The 5 Major World Religions

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The 5 Major World Religions

• SOL WH II 14 The student will demonstrate
  knowledge of the influence of Judaism,
  Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism in
  the contemporary world by
• Describing their beliefs, sacred writings,
  traditions, and customs
• Locating the geographic distribution of religions
  in the contemporary world

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What to Know

• People
• Jesus
• Moses
• Abraham
• Muhammed
• Siddhartha Gautama, Buddha
• Asoka
• Allah
• Yaweh
• Places
• Mecca
• Medina
• Jerusalem
• Israel
• Palestine
• India
• Babylon
• Dome of the Rock

• Terms
• Monotheism
• Polytheism
• Karma
• Moksha
• Dharma
• Caste System
• Reincarnation
• Diaspora
• Apostle
• Concepts
• Four Noble Truths
• Eightfold Path
• Five Pillars
• Sunni Islam
• Shia Islam

• Texts/Writings
• 10 Commandments
• New Testament
• Torah
• Koran (Quran)
• Vedas
• Upanishads

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Where are the Religions?
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Judaism

• Early History
• 1950 BC, Abrahams Covenant
• Travel to Canaan then to Egypt
• Slavery in Egypt
• Moses the Exodus
• Moses on Mt. Sinai
• The 10 Commandments (p. 32)
• The Torah
• Pentateuch
• Old Testament
• Abrahams History
• Mishnah
• Writings of the Prophets
• Talmud
• Other Writings of the Jewish Tradition

Abraham Isaac
Torah
Moses the 10 Commandments
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Settlement and Diaspora

• Settlement in Palestine
• 1250 BC 1050 BC
• Worship of Yahweh
• Ethical Monotheism Gods Laws are our Laws
• Jerusalem The Holy City
• 586 BC Solomons Temple Destroyed
• Diaspora
• Deported to Babylon
• 2nd Temple destroyed in 70 AD
• Rabbis (Teachers) carry the faith throughout the
  world

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Jerusalem by Matisyahu
Rebuild the temple and the crown of gloryYears
gone by, about sixtyBurn in the oven in this
centuryAnd the gas tried to choke, but it
couldn't choke meI will not lie down, I will not
fall asleepThey come overseas, yes they're
trying to be freeErase the demons out of our
memoryChange your name and your identityAfraid
of the truth and our dark historyWhy is
everybody always chasing weCut off the roots of
your family treeDon't you know that's not the
way to be
ChorusJerusalem, if I forget you,fire not
gonna come from me tongue.Jerusalem, if I forget
you,let my right hand forget what it's supposed
to do.
In the ancient days, we will return with no
delayPicking up the bounty and the spoils on our
wayWe've been traveling from state to stateAnd
them don't understand what they say3,000 years
with no place to beAnd they want me to give up
my milk and honeyDon't you see, it's not about
the land or the seaNot the country but the
dwelling of his majesty
Chorus
Caught up in these ways, and the worlds gone
crazeDon't you know it's just a phaseCase of
the Simon saysIf I forget the truth then my
words won't penetrateBabylon burning in the
place, can't see through the hazeChop down all
of them dirty ways,That's the price that you pay
for selling lies to the youthNo way, not ok, oh
no way, not ok, heyAint no one gonna break my
strideAint no one gonna pull me downOh no, I
got to keep on movingStay alive
Chorus
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Beliefs and Customs

• I keep the lord always before me.
• All of life is and act of worship
• Religious Customs
• Prayer 3 x a day
• Worship on the Sabbath day Saturday
• Whole Torah (Pentateuch) is read each year
• Diet
• Food must be Kosher
• Holy Days Festivals
• Passover (spring)
• Shabouth (fall)
• Rosh Hashanah
• Yom Kippur, the day of Atonement
• Hannukkah (Winter)
• Purim (March)

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The Nicene Creed

• For our sake he was crucified under Pontius
  Pilatehe suffered death and was buried.On the
  third day he rose againin accordance with the
  Scriptureshe ascended into heavenand is seated
  at the right hand of the Father.He will come
  again in gloryto judge the living and the
  dead,and his kingdom will have no end.
• We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the
  giver of life,who proceeds from the Father and
  the Son.With the Father and the Sonhe is
  worshipped and glorified.He has spoken through
  the Prophets.We believe in one holy catholic and
  apostolic Church.We acknowledge one baptism for
  the forgiveness of sins.We look for the
  resurrection of the dead,and the life of the
  world to come. AMEN.

• We believe in one God,the Father, the
  Almighty,maker of heaven and earth,of all that
  is, seen and unseen.
• We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,the only
  son of God,eternally begotten of the Father,God
  from God, Light from Light,true God from true
  God,begotten, not made,of one being with the
  Father.Through him all things were made.For us
  and for our salvationhe came down from
  heavenby the power of the Holy Spirithe became
  incarnate from the Virgin Mary,and was made man.

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Basic Christianity

• History
• 2000 yrs ago
• The Apostles
• Christs Death
• Council of Nicaea, 325
• Texts
• The New Testament
• Beliefs
• The Holy Trinity
• Immaculate Conception
• The Afterlife
• Customs Holidays
• Weekly Worship
• Holy Week
• Palm Sunday
• Maundy Thursday
• Good Friday
• Easter
• Christmas

Christ on the Cross, Velazquez
Icon depicting the First Council of Nicaea
The Holy Trinity, Albrecht Duerer
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Islam The 5 Pillars

• Faith
• There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is his
  messenger
• Prayer (Salat)
• 5 x daily
• Charity (Zakat)
• All Things belong to God so we should donate to
  the Needy
• Fast
• During Ramadan, form sun up to sundown.
• Pilgrimage (Hajj)
• Once in a lifetime trip to Mecca and the Kaba

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Hinduism and Buddhism Reading

• Read pages 36-40
• Answer the questions at the end of each section.
• Questions 5 and 6 on page 45, qs 22 23 on pg
  46, and 31 and 32 on pg 47.

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Hinduism

• 4000 2500 BCE
• Aryan Peoples
• Oral Tradition
• Vedas Upanishads
• Aryan Caste System
• Brahmins Priests
• Ksatriyas Warriors Rulers
• Vaisyas Merchants, Farmers, Artisans
• Sudras Manual Laborers
• Untouchables Dirty Work
• Hindu Beliefs Hamster Wheel
• Brahman
• Atman
• Reincarnation
• Karma
• Moksha

Hindu Gods Many Forms of One God
Brahma The Creator
Vishnu The Preserver
Siva The Destroyer
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Buddhism

• Siddartha Gautama, 560-490 BCE
• The Buddha The Enlightened One
• Buddhist Beliefs
• No Real Gods or Deities
• Goal Nirvana not Brahma
• Four Noble Truths
• Life is Suffering
• Suffering is caused by desire resistance to
  change
• We can end suffering by ending desire
• We can end desire and suffering by following the
  eightfold path
• Eight Fold Path
• Right Understanding
• Right Thought
• Right Speech
• Right Action
• Right Livelihood
• Right Effort
• Right Mindfulness
• Right Concentration

Asoka 273-232 BC