1. ABRAHAMIC Religion Basics IT’S COMPLICATED!! (Maybe Not!) Islam, Judaism, & Chrisianity

2. ABRAHAM’S FAMILY TREE Hagar – Abraham - Sarah Ishmael Who is Abraham’s rightful heir? Isaac

3. COMMONALITIES All three religions have: ONE God God has revealed himself Book of revealed truth God is worshipped both privately and communally in a building One day of week reserved for worship Dietary rules or periods of fasting

4. Judaism Monotheistic 10 Commandments Dignity & Respect Moral & ethical way of living Covenant – between God & his people Messiah has not yet come to redeem the Jews and restore their land

5. GOD SPOKE TO: Abraham Moses The prophets

6. Synagogue – Saturday Sabbath

7. Books Torah – 5 books of Moses ListenListen Talmud – Legal & religious collection (Ten Commandments) Prophetic books – 17 books Historical books Moral books The “Old Testament”

8. DAVID’S KINGDOM

9. THE DIVIDED KINGDOM

10. DIASPORA - DISPERSAL

11. MORE DIASPORA

12. Divisions About 12 million worldwide Orthodox Conservative Reform Hasidim Kabbala

13. Christianity Monotheistic Holy Trinity Jesus was the Messiah – fulfillment of Covenant Basics from Judaism together with Jesus’ teaching and example

14. Divisions 1.8 Billion World-wide Many divisions, Catholic is main Protestant Orthodox

15. GOD SPOKE TO: Abraham Moses The Hebrew prophets ?

16. Church Interior – Sunday Sabbath

17. Christianity in the Middle East

18. Christian areas in Lebanon/Syria

19. Christianity in Egypt

20. Copt/Muslim tensions http://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-coptic- christians-of-egypt/

21. Islam Basic Faith of Islam The five Pillars

22. Koran Main religious text listenlisten Recorded the word of Allah as told to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel 114 Chapters Topics include ethics, history, theology, and code of conduct

23. GOD SPOKE TO: Abraham Moses The Hebrew prophets Jesus ?

24. People Mohammed Abraham Moses Jesus

25. MOSQUE

26. FRIDAY PRAYERS

27. Holy Sites Mecca Ka’bah herehere Medina Dome of the Rock herehere

28. Divisions Two major sects, Shiites & Sunnites 89% are Sunnites, 9% Shiites 1.2 Billion Muslims today

29. Books Bible ListenListen New Testament – Words of Jesus Ten Commandments

30. RELIGIOUS DISTRIBUTION