Islam VS. Christianity

Beliefs of Christians

• Jesus=messiah/son God
• Issac=the true son of Abraham
• Trinity 
• Bible=One true book
• Worship on Sunday

Beliefs of Islam

• Koran=One true book
• Allah=One true God
• Muhammad=founder 
• Ishmael=true son of Abraham 
• Go to Mosques for worship

Purpose of Christianity's Text?

• Bible states that there is one true God
• He sent his own son down to die
• Jesus is the savior to whom believe in his resssurection
• We have an obligation to submit to God
• The bible is part of the way to communicate with God

Purpose of Islam's Text?

• The five pillars of faith
• We must submit to God
• We must love one another
• We must give to the poor 
• Reveals Allah's glory 

Literary Structure of the Psalms In O.T

• Psalms are hymns(ways to sing and praise God)
• Describes god with human like characteristics 
• David uses Parallelism in Psalms 
• He uses one idea in the first portion
• Then he explains it in more in the second portion  

Literary Structure of the Koran

• Appeals to our senses through imagery 
• Proclaims the glory of God 
• Exordum: "Merciful Praise be to God, Lord of the Creation."
• Imagery: "By the light of day, and by the fall of night."
• Focuses on relationship between God and Man

Works Cited

• The Holy Bible: New International Version, Containing the Old Testament and the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Bible, 1978. Print.
• Gwinnett County Public Schools Online Courses." Gwinnett County Public Schools Online Courses. Qur'an Introduction, n.d. Web. 09 Oct. 2014.
• Presentation Software That Inspires. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Oct. 2014.
• Ganeri, Anita. The Quran. London: Evans, 2002. Print.
• "Gwinnett County Public Schools Online Courses." Gwinnett County Public Schools Online Courses. Psalms, n.d. Web. 09 Oct. 2014.