Religion : Abrahamic Religions And Violence

The three most practiced monotheistic religions- Christianity, Judaism, and Islam- share a belief in one singular God. Each have many similarities -like believing in one God and following sacred texts- as well as differences, such as different holidays and rituals. Although these three religions share similarities, there are more differences between them. Christianity is a religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ through the holy book called the Bible.

Judaism, Islam, and Christianity are some of the religions that most individuals can relate to, being the three largest religions in the world. Like many religions they share many differences and also some similarities. One difference that these religions hold is their view of Jesus Christ. Similarities are surprisingly common to find among some religions because of the basis they put on one another. Some similarities between these religions include: belief of monotheism and the influence of Zoroastrianism had on each religion. Also another similarity carried out by these three religions would be the significance of Abraham. Some other differences include: religious texts and also how they approach God in prayer.

The three different Monotheistic religions Christianity, Judaism, and Islam have gradually developed into exceedingly divergent faiths. They vary in many concepts and differ from each other in a multitude of ways, such as all having different characteristics/customs, different beliefs, and different origins.

Abraham is the founding father of the three biggest religions in the world which are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. He is the man who communicated with God and became the father of many nations. Abraham’s story begins by leaving his home behind and moves to Egypt because God commanded him to do so. As Abraham travels, his wife and he lie to the pharaoh and king that his wife Sarah is his sister and not wife. This action led to God punishing them by inflicting a disease on the Pharaoh and household, and the King receives a nightmare in which God reveals to him. Also, his wife Sarah could not bared children, so he impregnated Hagar, since he doubted that God would give him a biological child by him and Sarah. Abraham then makes a covenant

These religions are considered Abrahamic because they all consider Abraham the Biblical patriarch or father. In Judaism, there is a story behind him questioning the faith of the gods. The story goes as one day, in his father’s shop, he smashed all the statues of the gods except for the largest one. When the father came back,

Almost all religions around the world are based on a belief. Almost every religion have certain rules and principles that order together within a society: Many people misunderstand and misinterpret the holy texts the Bible, Quran, Torah, and others fabricate. Religion is defined as faith to a higher being who one believes has created us. It has also been used as laws through history to stop the committing of crimes. In many religions, the consequences of breaking rules and regulations of the religion are burning in the pit of hell. Religion is man-made and was created for many reasons but mainly to keep peace and justice in the world. But the words can be manipulated and used as an excuse to start wars on this planet. This caused many to believe that the world would be a better place without religion.

Although Christianity, Islam and Judaism are all religions that grew from the same central idea of one divine god named Abraham in the general time zone of 2500 BC, and in the holy city of Jerusalem, they are all very different from each other. Christianity, Islam and Judaism are all similar religions in some ways but are also very different from each other in other ways.

Abraham was born in Mesopotamia and died in Canaan. Abraham is founding father and is a figure revered by the three main monotheistic religion, which are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Abraham inherit land from God, which we now know as Canaan.

Religion had a large effect on violence that broke out within the two empires. Within Islam, two sects reigned supreme. The Sunni and the Shiite. The Sunni believe that Muhammad's bloodline is not the rightful heir to becoming a caliph. Sunni believe that the next Caliph should be voted upon by the Islamic people based on merit. The Shiite believe that Muhammad's bloodline should reign supreme and the Caliphates should only follow lineage. This diametrical opposition directed the Sunni and Shiite to despise one another. Because of these conflicting ideals, riots, attacks, murders, and bloodshed occurred between the two sects. This raging controversy has continued to modern day. Christianity in the Byzantine Empire had bloodshed and destruction

"Christianity started out in Palestine as a fellowship; it moved to Greece and became a philosophy; it moved to Italy and became an institution; it moved to Europe and became a culture; it came to America and became an enterprise" as stated by theological scholar Sam Pascoe. Throughout Christianity’s journey they have come across ties with the religions Judaism and Islam. There are few similarities between the three major religions. One similarity is that Abraham is viewed the same between all three religions. The only other similarity is that all 3 religions believe in a God, just in different ways. There are much more similar theological aspects of the religions when Christianity is compared to

Xabelle Felix August 1,2016 Lanay-Fallase Summer Reading Abraham In Abraham, Bruce Feiler writes about his journey in developing a deeper understanding about the Abraham. Abraham is a very significant person in the three major monotheistic religions, Christianity, Islam and Judaism.

Militant right wing groups within the main monotheistic religions – Judaism, Islam and Christianity have characterized contemporary fourth wave terrorism. Their religiously motivated attacks utilize religious texts, such as the Torah and Talmud, to give sanction to violent actions against any country that is considered, Satan, infidel or apostate. Baruch Goldstein was a member of the far right Israeli Kach movement – a division of the Jewish Defence League. Kahane, the founder of the Jewish Defence League, declared the Jewish Defence League’s ethos. “Never again, means that we have had it in the concept of being beaten and not hitting back. No one will respect us, and no one in the end will love us, if we don’t respect ourselves”.

For more than two thousand years anti-Semitism has plagued the Jews, however, the term has only been around for about thirty years (Strack 594). Due to the hateful accusations and of those who did not understand their religion, Jews, as a scorned people, gradually became more exclusive and intolerant of other religions. Because of Judaism’s strict adherence to their own beliefs and unwillingness to consider any alternatives, Muslims and Christians have scorned and persecuted Jews.

“The wolf shall lie with the lamb and the leopard with the kid.” Isaiah 11:6. One of the more commonly known verses from the Hebrew bible. There are many verses such as this that express the longing for a culture without violence that is attributed to the ethical values of Judaism. Upon further research including an ethnographic study it was clear that followers of Judaism truly value the culture of non-violence. It is these ethics and values within the Judaistic tradition for the development of non-violence that are invaluable for contemporary society as they help to create a safer civilisation.

The rise, development, and spread of monotheism (the belief in one God), is one of the most significant and fascinating dimensions of human civilization. The three major monotheistic faiths are Judaism, Christianity and Islam, these religions have spread to other kingdoms throughout the world by use of missionaries.