Industrial

Followers called Number of Followers World's Rank

Islam

Muslims 1.3 billion 2nd largest

Judaism

Jews 14 million 12th largest

Christianity

Christians 2 billion largest Europe, North and South America, rapid growth in Africa Bible (Jewish Bible + New Testament) priests, ministers, bishops, deacons church, chapel, cathedral Sunday

Major Locations Sacred Text Clergy House of Worship Primary Worship Day Origins and History Date Founded Place Founded Founder

Middle East, Southeast Asia

Israel, Europe, USA

Qur'an (Koran) imams, muezzins mosque Friday

Bible rabbis synagogue Saturday

610 AD Saudi Arabia Muhammed

Early Expansion

within 12 years, entire Arabian peninsula; within 100 years, Muslim world stretched from the Atlantic to China

Major Splits Religious Beliefs Type of Theism Names of God Revered Humans Identity of Jesus Birth of Jesus Death of Jesus Resurrection of Jesus Second coming of Jesus

Shia/Sunni, c. 650 AD

30 AD Palestine Jesus within 60 years, churches in major cities in Palestine, Turkey, Greece and Rome (map); entire Roman little expansion; mostly Empire by end of 4th cent. confined to Palestine Catholic/Orthodox, 1054 AD; Reform/Orthodox, 1800s Catholic/Protestant , 1500s AD AD

1800 BC - Abraham's pact with Yahweh Palestine Moses or Abraham

strict monotheism Allah (Arabic for God) prophets, imams (especially in Shia) true prophet of God, whose message has been corrupted virgin mother did not die, but ascended into heaven during crucifixion denied affirmed

strict monotheism Yahweh, Elohim prophets

false prophet normal birth

Trinitarian monotheism Yahweh, the Holy Trinity saints, church fathers Son of God, God incarnate, savior of the world virgin mother

death by crucifixion denied denied

death by crucifixion affirmed affirmed

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through Muhammad, recorded in Qur'an inspired, literal word of God, inerrant in original languages equal ability to do good or evil

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