Aspects of Religion
By Olivia Brunskill:)
SYMBOLS, are objects that represent something, these symbols represent and object in the church
Christianity
Doves
Cross
Bread and Wine
Candle
Judaism
The Candle
The Candle is a very important symbol for Jews. Fire is warm and inviting. The Kabbalah (Jewish Mysticism) says that the flame is a symbol of God’s relationship to the world and to human beings.
Head coverings
Men cover their heads with a kippah (yarlmulke/scullcap) to shows their respect for God. Married religious women also often wear a head covering, such as a wig, scarf or hat. This shows their modesty.
Magen david
BELIEFS, are sacred cores of any religion they are what the religion is about
Christianity
Christianity
Judaism
Judaism
Judaism is a monotheistic faith, meaning that Jews believe there is only One God. Often this God is beyond our ability to comprehend, but God is nevertheless present in our everyday lives.
Judaism teaches that every person (Jewish and non-Jewish) was created "b'tzelem Elohim," which is Hebrew for "in the image of God."
MYTHS, are made up stories that may or may not be true
Christianity
Christian Myths
Judaism
Myths
SACRED TEXTS, are the writing of religion and stories
Christianity
The Bible
Judaism
The Tanach
RITUALS, are an action that has been passed on for ages and has now become a tradition
Christianity
Mass
Judaism
The passover
SOCIAL STRUCTURE, are ladders in terms of jobs
Christianity
Judaism
ETHICS, are Rules that a religion may have
Christianity
The ten commandments
- You shall have no other Gods but me.
- You shall not make for yourself any idol, nor bow down to it or worship it.
- You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God.
- You shall remember and keep the Sabbath day holy.
- Respect your father and mother.
- You must not kill.
- You must not commit adultery.
- You must not steal.
- You must not give false evidence against your neighbour.
- You must not be envious of your neighbour's goods. You shall not be envious of his house nor his wife, nor anything that belongs to your neighbour
Christians and jewish have the same rules because they follow the same gods
Judaism
The ten commandments
- You shall have no other Gods but me.
- You shall not make for yourself any idol, nor bow down to it or worship it.
- You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God.
- You shall remember and keep the Sabbath day holy.
- Respect your father and mother.
- You must not kill.
- You must not commit adultery.
- You must not steal.
- You must not give false evidence against your neighbour.
- You must not be envious of your neighbour's goods. You shall not be envious of his house nor his wife, nor anything that belongs to your neighbour