REYear 7Comparative Study

Abrahamic faiths: shared roots and differences

Learn Abrahamic faiths: shared roots and differences for Year 7 pupils (ages 11–12). Free practice questions, lessons and worked examples — aligned to the UK National Curriculum.

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Judaism, Christianity and Islam are called the Abrahamic faiths because all three trace their story back to Abraham.

  2. 2

    They share far more than people assume: one God, prophets, sacred texts, moral law, and many of the same figures — Abraham, Moses, and Jesus all appear in Islam.

  3. 3

    What does "monotheistic" mean?

  4. 4

    Which figure appears in all three Abrahamic faiths?

  5. 5

    Judaism, Christianity and Islam all trace back to Abraham and are monotheistic. They diverge on Jesus: a teacher in Judaism, the Son of God in Christianity, a prophet in Islam.

  6. 6

    How does Islam regard Jesus?

  7. 7

    Why are these three called the Abrahamic faiths?

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