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How is Religion
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How is Religion
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@missjudysmith: Hey @askreligionquesions! I am having some friends and family over this weekend for dinner, and I need your help. I will be having people from three different religious backgrounds (Christianity, Judaism, and Islam). To avoid any conflict and debate, I would like to be educated on main aspects of the three faiths, so I can intervene if disagreements arise.
@askreligiousquestions: Hello @missjudysmith! Thank you for your question about religion! There are many aspects about all three religions that are actually shared. The holy books of the three religions have similarities among them, but as one gets more specific, differences are noticed throughout. First, all three religions believe in one god, or in other words, are monotheistic. These faiths support doing deeds for God, and to learn this, each religion has a special holy book. Christianity has the Bible, where worshippers study the New Testament, which starts from the time Jesus Christ was born. Those who read the Bible learn about Jesus and his followers, and his death and resurrection. They also learn how the religion began to spread, touching on members of Christian groups, like Paul (Esler 167). Jewish people read the Torah, and believers study the period before Christ (the Old Testament). They specifically look at Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Jeremiah, and Isaiah, who were all key figures in the creation of the religion (Judaism). Lastly, Islam’s holy book is the Qur’an. Muslims, or those who worship Islam, study the most recent of the three monotheistic religions. Muslims are educated about Muhammad, and how he was the messenger of Allah after being spoken to by an angel (Esler, 305). Overall, these three monotheistic religions learn about their history and faith through a holy book, but each book describes a different time period with different Gods and different religious figures.