A History of God : The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam by Armstrong, Karen

The penning of Karen Armstrong actually tunes the human views of the existence of graven image in three study designs of sacred belief in the society today, that is to say that of the Judaism, messiahianity and Islam.One reason is that the grow of the Jewish faith go back most 4,000 geezerhood in history and other major religions are indebted to its Scriptures to a greater or lesser degree. Christianity, founded by the Nazarene (Hebrew, Yeshua), a first-century Jew, has its roots in the Hebrew Scriptures. And as any instruction of the Qurn will show, Islm withal owes much to those scriptures. (Qurn, surah 249-57 3223,24) Thus, when we come across the Jewish religion, it could be noted that the roots of other religions are well examined beneficial the same.Simply put, Judaism is the religion of a people. Therefore, a transform becomes part of the Jewish people as well as the Jewish religion. It is a monotheistic religion in the strictest whiz and holds that god inte rvenes in human history, peculiarly in relation to the Jews. Jewish idolise involves several annual festivals and various customs. (See box, pages 230-1.) Although in that location are no assurances or dogmas accept by all Jews, the confession of the juncture of God as expressed in the Shema, a prayer based on Deuteronomy 64 (JP), forms a cardinal part of synagogue worship HEAR, O ISRAEL THE LORD OUR GOD, THE LORD IS ONE.This belief in one God was passed on to Christianity and Islm. jibe to Armstrong This sublime pronouncement of absolute monotheism was a declaration of war against all polytheism ... In the same way, the Shema excludes the trinity of the Christian creed as a violation of the concord of God. The three major monotheistic religions of the world are Judaism, Christianity, and Islm.But by the time Muammad appeared toward the spring of the seventh centuryC.E., the first ii religions, as far as he was concerned, had wandered from the path of truth. In fact, acc ording to some Islmic commentators, the Qurn implies rejection of Jews and of Christians in stating Not (the path) of those who net Thine anger nor of those who go astray. (Surah 17, MMP) why is that?A Qurnic commentary states The People of the sustain went wrong The Jews in breaking their Covenant, and slandering bloody shame and delivery boy ... and the Christians in raising savior the Apostle to equality with God by center of the lead doctrine.Surah 4153-176, AYA. The principal command of Islm, for utter simplicity, is what is known as the shahdah, or confession of faith, which every Muslim knows by heart La ilh illa Allh Muammad rasl Allh (No god notwithstanding Allah Muammad is the messenger of Allah). This agrees with the Qurnic expression, Your God is One God there is no God free Him, the Beneficent, the Merciful.(Surah 2163, MMP) This thought was stated 2,000 age earlier with the ancient call to Israel Listen, O Israel Jehovah our God is one Jehovah. (Deuteronomy 64 ) Jesus repeated thisforemostcommand, which is save at Mark 1229, almost 600years before Muammad, and nowhere did Jesus claim to be God or to be equal to Him.Mark 1332 John 1428 1Corinthians 1528. Regarding Gods uniqueness, the Qurn states So believe in God and His apostles. Say not Trinity desist it will be break-dance for you for God is One God.(Surah 4171, AYA)However, we should note that true Christianity does not teach a Trinity. That is a doctrine of pagan ascendant introduced by apostates of Christendom after the death of Christ and the apostles.