Concepts of God in Ancient Hebrew, Early Christianity and Islam

Religion is the lay down of beliefs, approach, dogmas and practices that describe the relations among human being and divinity or sacred. Each religion has its own structure and principles. Religion entirely preaches goodwill and peace. The three main religions are Christianity, Hebrew and Islam.

The religion of the earliest Hebrews, Judaism, is the first monotheistic religion. The basis of Judaism is the Bible and only accepts the Old Testament to be its holy scripture. Early Jews lived in diminutive tribes that occupied what is currently Israel and Jordan. The Hebrew (now called Jews) worships one ethical God. Hebrew scripture and tradition holds that the earliest Jew was Abraham, who embraced the thought that God formed and rules the universe. Jewish religious life previously centered on the Temple in Jerusalem, but in the present it is based upon a rabbinical ritual. 

In Christianity God have three major parts; the father (God), the son (Jesus) and the Holy Spirit. The source of Christianity establishes its concepts from the Bible, both the Old Testament and the New Testament. The perception and understanding of God in Christianity include; God as the Creator, God as Judge, God as Lord of times past, the qualities of God and God as a person. Christians believe that God sent His only son Jesus to come into the world to die for mankind’s sins. After Jesus died he resurrected and went to heaven. The Holy Spirit God sent now dwells on the world until savior Jesus Christ comes back to the world to take his followers to heaven. 

Islam is a faith that strongly believes in monotheism (only one God exist) and not separated into three personnel as claimed by the trinity. The concept of Islamic is derived from the Sunnah and the Quran. In the Quran Allah’s nature is depicted as most merciful and sympathetic. He is the healer, the creator and sustainer. He is the one who forgives, the one who protects and one who guides. Traditionally there are ninety nine attributes or names that Muslims apply to portray Allah’s personality.