Isaac

Messiah

David(son is King Solomon)

Abraham w/ Sarah

City of David – Jerusalem -- Home of the Jewish Temple

Destruction of the Temple 70 ADTemple for whom?

OUT!!

The Diaspora

Destroyed by whom?

****What became of the Temple?!

Jews are waiting• Will come to….

1. 2.

Follow God’s laws.

create heaven on earth at...

Two Core Beliefs of Judaism

God has come.. Jesus is The Way.

1. 2.

In THREE parts…

Two Core Beliefs of Christianity

Western Wall - Jerusalem

Isaac

Messiah

David(son is King Solomon)

Abraham w/ Sarah

Jesus Christ

What is the most holy day in the

Christian Church?

In the Christian belief…

Was Jesus’ birth anything NEW to mankind?

Was Jesus’ death anything NEW to mankind?

Was Jesus’ rising from the dead anything NEW to mankind?

Essentials of Islam (…just did Judaism & Christianity)

Islam Moslem(Muslim)

•A religion

• A person•Second largest in the world•Fastest growing one in the USA •A follower of Islam

Islam…. Muslim?

Christians Muslims

Jesus

Muhammud

Part of God Prophet

A person

Greatest Prophet

(not in any way Allah)

Profession

Belief in:•Allah

(the only One)

PilgrimageFasting Giving Prayer

•5/day 365/yr • Charity

• During Ramadan

• Trip to Mecca

• Pilgrimage once in a life

•Mohammad

•Facing Mecca

•30 Days, sun-up to sundown

•Purifying rite

•Call to Prayer

Pillars of Islam

•Milwaukee mosque

• NO food • NO drink

pict: Mecca aerial

(Saudi Arabia)

Mecca - #1 Most Holy Site

for…

Mecca - #1 Most Holy Site

Ka’ba

People all in white

Dome of the Rock 3rd Most Holy Site (In Jerusalem, adjacent to the Western Wall)

Pict: Dome of the Rock

Dome of the Rock(Where Muhammad ascended into heaven.)

Western Wall

Western Wall

OLD TEMPLE OF DAVID

The Koran (Qu’ran)

Why?…

VERY ornate, but NO pictures.

--The Muslim holy book --

End of class presentation

Jesus accused of saying, “Destroy this temple and in three days I will rebuild it.”

Diaspora

Zionism – 1850s

70 AD

Israel today

Western Wall – temple remains

Today: constant state of readiness

1899 newspaper:

Why are the US & Israel the only two states of significance in the UN that tried to block a vote on

the creation of the state of Palestine?

6,042,000 5,425,000 > 4,000,000

What is odd about this picture?