1. Southwest Asia Religion Unit Test Study Guide

2. Islamic Faith Also called Muslim Believe in 1 God Call God Allah Founder is a man named Muhammad Holy Book is called the Qur’an (Koran) Their beliefs are based on “5 Pillars” ( do not need to know each one for the test)

3. Judaism Followers are called Jews Believe in 1 God – call him Adonai Holy Book has religious based stories of God’s covenant (agreement) with the Jews called the Torah/ prophets(messengers of God’s revelation)/ and poems/ prayers called psalms Shabbat is the Holy Day – Saturday Rabbis are scholars who lead the services (Torah scholars)

4. Christianity Believe in 1 God Religion is based on the life and teachings of Jesus. They believe he is the Messiah (both human and divine) Holy Book is called the Bible- it has an Old Testament which is the same as the Jewish Torah and a New Testament which is the teachings of Jesus and his disciples. Most Church services are on Sunday where they recite basic beliefs, read the Bible, and listen to a sermon or teaching on the Bible. There are many different sects (groups) of Christians to include Catholic and Protestant.