The Three (plus Bahá’í) Monotheistic Religions Comparison Chart
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Chart 1: A Gener al Over view
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Bahá’í
name the followers are
called
estimate no. of followers
Where most followers are
sacred text name
religious law
clergy (name(s) used)
estimate no. of followers
house of worship name
main day of week worship
church and state;
integrated or separate?
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The Three (plus Bahá’í) Monotheistic Religions Comparison Chart
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Chart 2: ORIGINS and Histor y
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Bahá’í
date founded
place founded
original language(s)
brief explanation of early
expansion of the religion
major splits that caused
some division within the
religion
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The Three (plus Bahá’í) Monotheistic Religions Comparison Chart
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Chart 3: Religious beliefs - Par t A
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Bahá’í
type of theism
name(s) of God
other spiritual beings? If
so, what are their names?
name(s) used for the
revered humans
Jesus (his identify; who
they think he is (or was)
birth of Jesus
death of Jesus
resurrection of Jesus
second coming of Jesus
divine revelation (who?)
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The Three (plus Bahá’í) Monotheistic Religions Comparison Chart
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Chart 4: Religious beliefs - Par t B
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Bahá’í
view of sacred text (who
wrote or inspired it)
viewpoint on “human
nature” (are we basically
good or bad, for example)
means of salvation
What God’s role in
salvation is
Afterlife that’s considered
good
Afterlife that’s considered
bad
View of their fellow
Abrahamic religions
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