JUDAISM

FOUNDER

JUDAISM WAS FOUNDED IN

JUDAISMS BELIEFS ABOUT:

• God-one individual God.
• Jesus-fulfilled messianic prophecies.
• Holy Spirit-aspect of prophecy .

DATE CHRISTIANITY WAS FOUNDED

KNOWN WRITINGS OF CHRISTIANITY

• "Bible"
• "Apocrypha"

CHRISTIAN BELIFS ABOUT:

• God- the creator of everything
• Jesus- son of god
• Holy spirit- third part on the trinity
• Salvation- redemption of sins
• Death- seperation of soul from the body

CHRISTIAN BELIFS ABOUT:

• Salvation-redemption of sins
• Death-seperation of souls

SYMBOLS OF CHRISTIANITY

• Cross
• Dove

ANOTHER SYMBOL

ISLAM

IT WAS FOUNDED BY

KNOWN WRITINGS

ISLAMIC BELIEFS ABOUT:

• God- there is one god
• Jesus- messenger of god
• Holy spirit- brought revelation

ISLAMIC BELIEFS ABOUT:

• Salvation- Allahs and manswork
• Death- your existence continues

ISLAMIC RELICS

"BASMALA"

HINDUISM
-no specific founder
-founded between
5,000 to 10,000 bc

KNOWN WRITINGS OF JUDAISM

• "Torah"
• "Tanakh"
• "Tanakh"

HINDU WRITINGS

• "Rig Veda"
• "Sama Veda"

HINDUISMS BELIFS ABOUT:

• God- essential to life
• Jesus- he's reincarnated
• Holy spirit doesn't exist

HINDUISMS BELIFS ABOUT:

• Salvation-free of life & death cycle
• Death-a natural occurrence

HINDU RELICS

"TRISULA"

BUDDHISM

• Founded by Siddhārtha
• Founded in 6 century BCE

KNOWN WRITINGS

• "Terma"
• "Sutras"

BUDDHISMS BELIEF ABOUT:

• God is of his own origin
• Jesus was a great person
• Holy spirit is gods energy

SIKHISMS BELIEFS ABOUT:

• Salvation is part of a truthful life
• Death is a natural process

BUDDHISMS BELIEF ABOUT:

• Salvation is reaching nirvana
• Death is when one enters realms

BUDDHIST SYMBOLS

"MUDRA HAND GESTURE"

SIKHISM
-GURU NANA (founder)
-founded in 500BC

KNOWN WRITINGS

• "Ardas"
• "Lawan"

SIKHISMS BELIEFS ABOUT:

• God is pantheistic
• Jesus isn't the only way for salvation
• Holy spirit is part of the trinity

SIKHISM SYMBOLS

"KANGHA"

CONFUCIANISM

1. Founded by Kong Fu Zi

2. Founded in 500 B.C.E.

KNOWN WRITINGS

• "Mencius"
• "Confucian Analects"

SHINTO BELIEFS

• God came alone
• Jesus is not a god
• Holy spirit helps you preach
• Salvation is an essence
• Death is the end of life

CONFUCIANISM BELIEFS :

• there is no god
• Jesus had many followers
• Dwells in whom trusts christ
• They believe in social harmony
• Soul and body seperate

CONFUCIANISM RELICS

SHINTO BELIEFS

• Salvation is an essence

"WATER SYMBOL"

SYMBOLS OF SHINTO

JUDAISMS BELIEFS ABOUT:

• Salvation-more nationally than personally.
• Death-will be rewarded to the worthy.

SHINTO

• Has no founder
• Founded in 500 B.C.E.

SHINTO WRITINGS

• "Kojiki"
• "Nihon Shoki"

"MANEKE NEKO"

TAOISM

• Founder is Lao Tze
• Founded in 550 B.C.E.

WRITINGS OF TAOISM

• "The Art of War"
• "Tao Te Ching"

TAOISM BELIEFS

• There is no god
• Jesus is god of christianity
• Holy spirit is gods active force
• Salvation isn't necessary
• Death isn' feared or desired

SYMBOLS OF TAOISM

ANOTHER SYMBOL

"JEHOVAH'S WITNESS"

• Founded by Charles Taze Russell
• Founded in 1870's

Writings of
"Jehovah's Witness"

1. "Millennial Dawn"
2. "WatchTower"

JEHOVAH'S WITNESS BELIEFS

• There is one god
• Jesus was God's son
• Holy spirit is an active force
• Salvation is Gods free gift
• Death is a non-existent state

SYMBOLS OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESS

RELICS WITHIN JUDAISM

ANOTHER SYMBOL

"MORMONISM"

Founder was Joseph Smith

Founded in the 1830's

MORMON WRITINGS

• "The Book of Mormon"
• "Pearl of Great Price"

MORMONISM'S BELIEF

• God sent jesus to save
• Jesus is the son of god
• Holy spirit is a comforter
• Salvation is through faith
• Death is another step

MORMON SYMBOLS

ANOTHER SYMBOL

"UNITARIANISM"

-has no founder

-founded around 1961

UNITARIAN WRITINGS

• Sermons from Ralph Emerson
• Sermons from William Ellery

UNITARIAN BELIEFS

• God exists in one person
• Jesus was a moral teacher
• Holy spirit is of the trinity
• Salvation is by grace
• Death is the end of life

UNITARIAN SYMBOLS

ANOTHER RELIC

ANOTHER SYMBOL

"SCIENTOLOGY"

Founded by: Ron Hubbard

Founded in: 1952

WRITINGS OF SCIENTOLOGY

• "Diantics"
• "Self-Analysis"

BELIEFS OF SCIENTOLOGY

• Gods existence is infinity
• Jesus is Gods son
• Holy spirit is efficacious
• Salvation is by auditing
• Our spirit lives after death

SCIENTOLOGY SYMBOLS

ANOTHER SYMBOL

"SATANISM"

Founded by: Anton LaVey

Founded in: 1966

Writings of SATANISM

1. "The Book of Lucifer"

2. "The Book of Satan"

SATANIC BELIEFS ABOUT

• There is no room for god
• Jesus is Satans brother
• Holy spirit is inconsistent
• Salvation come from works
• We disappear at death

SYMBOLS OF SATANISM

CHRISTIANITY

ANOTHER SYMBOL

FOUNDER