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Table of Content

I. Judaism

     Leader & Beginnings (Timeline) 

     Holy writings and guidelines 

     Beliefs/Influence of Beliefs

II. Christianity

     Leader & beginnings (Timeline) 

     Holy writings and guidelines

     Beliefs/Influence of Beliefs

III. Hinduism 

     Leader & Beginnings (Timleine)

     Holy writings and guidelines

     Beliefs/Influence of beliefs

IV. Buddhism

     Leader & beginnings (Timeline)

     Holy writings and guidelines 

     Beliefs/Influence of beliefs

V. Islamic/Muslim

     Leader & beginnings (Timeline) 

     Holy writings and guidelines 

     Beliefs/Influence of beliefs

VI. Confucianism

     Leader & beginnings (Timeline) 

     Holy writings and guidelines 

     Beliefs/Influence of beliefs

Judaism

Leaders and Beginnings ( Timeline )  

2,000 BC - Abraham: Father of the Jewish people 

1,800 BC - Abraham, and family, moved to Canaan

1,650 BC - Abraham's Descendants moved to Canaan

Between 1,300 and 1,200 BC - Hebrews fled Egypt. Event called "The Exodus"

From 1,020 to 922 BC - Hebrews united under three kings: Saul, David, and 

Solomon

926 BC - Solomon succeeded his dad David

922 BC - Kingdom divided into two

Next 200 years were confusing. Sometimes they fought, sometimes they joined 

together

738 BC - Both Israel and Judah began paying tribute to Assyria

725 BC - Assyrians began a relentless siege of Samaria, Israel's capital

722 BC - Whole northern kingdom had fallen to Assyria

586 BC - Solomon's temple fell from Babylonian victory

539 BC - Persian kings: Cyrus The Great conquered Babylon 

515 BC - Work on second temple finished in Babylon

445 BC - Jerusalem's walls were rebuilt

Leaders - Rabbis

Holy writings and guidelines 

The Hebrew Bible:

     - Torah 

       * The first five books of the Bible 

       * Recounts origins of humanity and Judaism

       * Contains basic laws of Judaism

     - Prophets

       * Stories about and writings by Jewish teachers

       * Divided into Former Prophets and Latter Prophets

       * Recounts Jewish history and calls for repentance and obedience

     - Writings

       * A collection of various other writings

       * Includes poetry, history, and stories, and philosophical writings called 

wisdom literature

Talmud :

     - Mishnah

       * Written versions of Jewish oral law

     - Gemara

       * Explanations and interpretations of the Mishnah

Beliefs/Influence of beliefs

* There is only one God, who watches over and cares for his people

* God loves and protects, but also holds people accountable for their sins and 

shortcomings

* Persons serve God by studying the Torah and living by it's teachings

Christianity

Leader & Beginnings ( Timline ) 

63 BC - Roman power spreads to Judea, home of the Jews

6 - 4 BC - Jesus Christ was born

AD 6 - Rome took control of the Jewish kingdom

AD 29 - Jesus dies

AD 66 - Band of Jews rebelled against the Roman empire

AD 70 - Rome stormed Jerusalem and destroyed the temple 

AD 132 - The Jews rebelled against Rome again

312 AD - Constantine won a battle, and credited it to the Jewish God

AD 313 - Constantine announced end of persecution of the Jews

AD 380 - Theodosius made Christianity the empire's official religion

AD 325 - The New Testament was added to the Hebrew Bible, which 

Christians called the Old Testamnet

Founder - Jesus

Leaders - Priests, Ministers, monks, and nuns

Holy Writings and Guidelines

Holy Book : Bible

Ten Commandments

Beliefs/Influence of beliefs

* There is only one God, who watches over and cares for his people

* Jesus Christ was the son of God. He died to save humanity from sin. His 

death and resurrection made eternal life possible for others

Hinduism

Leader & Beginnings ( Timeline )

Leaders - Guru, holy man, Brahmin priest

Timline -

between 750 and 550 BC - Hindu teachers tried to interpret and explain Vedic hymns 

Holy writings and guidelines

No one book. Sacred texts, including the Vedas and Puranas

Beliefs/Influence of beliefs

* The soul never dies, but is continually reborn

* Persons achieve happiness and enlightenment after 

they free themselves from their earthly desires

* Freedom from earthly desires comes from a lifetime of 

worship, knowledge, and virtuous acts

Buddhism

Leader & Beginnings ( Timeline )

Founder - Siddahartha Gautama

Leaders - Buddhist monks and nuns

Timline -

Third century BC - Missionaries go to Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia

Holy writings and guidelines 

Holy book - No one book - Sacred texts, including the Dhammapada

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