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Understand the beliefs, customs, and rituals of each faith
The fun and easy way to know the common elements of these
widespread religions
Want to know more about the faiths of Judaism, Christianity, and
Islam? This plain-English guide traces their evolution from their
commonorigin - Abraham - and explains their different, yet linked,
beliefs.You'll see how each religion developed, endured setbacks,
and became a fixture in modern society - and you'll learn how
members havedeveloped similar approaches to worship.
Discover:
How the belief in one God originated
The roots of Abraham's family tree
The sacred texts of each faith
Major similarities and differences
How these religions influenced the world
Autorentext
William P. Lazarus has taught religious history courses for 14 years. Mark Sullivan is a writer and editor who has studied comparative religion and philosophy extensively.
Zusammenfassung
Understand the beliefs, customs, and rituals of each faith The fun and easy way to know the common elements of these widespread religions
Want to know more about the faiths of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam? This plain-English guide traces their evolution from their commonorigin - Abraham - and explains their different, yet linked, beliefs.You'll see how each religion developed, endured setbacks, and became a fixture in modern society - and you'll learn how members havedeveloped similar approaches to worship.
Discover:
Inhalt
Introduction 1
About This Book 2
Foolish Assumptions 3
Conventions Used in This Book 3
How This Book is Organized 4
Part I: History is a Happening Thing 4
Part II: The Development of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam 4
Part III: Shared Aspects of the Faiths 5
Part IV: Shared Ideas Among the Faiths 5
Part V: The Part of Tens 5
Part VI: Appendixes 5
Icons Used in This Book 5
Where to Go from Here 6
Part I: History is a Happening Thing 7
Chapter 1: One God, Three Faiths 9
Holy Toledo! How Many Gods are There? 9
Monotheism Develops 10
Egypt tries the one-god concept 11
Yahweh steps down from the mount 12
Following Abraham's Lead: Judaism 13
Josiah and his faith: The beginnings of Judaism 13
God becomes universal 14
God provides protection and an identity 15
Christianity: Crossing in a New Direction 16
Paul finds a way to link beliefs 16
The Christian message spreads through the empire 16
Islam: Submitting to God 17
Chapter 2: Following Abraham's Path 19
What We Do and Don't Know about the Historic Abraham 19
Taking a tour of Father Abraham's neighborhood 20
Following the laws of Abraham's time 21
Speaking Abraham's language 22
Practicing religion before Abraham came on the scene 22
Abraham's Early Years 23
The Beginnings of Judaism 24
Agreeing to the covenant 25
Isaac's close call demonstrates Abraham's love for God 25
Following the family tree 26
In Islam, Ishmael Finds a New Way 27
Jesus Joins the Genealogy 28
Three Faiths: One Founder 29
Part II: The Development of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam 31
Chapter 3: Judaism: Oy Vey, What a History! 33
From Abraham, Judaism Takes the Long Road 34
Like father, like son: The leaders after Abraham 35
Over the river and through the desert, to Pharaoh's land we go 35
Moses, Receiver of God's Laws 36
Relying on plagues and walls of water to escape slavery 37
Counting on the Ten Commandments 38
Joshua takes control 38
The Days of the Judges 39
The Time of Kings 39
David starts a dynasty 40
Solomon rules wisely 40
Splitting into two kingdoms 40
Getting Conquered: The Jews Find Themselves in Hot Water 41
Monotheism arrives 42
Living under foreign rule 42
Christianity's Emergence Puts the Jews on the Defensive (Yet Again) 43
How Jews Have Influenced Society 44
Emphasizing education 45
Inventing languages 46
Jewish humor: The joke's on everyone 46
Fulfilling their dreams in America 48
Dominating the silver screen 48
Flying the Blue and White Banner of Israel 49
Chapter 4: Judaism Finds God in Everything 51
A Little of This, A Little of That 52
Maintaining Daily Practice 52
Let us pray 53
Exploring the worship wardrobe 54
Keeping kosher 55
Remembering the Sabbath 57
Observing Jewish Holidays 58
High Holy Days: Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur 58
Passover: Recalling the great escape 59
Planting and harvesting holidays 61
Purim: A great reason to party 62
Hanukkah: In praise of victory and light 62
Other holidays 63
Understanding Jewish Rituals 64
Circumcision: No getting around it 64
Bar mitzvah: All grown up in God's eyes 65
Mazel tov! Celebrating a Jewish wedding 66
Understanding Jewish Symbols .67
The menorah 67
The ark 68
The Jewish star 69
Chapter 5: Jesus and the Origins of Christianity 71 Jesus...