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• Abrahamic religions


  • Claim to have one common ancestor, Abraham
  • All believe in one God (monotheistic)
• Yahweh


  Name of God in Judaism
• Elohim


  Another name for God in Judaism
• Allah


  Name of God in Islam
• Holy Trinity


  Belief in Christianity that God is three persons (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) in one nature
• Christians believe the Holy Trinity is a mystery that cannot be fully understood
• Judaism believes God is with the people, accompanying them


  Christianity and Islam view God as more transcendent and distant
• Christianity was influenced by Greco-Roman culture and cosmology when it became the official religion in the 4th century CE
• The prevailing cosmology at the time depicted heaven above and hell below, influenced by Plato's ideas
• Monotheism


  Belief in one God
• Abraham


  The central figure who is the ancestor of the Jews, Christians and Muslims
• Allah


  In Islam, the unique, omnipotent and only deity and creator of the universe and is equivalent to God in other Abrahamic religions
• Doctrine


  Teaching about beliefs of a particular religion
• Genealogy


  Etymologically, it refers to the "gene" of a person that defines the relationships of a family that can be traced from generations to generations
• Ginhawa


  Regarded as the Filipino equivalent of salvation pioneered by a Filipino theologian, Dr. Jose De Mesa
• Messiah


  For the Jews, refers to somebody with a sword who will slaughter the enemies and establish again the Kingdom of Israel like David. For the Christians, Messiah is Jesus Christ who liberates them from the bondage of sin
• Sin


  According to God's Word, sin is what separates people from God
• Salvation


  In religion, generally refers to the saving of the soul from sin and its consequences
• Triune God


  The belief that God is three persons—the father, the son who is Jesus, and the Holy Spirit
• Yahweh


  One of the Hebrew names of God in the Old Testament. The name was regarded by Jews as too sacred to be spoken, hence they only wrote the consonants
• Messiah


  According to Christians, Jesus Christ who liberates them from the bondage of sin
• Sin


  According to God's Word, what separates people from God
• Salvation


  In religion, the saving of the soul from sin and its consequences
• Triune God


  The belief that God is three persons - the father, the son who is Jesus, and the Holy Spirit
• Yahweh


  One of the Hebrew names of God in the Old Testament, regarded by Jews as too sacred to be spoken
• Whose son of Abraham whom the Muslims considered as their forefather
• In Luke 3: 23-31, Dr. Paul Dejillas traces the generation from David to Jesus Christ which consists of 14 generations. Who was the father of Jesus Christ?
• The son of Abraham whom the Christians and the Jews trace their lineage
• Inter-religious dialogue


  The effort done by leaders from different religion to enter into a dialogue for a common understanding and respect
• Intra-religious dialogue


  The effort or initiative by religious leaders to enter into a dialogue between sects and denominations within a particular religion
• Five Pillars

  • For the Muslim
• Ten Commandments

  • For Judaism
• Principles of dialogue

  • Expresses humility and respect
• Creation Spirituality


  A kind of spirituality which considers all creation as equal, could be the unifying factor for all religions
• Yahweh


  The God of the Jews
• Abrahamic religions


  The three religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) that traced their beginnings from Asia and spread all over Europe
• Family will form a circle


  • Inside the circle is a candle that represents the divine light that shines to all people with different faiths
• Light


  The most alluring of the religious symbols, radiates truth, love, joy and peace, breaks through the deepest secrets and dark places, signifies the Divine, One, and The Supreme Being: God
• Leader for Christianity: 'Light represents the presence of God. God is light who dispels the darkness of the world. The Light became incarnated in the Person of Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus came as the Light of the World. He who follows Him will also share in His own light. As His disciples, we are called to become lights of the world.'
• All: 'That which from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon and touched is Jesus is the light of the world. Whoever follows him will never walk in darkness but will have the light (John8:12). This is the message that we have heard from Him and declare to you: "God is Light: and in Jesus, there is no darkness at all (John 1:5)'