Abrahamic Religion

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This paper compares and contrasts the interpretations of God within Christianity, Judaism and Islam. It discusses, through example from religious texts namely the Old Testament, the New Testament and the Koran, the manifestation of and the belief in monotheism in the respective religions. It also explores the prayer, meditation and rituals of the fore-mentioned religions.

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"The Christian New Testament describes the sacred, but not only as belief in one God. Instead, the New Testament describes a belief in the teachings, and the resurrection, of Jesus Christ as the son of God. Christians believe Jesus was the flesh and blood son of God, who came to earth to save humanity. Jews (like Muslims) see Jesus as a prophet but not the son of God. In The Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) Jesus says, "Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven" (Matthew 5, p. 1209). The entire text of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, which speaks of brotherhood; community; respect; humility, and forgiveness, in many ways echoes the Ten Commandments and other Old Testament teachings. However, it also contains several key differences. "

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