Religions
By Eliza Shannon
Symbols
What Are Symbols?
The Star Of David
The Star of David is a symbol of Jewish Identity
The Cross
This is a cross, The symbol of faith
The Bread and Wine
The Bread and Wine represent the body and blood of Jesus Christ
Rituals
What are Rituals?
Judaism Rituals
In Judaism, there is the ritual of celebrating the Sabbath, of Circumsition, Bar Mitzvah or Bat Mitzvah - a celebration of the child reaching adulthood, which is done when a person is 13.
Christian Rituals
Some Christian Rituals include; Baptism, Reconciliation, Confirmation, Eucharist, Marriage and Sunday Services.
Catholic Baptism
People, but usually when they are young, get baptised to be welcomed into the catholic church.
Sacred Texts
What are sacred texts?
The Tanakh
The Tanakh is the Hebrew Bible, the main sacred text. The first five books of this are made up of the Torah, the main sacred writings of the ancient Jews, traditionally written by Moses.
The Holy Bible
The Holy Bible is the Christian scriptures, including the Old and New Testaments.
Other Sacred Texts
Many of the following religions and beliefs have sacred texts; Baha'i, Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Jainism, Judaism, Hinduism, Islam, Mormonism, Paganism, Shinto, Sikhism, Taoism, Zoroastrianism
Beliefs
What are Beliefs?
Jewish Beliefs
Members of Judaism believe that God created the universe and that he rules it to this day. Judaism members also believe that goodness and obedience will be rewarded and sin will be punished by God after death.
Catholic Beliefs
Catholics Believe that God created the universe and everything in it. They also believe that Jesus was God's son and he was the living God.
Everyday Beliefs
Some people believe in things like unicorns and fairies.
Myths
What are Myths?
Judaism Myths
These are the top 3 judaism myths Myth number 1: Jesus Christ is not the son of God who was anointed as the Messiah in fulfillment of Torah prophecy. Myth number 2: Jews cannot consider Jesus to be the Messiah because Elijah has not returned first as foretold in the Torah. Myth number 3: Since Jews are not Christians they have no reason to be interested in Jesus and his teachings.
Catholic Myths
A christian myth is that Jesus will comeback to earth, or 'rise' again.
Social Structures
Jewish Social Structure
The Rabbi is at the head of Judaism, while the everyday people are at the bottom.
Catholic Social Structure
In the catholic church, the Pope is the most important, then goes the bishop, priests and everyday church members.
Codes of Conduct or Ethics
Ethics of Judaism
Ethics of Judaism are that there is only one God. God is the almighty. Life is a gift of God and is holy. The Torah is a guide to corect living.
Ethics of Christianity
Christians do not have to do anything, they have guidelines not ethics. But they are supposed to treat others how they would like to be treated. They are supposed to pray at least once a day.