monotheism history
what is monotheism?
its a single God belief
how was moses important to monotheism?
he recived the laws from God that declared monotheism
what are the religions that came from monotheism?
judaism, christianity and islam
what does "mono" and "these" mean?
mono means single
theos means God
how was muhammad important to monotheism?
He restored pure monotheism and created islam, a relgion based of the monotheism belif.
why did hebrews get seperated from the rest of the cultures around?
the worship of one god was not common and all others worshiped many Gods, which made the hebrews different causing separation.
what did the israelites practice before shifting to monotheism?
polytheism(the worship of many gods) or monolatry(the worship of one god but acknowledging the existence of other gods).
how was abraham important to monotheism?
he was declared the first person to follow one god.
what did the hebrews believe from the Torah?
they believed all their laws from the torah, coming from god. this made them believe god was good and made them haved closer connections with their savior.
how did monotheism evolve?
from polythestic tradtions throguh development, revulation and more.
how was Zoroaster (Zarathustra) important to monotheism?
zoroaster believed in one single god, Ahura Mazda, and spread information on monotheism which helped it grow.
how did monotheism impact the hebrew behavior?
while animal sacrifice was still a thing, many hbews such as the prophets belived god wanted kindness and fairness and justice instead of harm.
who was the first monothestic leader?
the phoarah Akhenaten
who was the phoaraoh who was very involved in monotheism?
akhenaten
why do the hebrews shower themselves in pride?
because they are named the building rocks on monotheism, making them believe they are what spread monotheism.