4. The three largest groups of Christianity are:
Roman Catholic church
Eastern orthodox church
Protestantism (which has various other
denominations) Church of England being the
main
Roman Catholic – It is the oldest institution in
the western world dating back 2000 years.
There are more than a billion people
worldwide who are Catholics and they believe
that the pope is the successor to Saint Peter.
5. Eastern Orthodox Church – There are around
200 million people that follow the orthodox
church. These churches are autonomous or
self-governed meaning they have their own
head.
Protestantism – The Church of England's
separation from Rome and the pope was
bought about by King Henry VIII. The head of
this church is the current reigning monarch
6. Prayer – including the
rosary.
The teachings of the Bible: including the
psalms of the Old Testament.
Places of worship: Churches. Christians go to
church to learn about the teachings of God.
Eucharist – also known as Holy Communion or
Mass
“This is my Body which is given to you” Luke
22:19
7. Lent - Begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Easter Sunday.
“Self-examination and preparation for Easter”
Holy Week - Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday and Good Friday.
Easter – Jesus resurrected from the dead.
Pentecost – 50 days after Easter. Celebration of the Holy Spirit
Advent – 4 Sundays leading up to Christmas
Christmas – The celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.
8. VERY Short List of commonly known messengers of god:
Translated into the Arab language
Abraham (P.B.U.H)- Ibrahim (A.S)
Ishmael (P.B.U.H)- Ismaeel (A.S)
Isaac (P.B.U.H)– Ishaaq (A.S)
Jacob (P.B.U.H)- Yaqub (A.S)
Job (P.B.U.H) – Yaqub (A.S)
Aaron (P.B.U.H)- Haroon (A.S)
David (P.B.U.H)- Dawood (A.S)
Solomon (P.B.U.H)- Sulayman (A.S)
Jonah (P.B.U.H)- Yunus (A.S)
Moses (P.B.U.H)- Musa (A.S)
Jesus Christ (P.B.U.H)- Isa (A.S)
Muhammad (S.A.W)
9. An example of revelation from god to the
prophet Moses (P.B.U.H)
10. The key prophet whose existence and role is greatly
debated by the 3 religions is Jesus Christ (P.B.U.H)
The Jews reject him as being a prophet and brand him
a liar and imposter.
In Islam Isa (A.S) is no more than a prophet of god.
Christians have different views within the different
denominations but overall Jesus is believed to be
either “God in a Trinity” or “The Son Of God”.
The following Video is a recitation from the Quran, (Surah
Maryam). It is a chapter dedicated to the mother of Jesus
Christ, Mary. The video shows how closely linked are Islam,
Judaism and Christianity and at the same time how different!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc3UY_CNF7k#t=118
