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* Christianity Believers are called Christians About 2,000 years old Originally a part of Judaism Believe in God and Jesus—the son of the God The Bible as the religious book Worship in a church * Christianity God and Jesus Christian Christian Cross * Islam Started about 1,400 years ago Believers are called Muslims Believe in Allah Pray five times a day Worship in a Mosque The Koran as the religious book * Islam Allah Muhammad Muslim Islamic Staf and Crescent * Religions People who believe in it Who/what they believe in Many different _______ ________ Judaism _______ Christianity _________ Islam Hindus Buddhists Judaist Christian Muslim gods The teachings of Buddha God God and Jesus Allah Hinduism Buddhism * The religious book Place they worship in Hinduism ____________ Buddhism ___________ sutras Judaism Christianity The ______ ____________ Islam The Vedas Buddhist Torah Bible The Koran temple synagogue church mosque temple * Does Bible always means Bible book? The Bible, as the written Word of God, is the essential text of Christianity. e.g. The Michelin guide is my Bible when I go to France. (=a book or something regarded as authoritative) * Religious words are now often used in everyday English without a religious meaning. Can you tell me words or expressions related to religion? * Angel Sarah felt that an angel from heaven was helping her. To my uncle, my cousin was a little angel. * In religious books, an angel refers to a messenger and servant of God, usually represented as a person with wings and dressed in white. While in our daily speaking, it can refer to a person who is very kind or you are very grateful to. When it is used to describe a child, it means the child behaves well. * Devil The Bible talks about the devil as the source of evil in the world. I was a naught child—a real little devil. * In the religious term, it means the most powerful evil spiri