COMPARATIVE STUDY

I. INTRODUCTION

In this study is all about the three monotheistic religions which are
Judaism, Christianity and also Islam, also known as Abrahamic Religions,
are just one of the many examples of religions that were spouted around the
world. And the purpose of this study is to investigate, compare and also
contrast whether or not there is sufficient evidence to prove that the world
religion is complementary which encouraged the people who have faith. And
before I do this study, I make a research more about the monotheistic
religion’s faith with their histories, traditions, highly developed cultures and
rites and facts. And after that I read and I wrote some important information
that helps to my study. Then I started to encode and so that I finished this
study.

II. MONOTHEISTIC RELIGIONS AND THEIR BELIEFS

A. JUDAISM

Judaism has its roots as an organized religion in the Middle

East during the Bronze Age. It evolved from ancient Israelite religions
around 500 BCE, and is considered one of the oldest monotheistic
religions. The Hebrews and Israelites were already referred to as "Jews" in
later books of the Tanakh such as the Book of Esther, with the term Jews
replacing the title "Children of Israel". Judaism's texts, traditions and values
strongly influenced later Abrahamic religions,
including Christianity, Islam and the Baha'i Faith. Many aspects of Judaism
have also directly or indirectly influenced secular Western ethics and civil
law. Hebraism was just as important a factor in the ancient era development
of Western civilization as Hellenism, and Judaism, as the background
of Christianity, has considerably shaped Western ideals and morality
since Early Christianity.
 Jews are an ethno religious group including those born Jewish, in
addition to converts to Judaism. In 2015, the world Jewish population was
estimated at about 14.3 million, or roughly 0.2% of the total world
population.  About 43% of all Jews reside in Israel and another 43% reside
in the United States and Canada, with most of the remainder living in
Europe, and other minority groups spread throughout Latin America, Asia,
Africa, and Australia.

Judaism is a monotheistic religion, believing in one god. It is not a

racial group. Individuals may also associate or identify with Judaism
primarily through ethnic or cultural characteristics. Jewish communities
may different in belief, practice, politics, geography, language, and
autonomy.

Judaism is an Abrahamic religion that originated approximately 3500

years ago in the Middle East. Many believe that Moses was the founder of
Judaism although its history dates back to Abraham (as does Christianity
and Islam). The most important religious text of Judaism is the Torah and its
laws are called Halakhah. Judaism teaches that there is one God. The
Hebrew bible is called the Tanakh and followers of Judaism are Jews. The
word Jew originated from the name of people who were from the ancient
Kingdom of Judea (presently Israel). Eventually the word Jew came to be
associated with people of the Jewish faith.

B. CHRISTIANITY
Christianity began as an offshoot of the Jewish faith during the first
century CE. It began because of one of the most influential figures in human
history: Jesus of Nazareth. From the teachings of Jesus and the acts of his
followers after his death, the Christian faith spread across the world. Today
it is the largest religion in the world and has widely influenced law, personal
morality, and philosophies.
Christianity  is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on
the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. Its adherents, known
as Christians, believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and Savior of all
people, whose coming as the Messiah was prophesied in the Hebrew
Scriptures of Judaism, called Old Testament in Christianity, and chronicled
in the New Testament. It is the world's largest religion with over 2.4 billion
followers.
Christianity began as a Second Temple Judaic sect in the 1st century
in the Roman province of Judea. Jesus' apostles and their followers
spreadaround Syria, Europe, Anatolia, Mesopotamia, Transcaucasia, Egypt,
and Ethiopia, despite initial persecution. It soon attracted gentile God-
fearers, which led to a departure from Jewish customs, and, after the Fall of
Jerusalem, AD 70 which ended the Temple-based Judaism, Christianity as a
religion began.

C. ISLAM

Islam is an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion teaching that

there is only one God (Arabic: Allah), and that Muhammad is
the messenger of God. It is the world's second-largest religion with over
1.8 billion followers or 24% of the world's population, most commonly
known as Muslims. Muslims make up a majority of the population in 50
countries. Islam teaches that God is merciful, all-powerful,
and unique, and has guided mankind through prophets, revealed
scriptures and natural signs. The primary scriptures of Islam are
the Quran, claimed to be the verbatim word of God, and the teachings
and normative examples of Muhammad.

Islamic scripture claims Islam to be the complete and universal

version of a primordial faith that was revealed many times before
through prophets including Adam, Abraham, Moses and Jesus and it
teaches that the Quran in its original Arabic to be the unaltered and final
revelation of God. Like other Abrahamic religions, Islam also teaches a
final judgment with the righteous rewarded paradise and unrighteous
punished in hell. Religious concepts and practices include the Five Pillars
of Islam, which are obligatory acts of worship, and following Islamic law
(sharia), which touches on virtually every aspect of life and society,
from banking and welfare to women and the environment. The cities
of Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem are home to the three holiest sites in
Islam.
III. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

JUDAISM CHRISTIANITY ISLAM

Similarities They are all monotheistic, ha
GOD Defferences
Differences The name of God They recognize Allah for
is Yahweh / Jesus as their them is the
Jehovah also God most
known as the common
tetragrammation word to
represent
God