1.02 In what ways is the Holy Land an important site for all three monotheistic faiths?

The Holy Land holds different sites that are either important to one or more of the monotheistic faiths, or is specific to one of the faiths. For example, the Temple Mo nt is shared !y all three faiths. The "h rch of the #ati$ity is important to "hristianity. %nd the &aa!a is important to Islam. The three ma'or monotheistic reli(ions are sometimes descri!ed as !ranches of the same family tree. If this is tr e, how wo ld yo descri!e the tr n) of the tree? %ll three reli(ions stem from %!raham and his decedents. %!raham started * daism which spawned "hristianity after *es s spread his teachin(s. Islam comes from %!raham+s distant decedent M hammad. How are the three ma'or holy !oo)s of the monotheistic faiths !oth similar and different? The Torah is part of the "hristian !i!le. The , r-an is an entirely separate wor). .nli)e the Torah and /i!le, the , r+an is written in $erse, li)e poetry, while the other two are prose. How are the !asic !eliefs of * daism, "hristianity, and Islam ali)e? %ll three faiths are monotheistic, meanin( they !elie$e in one (od. %ll three !elie$e in some sort of afterlife. %ll three !elie$e in intan(i!le h man so ls. 0hat types of internal differences and di$isions exist within each reli(ion? 1ifferent denominations and sects exist within each reli(ion. 2 ch as the schism !etween the 3oman "atholic "h rch and the 4rotestant denominations in "hristianity, or the 2hiite and 2 nni di$isions of Islam. In * daism, there are sects s ch as "onser$ati$e, 3eform, and 5rthodox. 0hat characteristics and !eliefs of the three reli(ions ma)e them different? %ll three reli(ions !elie$e in a Messiah, ! t "hristianity !elie$es it was *es s, while * daism !elie$e the Messiah has yet to appear. Islam ac)nowled(es M hammad as a prophet of 6od while the other two faiths do not. "hristianity s pports the idea of ori(inal sin. 1. Islam ac)nowled(es the Torah and /i!le, so why does "hristianity and * daism not ac)nowled(e the , r+an?

Islam was in$ented after * daism and "hristianity, so the Torah and /i!le were already written when Islam was layin( down it+s fo ndin( principals. * daism and "hristianity did not ha$e the opport nity in incorporate prior wor)s 7aside from "hristianity acceptin( the Torah8.

2. 0hy is the , r+an written in $erse, while the /i!le and Torah are written in prose?

The , r+an is meant to !e memori9ed !y it+s readers. The poetic style lends to this fact. 4eople are not expected to memori9e the /i!le for it is m ch too lon(.