HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Question
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All are polytheistic.
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None became a dominant religion of an entire continent.
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All began before 1000 B.C. E
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All are monotheistic.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The three religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam readily fit the definition of monotheism, which is to worship one god while denying the existence of other gods. But, the relationship of the three religions is closer than that: They claim to worship the same god.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Abrahamic religions are the three largest monotheistic religions in the world: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Monotheism means a religion that only worships one god. These religions believe in one powerful, all-seeing, all-knowing deity.
Detailed explanation-3: -When people refer to the Abrahamic religions they are usually thinking of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. There are, in fact, more Abrahamic religions, such as the Baha’i Faith, Yezidi, Druze, Samaritan and Rastafari, but this article will focus on the main three aforementioned.
Detailed explanation-4: -They both believe a powerful God who created the world and everything in it. The almighty God for Christian’s is just called God, but for Muslim’s he is called Allah. Different names but the same God. They also share the same ritual, called praying.
Detailed explanation-5: -Common Elements of Religion Religions usually have rituals, or special patterns of actions, that followers perform. They often have prayers that followers say and holidays on certain days of the year. Many religions have written works that are considered holy, such as the Bible or the Koran.