceled out among multiple gods. Jesus was sent down to earth via the virgin marys stomach by god and he spread the good news of the lord and shared all of his faith and love with the people of jerusalem.
What three religions are called the people of the book. It gives us an inside look to how other religions view our own. Monotheistic religions of the middle east central michigan. By showing the range and potential of a common conviction that god is one and unique, makes demands upon mans social order and the conduct of every day life, distinguishes those who do his will from the rest of humanity and will stand in judgment upon all. This does not mean one as in one of series, nor one like a species which. The abrahamic religions, judaism, christianity, and islam 1164 words 5 pages. There are three major religions in the world today judaism, christianity, and islam. Father,son,holy ghost 10 commandments heaven and hell good deeds the holy book of christians the bible. The abrahamic religions, judaism, christianity, and islam are the three key western religions that all emphasize monotheism, achieving peace though justice, gods love and mercy, all three trace their lineage back to abraham in some way, even though he was first mentioned in the hebrew bible. Graduate school, california, john hick is danforth professor, chair, and director of the blaisdell programs in. One god three religions join the unexplained mysteries community today. Invoking a concept as simple as it is brilliant, f. Abraham one god three wives five religions bahai resources. I believe one has to be adopted by the father through jesus christ to be called one of his children and receive.
Three faiths, one god the formative faith and practice of. God means elohim the father, whereas godhead means a council of three distinct. Judaism, christianity and islam, the three major monotheistic religions. Im pretty elusive these days so youre going to need to trust in a book thats centuries old and your personal experience to find out about me.
Declaration, the purpose of this website is to provide a religious fundamental comparison of christianity to islam, using the new testament of the bible compared to the quaran. One god, three wives, five religions brings a fresh and lively interfaith perspective to the fourthousandyearold story of. Judaism, christianity, islam which compares similarities and differences in. The bible teaches that god is one in essence, three in person. Buddhism 376 million followers tripitaka pali canon 5. Logically, one and only one of these claims must be true.
I really like to be worshipped, adored, revered, feared and respected. In a monotheistic religion, there is only one god to take on such responsibility, so it is logical that he or she becomes responsible for everything. These revelations are recorded in the quran, the holy book of islam. Huston smiths masterpiece explores the essential elements and teachings of the worlds predominant faiths, including hinduism, buddhism, confucianism, taoism. Christianity jesus christ is the founding figure of the religion of christianity.
The primitiveness, the ugliness and the contradictions displayed in the name of islam make it indispensable to clarify where we stand and what should be done to redirect people who have been diverted from the true path, for nearly 1400 years, described in the quran. Although all three are monotheistic, judaism and islam are unitarian monotheists. Abraham is hailed as the first hebrew and the father of the jewish people. The ten commandments were based on the worship of one god while the neighboring peoples. Monotheism judaism, christianity, and islam are major faiths that are examples of monotheism, or belief in one supreme god. Although we cannot completely grasp the triunity of god, we must trust his revelation is true. One god, three wives, five religions is a groundbreaking examination of abraham, one of the most beloved and significant religious figures in history. The israelites were initially a number of tribes who. Author frances worthington researches the three wivesconcubines sarah, hagar, and keturah of abraham, and traces their lineage to five different religions christianity, judaism, islam, the babi faith, and the bahai faith. We have had some interesting discussions about her situation and about things like pagan holidays, such as christmas, etc. One god, three wives, five religions by frances worthington isbn. The basic categories are congruent, the articulation of those categories is not. The fact that islam and its holy book the quran focused on. Id like to approach this from a totally different direction, that of cognition.
Here begins the next chapter in the progressive revelation of gods presence and will for humanity. Explain the similarities and differences between the worlds three largest monotheistic religions. A groundbreaking examination of abraham, one of the most beloved and significant religious figures in history. Each package includes 14 riveting lectures presented by notable professors as well as a book length course guide. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. One god, three wives, five religions bahai bookstore. The one god book only one god the new message from god. The author gives a moving story of abrahams station as god s messenger and the unfoldment of prophecy as the five religions are sent with the same spiritual truth, connections to abraham, and laws or messages pertinent to the needs of the development of mankind at the time. The people of the book is a term used to designate nonmuslim adherents to faiths which have a revealed scripture called, in arabic, ahlalkitab. Three religions one god is a historical account of the three abrahamic. The grade 1 core knowledge history and geography unit, three world religions, explores the history of judaism, christianity, and islam, three major religions that developed in the same part of the world and share a belief in one god. One god, three wives, five religions, a book that draws on the scriptures of five religions to.