Monday - notes
Christianity - 1.9 bil
Islam - 1.1 bil
Hinduism - 800 mil
Buddhism - 325 mil
Judaism - 14 mil
Tuesday - NOTES
Believe there is one single God (Yahweh) who not only created the universe, but has personal relationship with everyone
They await the messiah who will be an earthly king
Believe in heaven
KOSHER FOODS
Foods are kosher when they meet all criteria that Jewish law applies to food
Non-kosher: mixture of meat and milk, use of cooking utensils which had previously been used for non-kosher food, the type of animal it is
Can eat animals that have cloven hooves and chew their cud
Animals that are not allowed: Camel, Hyrax, Hare, Pig, Whales, Dolphins
Kosher animals: Cows, goats, sheep, antelope, deer, bison, etc. Most fish (excluding shellfish), chicken, duck, and turkey. Milk and cheese are kosher but cannot be eaten with meat or mixed with meat
Rosh Hashanah - Jewish New Year
Yom Kippur - A day of fasting and praying which occurs 10 days
Problems facing jews - anti-semitism in history
Diaspora - taking people and moving them out
Pograms - systematic killings of jewish people from Russia
Wednesday -NOTES
Holocaust killed ⅔ of jews
Israel established as a Jewish state after WWII led to wars and a lot of terrorism in the area
Israel vs Palestinians “land for peace”
Christianity
Christians are divided into three main branches: Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Protestantism
Beliefs are based on the life, teachings, and death of Jesus Christ and founded in 33 AD
Cross is a symbol used to represent life, death , and
Jesus Christ’s death made salvation and forgiveness of sins possible for everyone
Three day after his death he was resurrected and later ascended to Heaven
The resurrection of Christ is celebrated on easter, which is considered Christianity’s most important holiday
The first christians were Jews who came to believe Jesus was the messiah
78.4% of US adults identify as Christians
Christian’s believe that they can have a personal relationship with God, and that they are saved by faith and good works(According to some)
Believe in heaven and hell
Believe that the Bible is the word of God
Fellowship with God
Good relationships with others
Obedience to God’s commands
Discipline
Good works
Triune God
Hinduism
Based out of india
Derived from a Sanskirt word that means “dwellers by the Indus River”
No single founder of Hinduism
Consists of thousands of different religious groups that have evolved since 1500 B.C. in that area
Hindu belief is that gods can take many forms, but all form one universal spirit called Brahman
There is no single Hindu book of doctrine
The vedas are the primary literary works, containing sacred verses
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