1. COMPARISON OF JUDAISM, CHRISTIANITY & ISLAM
ABRAHAMIC RELIGIONS

2. DATE AND PLACE FOUNDED Judaism—approx. 1300 B.C. in Palestine
Christianity—approx. 33 A.D. in Palestine
Islam—622 A.D. in Saudi Arabia

3. Founders & early leaders
Judaism—Abraham & Moses
Christianity—Jesus Christ
Islam--Muhammad

4. Followers are called… Judaism—Jews Christianity—Christians
Islam—Muslims, Islamists

5. Clergy called… Judaism—rabbis
Christianity—bishop, pastor, preacher, minister, priest, pope, archbishop…
Islam--imams

6. House of worship/day of worship
Judaism—synagogue or temple/Saturday
Christianity—church, cathedral, chapel/ Sunday
Islam—mosque/Friday

7. Original language/Names for God
Judaism– Hebrew/Yahweh, Elohim
Christianity—Hebrew, English, Greek, Latin…/God, the Trinity
Islam--/ArabicAllah

8. Sacred Texts (holy books)
Judaism—Torah…Hebrew Bible (Old Testament)
Christianity—Old and New Testament
Islam– Qur’an (Koran)

9. Type of theism
All three are MONOTHESITHIC…meaning a belief in one god.
Judaism—one God
Christianity—Trinity (God, the father, God, the Son, & God the Holy Spirit)
Islam—one God

10. Symbols Judaism—Star of David Christianity—cross
Islam—crescent moon & star w/name of Allah in Arabic

11. View of Abrahamic Religions
Judaism—”Islam & Christianity are false interpretations & extensions of Judaism.”
Christianity—”Judaism is a true religion, but with incomplete revelation. Islam is a false religion.
Islam—”Jews & Christians are respected as fellow believers, but with wrong beliefs & only partial revelation.

12. Women’s roles
Judaism—strong within the family, responsible for keeping traditions, but no roles within the religious community.
Christianity—can be religious leaders
Islam—strict roles within the family, responsible for keeping traditions, rearing of children, absolute no roles within the religious community

13. Identity/Death/Resurrection of Jesus
Judaism—false prophet/death by Crucifixion/denied
Christianity—Son of God/the Messiah, Savior/death by Crucifixion/Affirmed
Islam—prophet of God/did not die, but ascended into heaven/denied; since he did not die

14. Afterlife
Judaism—eternal heaven or no afterlife/eternal hell or no afterlife
Christianity—eternal heaven/eternal hell
Islam—eternal paradise (heaven)/eternal hell

15. Jerusalem…
All three considered Jerusalem a sacred city.

16. Locations & followers world wide TODAY
Judaism—Europe, Israel, North America
14 million (ranks 12th)
Christianity—Europe, Israel, N & S America
2 billion (ranks 1st)
Islam—Africa, Middle East, & SE Asia
1.3 billion (ranks 2nd)

17. IN the USA… Judaism—5.6 million Christianity—159 million
Islam—1.1 million