This document provides in depth notes on the 3 major monotheistic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. These notes also explain the similarities and differences between each of the religions and how they impact society today.
Vocabulary:
Monotheistic: The belief in only one god
Stele: A wood or stone monument with a carving or inscription, often used by
ancient rulers to celebrate some part of their reign
Holiness: A special difference: to be holy is to be different in some important way
Covenant: An agreement
Rhetoric: the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of
figures of speech and other compositional techniques
Symbols: visual representations of an idea, a people, or a place in a visual way
Monuments: Something that represents an idea, a people, or a place in a visual
way
Crucified: A form of death penalty whereby the victim is hung with nails on a large
cross
Temple Mount: A site in old Jerusalem sacred to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam comparisons
Beliefs People Sites Symbols
Judaism
God loves and Jews: ● Jerusalem Star of
cares for his Concentrated ● Temple David
people. God in Israel and Mount
holds them North America ● Cave of
accountable for the
sins and Patriarchs
shortcomings. A
moral life
through
obedience of
God’s law.
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