What Is Ethical Monotheism

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.

Monotheism and polytheism are two very different belief systems. Monotheism is the belief in one god and polytheism is the belief in more one than one god. The concept of morality can and does exist within cultures that have only one god, as well as cultures that have multiple gods. Without morality, the world would be a place of extreme chaos and pandemonium. However, the foundation for morality within polytheistic religions is quite contradictory to the foundation for morality with monotheistic religions. Morality within polytheism is somewhat inconsistent and relative; whereas in monotheism, morality becomes more consistent and absolute.

Originated in eastern Mediterranean throughout the life of Jesus Christ, in addition to it becoming the major religion of the Roman Empire by the end of the 4th century

This week our class has been learning about three major monotheistic religions. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have a lot of things in common with each other, but they also have their differences. So I am going to tell you what those differences are, and also what they have that is alike. So get ready to learn about the religions that pretty much take over the world.

Christianity derives from the teachings of God’s son Jesus of Nazareth and his apostles who later became known as Jesus Christ. Being a Christian is living a very righteous life. Christianity is a monotheistic religion such as Islam and Judaism. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have an eternal life.” This is a major factor in christian faith. This exact quote is not a belief for other religions but, it is known to be the foundation to have a great afterlife. It shows how only Christians believed in Jesus being God's son and in the holy trinity. In conclusion, Christians are to live in

The origin of ethical monotheism for all of the Abrahamic religions lies in Judaism, where Adonai is the one true God. While having a strong belief in God, as Rabbi Weiner said, certainly deepens the Jewish faith from a religious perspective, the halakha is what actually serves as the ethical center of Judaism. The hypothesis based off of early research predicted that this would be the case, but the interview with the Rabbi as well as an examination of the Tanakh confirmed this position. It is with Catholicism, however, that the significant findings contrast somewhat with the hypothesis. From the research, it was predicted that Catholics would generally place more importance on faith as their holy center than on law, which is indeed the case. Jesus Christ died for the sins of humanity, and it takes more than just ethical action to repay that debt. Yet, in the hypothesis, the role that Biblical ethics has on the Catholic faith was not foreseen. Catholics view Baptism as one of the most ethical actions a person can undertake in their lifetime; and, though this sacrament is indeed a matter of Biblical law rather than faith, it still greatly informs their monotheistic beliefs. Though Catholicism definitely places more value on a firm conviction in God than Judaism, it cannot simply be written off as a religion with no need for ethical

Of all the important events that helped develop Jewish Ethical Monotheism, I believe that the most crucial was the second covenant (in which God gave the holy book--or the 10 commandments--to Moses in order to complete their agreement.) God promised to protect and guide all of Moses’ descendents in exchange for all of them to follow and worship only him. The first commandment wouldn’t have been as crucial because it didn’t have any ethical aspect to it; it only described a monotheistic covenant.

If one looks at the three major monotheistic religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, many differences present themselves. However, if you look past the differences, you see three religions based on the idea that there is one God who is more powerful than anything. These three religions, branching off from their core beliefs, have both similar and contrasting teachings. Using some of these sacred writings from each religion, we will examine the agreements and disagreements between these faiths.

In what ways is the Holy land an essential site for all three monotheistic Faiths? All three faiths say that Jerusalem was a holy city. For Islam, Jerusalem was where the prophet Muhammed rose to heaven. For Christianity, Jerusalem is the city where Jesus Christ died and rose from the dead. For Judaism, Jerusalem has been the Jewish capital. Each religion has a place that call for practicing same basic ritual worships (although differently in the rituals) as praying, fasting, and etc. The Jews had the second Temple of Jerusalem, where daily prayers are recited and other Jewish rituals are performed. The Christians had the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, where it was once a place where Jesus was crucified. The Muslim have the Kaaba, where they

The idea of the ancient Israelites not being monotheistic is a notion particularly outside of academia, one that is almost totally incomprehensible with the general perception of this people and their culture. However, this does not necessarily mean that the more general conception of them as monotheists is correct. Ronald Hendel, a prominent scholar seems to make the case for the Israelites not being the monotheists that traditionally the ancient Israelites are assumed to be, “It is inaccurate to characterize the religion of ancient Israel as monotheistic, if what is meant by that term is the belief that only one God exists. Indeed, an enormous range of sources, both biblical and archaeological, indicate that ancient Israelites not only

Jewish were monotheism(believing in one God) Jewish religion was harsh, brutal and discourteous, they follow God through set of rules Roman Empire conquered many countries and inferior them including Middle East, Jerusalem When Romans defeated Carthage became most powerful Mediterranean state and expanded empire Romans conquered Jerusalem in 63 B.C.E

According to Sermon on the Mount, the sermon did in fact describe an ethical religion. That religion was Christianity. A religion that does required individuals to follow a code of moral behavior. An example of the moral code would be “Poor in spirit shall inherit the kingdom of heaven” (Mathew 5-3) meaning to have an impoverished soul and regardless of your life you have to identify and scarceness before you can go to god in faith. To demonstrate another moral code would be “Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.” (Matthew 5:9) which means that you should try to avoid conflict and try to discovery peace in every situation. My final example of the moral code would be “Let your light so shine before men,

The debate, however, was furthered because of Greek philosophy. Even in the monotheistic response to the doctrine of the Logos, there was an answered required by the hellenistically infused mind about the humanity of Jesus. Monarchianism attempted to combat this and there were several different waves of this reaction. One of the better articulated views would be dynamic monarchianism. This view, which was a precursor to adoptionism, claimed that Jesus was born a man from the union of Mary and the Holy Spirit and then received His power at His baptism when the power of God descended upon Him. This was monarchianism’s way to disprove the Logos doctrine, whilst still trying to answer the questions the Greek minds were asking. However controversial

This evil god created all visible matter, including the human body, matter was therefore tainted with sin. This contradicted the dogmas of the monotheistic Catholic Church, who believe that there was only one God, who created all visible and invisible things . Cathars believed that human spirits were the genderless spirits of angels trapped within the physical creation of the evil god, condemned to an eternal incarnation until the faithful ones achieve salvation through a ritual called the

Judaism was developed among the ancient Hebrews found in the Middle East. It is considered one of the oldest monotheistic religion. Judaism is told in the first five books of the Hebrew bible (Old Testament). They believe they have a covenant with one God. Jews trace their history back to Abraham but Judaism was found by Moses. Followers of Judaism, focus on the relationship between the land of Israel, mankind and the relationships between the Creator. There is no formal set of beliefs. Followers of Judaism, believe God chose them to set an example of ethical behavior and holiness. Jews keeps God’s laws in exchange for the many good things God has done for them. They believe it is important to do everything as a community. Where Christians