PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Founder- Abraham
Date founded- 2500 BC
Known Writings- Torah, Tankh with the Talmud
BELIEFS
One God
Jesus didn't fulfill messianic prophecies
BELIEFS
The holy spirit refers to prophecy and wisdom
BELIEFS CONTINUED
Afterlife views vary. Nonexistence & reincarnation
View salvation as national, not personal
Founder- Jesus of Nazareth
Date founded- 33 A.D.
BELIEFS
-One God(Creator).
-We are saved through Jesus' death on the cross
BELIEFS
Holy Spirit is the third part to the Trinity and is God at work in us.
BELIEFS CONTINUED
Salvation comes through Jesus
After death, Christians go to Heaven
CHRISTIAN RELICS
The cross and the fish are believed to be relics
Founder- Muhammad
Date founded- 622 CE
Known Writings
Koran and the Hadith
BELIEFS
Believe in Allah
Jesus is a prophet
BELIEFS
The Holy Spirit is a man named Jibreel.
BELIEFS
Resurrection of body with either paradise or hell
RELICS
Crescent moon and star
Founder- unknown
Founded- 2000 BC
BELIEFS
don't believe in God, Jesus, or Holy Spirit
BELIEFS
Many gods and goddesses
BELIEFS
Believe in karma and rebirth after death
KNOWN WRITINGS
Vedas, Upanishads, and Bhagavad Gita
RELICS
The Aum and dot on the forehead
Founder-Siddharta Gautama
Date Founded- 520 BCE
KNOWN WRITINGS
Pali Canon and many Mahayana Sutras
BELIEFS
Don't believe in God, Jesus, or Holy Spirit
Buddhists believe in reincarnation
Believe in rebirth or nirvana
RELICS
Zen circle and Buddha eyes
Founder- Guru Naneik
Date Founded- 15th Century
BELIEFS
Formless God
Do not believe in Holy Spirit or Jesus
BELIEFS
They believe in living without worry of the afterlife
KNOWN WRITINGS
Guru Granth Sahib
Founder- Kong Qiu
Date founded- 500 BCE
BELIEFS
Don't believe in God but worship Confucius
They believe Jesus was a man like Confucius.
The Holy Spirit dwells in all who trust in Christ.
BELIEFS
Don't know if their is existence after death. Live life to where they are honored after death.
KNOWN WRITINGS
Wujing Five Classics
RELICS
Chinese symbol for scholar
Founder- no specific founder
Date founded- 15th century
Believe in Kami. A higher power that lives in different places
They don't believe in Jesus or the Holy Spirit.
They believe one must be purified and go to Yomi when they die.
KNOWN WRITINGS
Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki
Founder- Lao Tze
Date founded- 550 BCE
KNOWN WRITINGS
Tao te Ching and Chuang-Tzu
BELIEFS
Their god is Sage.
They view Jesus as a god.
Believe in the Holy Spirit but not in the way Christians believe
Death is simply a transformation from being to non-being
There is no afterlife they just revert back to the state of non-being
RELICS
A dragon and The Big Dipper