Abrahamic religions
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+ | "Think of [[Abrahamic religions|it]] like a movie. The [[Torah]] is the first one, and the [[New Testament]] the sequel. Then the [[Qu’ran]] comes out, and it [[retcon]]s the last one like it never happened. There’s still [[Jesus]], but he’s not the main character anymore, and the [[messiah]] hasn’t shown up yet. | ||
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+ | Jews like the first movie but ignored the sequels. Christians think you need to watch the first two, but the third movie doesn’t count. The Moslems think the third one was the best, and [[Mormons]] liked the second one so much, they started writing fanfiction that doesn’t fit with ANY of the series canon." --anonymous, [[meme]] c. 2007 | ||
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+ | [[Image:Hands of God and Adam.jpg|thumb|200px|''[[Hands of God and Adam]]'' ([[1500s]]) is a detail of the [[Sistine Chapel ceiling ]] by [[Michelangelo]]. It is a detail from [[Adam and Eve on the Sistine Chapel ceiling|Adam and Eve cycle]]]] | ||
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- | [[Abrahamic religions]] | + | '''Abrahamic religions''' are [[monotheistic]] faiths — such as, [[Judaism]], [[Islam]] and [[Christianity]] — that recognise a spiritual tradition identified with [[Abraham]]. |
+ | ==Desert association== | ||
+ | :''[[religions of hardship and religions of plenty]]'' | ||
+ | Association with the [[desert]], sometimes called ''desert monotheism'', which some commentators believe has imbued these religions with a particular [[ethos]]. | ||
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+ | == See also == | ||
+ | :''[[Abraham]]'' | ||
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+ | * [[God in Abrahamic religions|Abrahamic conceptions of God]] | ||
+ | * [[God and gender]] | ||
+ | * [[Jewish mythology]] | ||
+ | * [[Jewish philosophy]] | ||
+ | * [[Monotheism]] | ||
+ | * [[Sons of Noah]] | ||
+ | * [[Ten Commandments]] | ||
+ | * [[Christian mythology]] | ||
+ | * [[Christian philosophy]] | ||
+ | * [[Christianity and Islam]] | ||
+ | * [[Christianity and Judaism]] | ||
+ | * [[Judeo-Christian]] | ||
+ | * [[Islam and Judaism]] | ||
+ | * [[Islamic mythology]] | ||
+ | * [[Islamic philosophy]] | ||
+ | * [[People of the Book]] | ||
+ | * [[Ancient Semitic religion]] | ||
+ | * [[Comparative religion]] | ||
+ | * [[Deconstruction-and-religion]] | ||
+ | * [[Major religious groups|Major world religions]] | ||
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Revision as of 19:11, 30 January 2020
"Think of it like a movie. The Torah is the first one, and the New Testament the sequel. Then the Qu’ran comes out, and it retcons the last one like it never happened. There’s still Jesus, but he’s not the main character anymore, and the messiah hasn’t shown up yet. Jews like the first movie but ignored the sequels. Christians think you need to watch the first two, but the third movie doesn’t count. The Moslems think the third one was the best, and Mormons liked the second one so much, they started writing fanfiction that doesn’t fit with ANY of the series canon." --anonymous, meme c. 2007 |
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Abrahamic religions are monotheistic faiths — such as, Judaism, Islam and Christianity — that recognise a spiritual tradition identified with Abraham.
Desert association
Association with the desert, sometimes called desert monotheism, which some commentators believe has imbued these religions with a particular ethos.
See also
- Abrahamic conceptions of God
- God and gender
- Jewish mythology
- Jewish philosophy
- Monotheism
- Sons of Noah
- Ten Commandments
- Christian mythology
- Christian philosophy
- Christianity and Islam
- Christianity and Judaism
- Judeo-Christian
- Islam and Judaism
- Islamic mythology
- Islamic philosophy
- People of the Book
- Ancient Semitic religion
- Comparative religion
- Deconstruction-and-religion
- Major world religions