Research the main characteristics of Judaism,.
Who were the prophets of each religion?.
How did their beliefs about life and the after life differ?.
3. What are the main traditions of each?.
4. What are their holy books?.
5. What do they call the places they worship?.
6. What towns or cities do they regard as holy?.
Judaism.
1. Some of the prophets of Judaism were;.
Abraham.
Isaac.
Jacob.
Moses.
Aaron .
2. Some of their Beliefs about life and after life were;.
Prayer is to be directed to God alone and to no other.
God will reward the good and punish the wicked.
The Messiah will come.
Life is valued above almost all else.
Killing someone is like destroying a whole world but to save someone is to be saving an entire world.
Abortions were necessary to save the life of a mother. .
Believe in a final judgment day when people will be rewarded or punished depending on how they conducted their lives.
3. Hanukah was a main tradition or holiday.
4. Their holy book was, the Torah.
5. Their holy place is the Synagogue.
6. Jerusalem is considered their holy city.
Islam.
1. Their main prophet was Muhammad.
2. Also believer in a final judgment day when people will be rewarded or will punished depending on how they have conducted their lives. The Dead will be resurrected.
3. Making a pilgrimage to Mecca, and Preying five times a day. .
4. Koran was their holy book that held the word of God. And was also written in Arabic. Called Jews and Christians the people of the book.
5. They would worship in a Mosque which was in Islam.
6. Mecca is the holy city of the Islam.
Christianity.
1. Abraham, Jesus and Moses.
2. Believe in a final judgment day when people will be rewarded or punished.
depending on how they conducted their lives.
3. Christmas, Easter are two main Christian traditions.
4. The holy book is called "The Bible-.
5. The Church is a holy meeting place for the Christians.
6. Rome is considered holy to Christians.