Comparing Judaism, Christianity, And Islam

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are all what are called monotheistic religions which believe in one single God (Bishop). Their divine concepts are very similar. They all believe, that the universe is created by one all-powerful God as well as life after death, but there are also many differences in the way they approach the same concept. Major religions such as Hinduism believe in multiple Gods, but the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam believe in one single God. Judaism is the oldest of the three dated perhaps 1250 B.C (Bishop). Christianity, and Islam have borrowed many of divine Judaism concepts. Their religion contained elements from Babylonian and Persian beliefs such as Satan, who is known as an evil force. The Hebrew God (Yahweh) was considered to be the original creator of the universe. His creation evolved from primal world of nothingness to an orderly hierarchy of all creatures. According to the book of Genesis, God created man in his own image and made him the superior creature (Bible - Genesis 1: 27). God revealed ten commands to Moses and that became the fundamental laws of Judaism. These laws have also been followed in Christianity and Islam. …show more content…
Mohammad in Sura 12 Joseph indicates that “This is no invented tale, but a confirmation of previous scriptures, an explanation of all things, a guide and a true blessing to true believers” Christianity's view of God is very similar to Judaism (Web: Quran). Very similar to Yahweh and Allah the Christian’s God punishes sinners and non-believers, but loves and forgives faithful servants. In Islam this judgmental practice is more intense and visual. The righteous men would be escorted by angels in gardens of heaven, whereas sinners would be punished by hell’s flames of fire, over and over