World Religions: The Spread Of Christianity And Islam

There are a variety of religions in this world. Religions are important to people. They give people hope and faith, they give people a different view of the world. Religions usually have a big impact or play a big part in people's lives, they usually lead people's lives into good directions. While researching two different world religions, this essay will contribute ideas on the spread of religion, how people view these religions and compare and contrast religions to each other to find similarities and differences. Christianity started off in Israel near the Sea of Galilee. It grew and or spread mainly because of two people Jesus and Paul. According to the gospels Jesus first began preaching to villagers near the Sea of Galilee about christianity. …show more content…
One way they are both similar is because of their belief in one god or they are both monotheistic in other words. Also they believe in similar afterlifes, if you do the right things during your lifetime you can achieve it and be reunited with the people you loved also known as reincarnation. Some ways Christianity and Islam are different are their origins, Christianity started in jerusalem and Islam started in the Arabian Peninsula. Another way they are different is their different scriptures because Christianity has The Bible and Islam has the …show more content…
They all compare to each other in multiple different ways, by being monotheistic and having similar afterlifes and all different ways of them comparing. Christianity spread into different areas mainly because of jesus and paul, it started near the Sea of Galilee and spread to Jerusalem then to the Jews of Judea then it was established in Roman and around the mediterranean and in Asia Minor and Greece. Islam spread in different areas mainly because of Muhammad, islam started in Mecca and spread to medina because of the