Religion Comparison

Hinduism: Basic Beliefs

• Hindus believe in 3 main Gods: Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva
• Hinduism has more than one Holy Book including the Vedas and the Puranas
• Believe in reincarnation (The soul is reborn and never dies)
• Happiness comes from letting go of Earthly desires
• Worship, knowledge, and virtual acts lead to the freedom of Earthly desires

Christianity: Basic Beliefs

• Christians believe there is one God
• There is only one Holy Book: The Bible
• Believes that Jesus Christ is the son of God and that he died for humanities sins
• If someone accepts Christ then they will be saved and join him in the afterlife eternally once they pass

Hinduism: Purpose & Manner of the Rig-Veda

• Over 1,000 hymns used to praise the Hindu Gods
• It contains documents of the stories of different Hindu Gods and Goddesses
• Has the summary of all the knowledge of the Veda
• The hymns contain praises, blessings, curses, and sacrifices

Christianity: Purpose & Manner of Psalms

• Assortment of hymns, poems, and prayers that are used to express religious feeling towards God
• The contents show the relationship between God and the humans on Earth
• Used to praise God and express the love and emotions for him

Hinduism: Literary Structure of the Rig-Veda

• The Rig-Veda has a poetic format
• Personification of the power of nature are heavily used
• Consists of many types of meters such as the Vedic meter
• Divided into four parts

Christianity: Literary Structure of Psalms

• Divided into 5 books which each have chapters
• Hymns and prayers have poetic forms
• Structure uses repetition as well as symmetry
• Parallelism is heavily used to create balance, variation, and a flowing rhythm
• Alliteration, assonance, and acrostic are utilized as literary devices