Christian Faith Research Paper

I feel that I must start by indicating that I am of a Christian faith. My siblings and I were raised in the Lutheran religion, of which only my sister still attends and participates in regularly. I have moved to a non-denominational church, and my brother doesn’t practice a religion at all; but upon asking him, he does still believe in Christ and salvation. I bring this up, because my viewpoint while reading and learning more about Judaism and of the Islam faith comes through eyes that are tinted from a Christian foundation. I find it interesting to reflect that three children raised in the same household have each chosen different directions within the Christian faith, but are still believers.
As I mentioned above, growing up in the Christian faith made me familiar with the readings regarding Judaism and Christianity. One of my “aha” moments occurred when reading a line in the text book regarding the Hebrew Bible that stated “Like all ancient histories, passed down orally through generation upon generation, it contains its fair share of mythologizing.” While we have learned of myths in the previous weeks, I had not placed my own religion knowledge base into the
While Abraham was in the Old Testament and familiar, I did not fully understand the beginning of the Islamic religion to be derived from Ishmael, Abraham’s first son and the role that Muhammad played. It was interesting to learn of the similarities of the beginning of Islam and Christianity in the context of how different parts have been interpreted and passed down throughout the years. It was especially interesting to learn of the role of women in Islam. From the text, I learned that Muhammad taught that women and men were equal in the mosque. Also interesting is the use of the hijab and that it still holds a place in today’s