Historical

Background of
Different Religion
Hinduism
- is the world’s oldest religion

Hinduism is unique that it’s not

a single religion but a
compilation of many traditions
and philosophies.
Hinduism Holy Books
Hindus value many sacred writings as
opposed to one holy book.
The primary sacred texts, known as the
Vedas, were composed around 1500 B.C.
Vedas are made up of:
•The Rig Veda •Yajurveda
•The Samaveda •Atharvaveda
Most forms of Hinduism are
henotheistic, which means they
worship a single deity, known as
“Brahman,” but still recognize other
gods and goddesses. Followers
believe there are multiple paths to
reaching their god.
Christianity
- considered as the most
widespread religion in the
world
- a religion based on the
teaching of the Jesus Christ
Christianity developed out
of Judaism in the 1st
century C.E. It is founded on
the life, teachings, death,
and resurrection of Jesus
Christ, and those who follow
him are called "Christians."
Symbols
• Cross
–as a symbol of Jesus Christ's victory
over sins when he died on the cross for
humanities redemption and saluation.
• Crucifix(Roman Catholic Churches)
Is a regular feature, with the image of
Christ nailed on the cross.
• Protestant Churches
Crucifix feature only the cross
without the image of the body of
Christ.
• Fish
symbol is as old as Christianity itself,
for it was used by persecuted
Christians as a secret sign when
meeting other Christians.
 – is a secret meaning in the
Greek word ICHTYS, meaning
Iseous Christos Theou Yios Soter
(Jesus Christ, son of God, savior)
Islam
Is a youngest among the world
major Religion.
– second largest group of fasting
growing religion in the world.
Stars and Crescent
– presentation of Islamic faith
-Islam was introduced to Indonesia in
the 14th century, hardly having time to
consolidate itself there politically
before the region came under Dutch
hegemony.

-By the early 21st century there were

more than 1.5 billion Muslims
worldwide.
Taoism or Daoism is a Chinese
philosophy and folk religion of people
primarily in the rural areas of China.
The primarily idea and focus of Taoism
is the Tao (way, path), which is
important to be followed, not taking
any action that is contrary to nature
and finding the place in the natural
order of things.
The roots of Taoism can be traced to Lao-
tzu and his text Tao Te Ching (the Classic
of the Way and its’ Power), dated to the
6th century BC, however, the teachings in
the text are older.
Beliefs
Other Chinese texts relating to Taoism are
the Chaung-Tzu (also known as the
Zhuangzi, written by Zhuang Zhou, c. 369-
286 BCE) and the Daozang from the Tang
Dynasty (618-907 CE) and Sung Dynasty
(960-1234 CE) which was compiled in the
later Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 CE).
Lao-Tzu wrote the Tao-Te-Ching. The
Tao-Te-Ching is a book of poetry
that explains how to live in peace
with the world. Other philosophical
texts are the Cbuang-tzu (4th
century BC), Huai-nan-tzu (2nd
century BC), and Lieb-tzu (3-4th
century AD).
Judaism
- one of the oldest
monestheistic religion in the
world.
- the founder is Abraham

Abraham had many sons and

we are part of them
 The origin of Judaism are recorded
in the five of the books of Hebrews
called 'Pentateuch'
Jainism
Along with Hinduism and
Buddhism, Jainism is one of the
three most ancient Indian
religious traditions still in
existence and an integral part of
South Asian religious belief and
practice.