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Major Monotheistic Religions from Southwest Asia.
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Major Monotheistic Religions from Southwest
Asia
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Judaism
-Originated in Southwest Asia over 3,200 years ago
–Basic teachings & beliefs come from the holy book called the Torah
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Judaism• Major Cities & sites
–Jerusalem–Western Wall (wailing wall)
• Founder–Abraham
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Core Beliefs of Judaism THE TEN COMMANDMENTS:
ONE: 'You shall have no other gods before Me.'
TWO: 'You shall not make for yourself a carved image--any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.'
THREE: 'You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.'
FOUR: 'Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.'
FIVE: 'Honor your father and your mother.'
SIX: 'You shall not murder.'
SEVEN: 'You shall not commit adultery.'
EIGHT: 'You shall not steal.'
NINE: 'You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.'
TEN: 'You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, …nor anything that is your neighbor's.'
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Christianity–Originated in Southwest
Asia over 2,000 years ago
–Largest worldwide religion
–Basic beliefs come from the teachings of Jesus Christ
–Holy book is The Bible (Old and New Testament)
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Christianity• Major Cities and sites
–Bethlehem birthplace of Jesus–Nazareth where Jesus lived and began ministry
–Jerusalem where the early Church was started
• Founder–Jesus Christ
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Core Beliefs of Christianity
That Jesus Christ was sent to the earth to die for
mankind’s sinsBelief that Jesus grants grace
and eternal life in heaven
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Islam
–Originated in Southwest Asia around 1,400 years ago
–Basic beliefs come from the teachings of the prophet Muhammad
–Holy book – The Koran
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Jerusalem – Holy to all three major monotheistic
religions