Monotheism In Religion

Monotheism is displayed through the sacred texts of the three Abrahamic religions of Islam, Judaism and Christianity. Monotheism is defined as the belief in one God. The word is derived from the Greek word monos meaning one and the Greek word thoes meaning belief in the existence of a God or Gods. The purpose of this essay is to analyse the sacred texts of Islam, Judaism and Christianity.

In Judaism, they demonstrate their belief in one God through various sacred texts. The TaNakh is a collection of ancient writings, written over 1000 years, ranging from 1000 to 100 BCE. The TaNakh is composed of three books: the Torah, the Nev’im and the Ki’tuvim. The name being made up of the first three letters of each of those books. In the Exodus, chapter 20 there is a set of concise guidelines that have been set for the Jews to follow. By combining these commandments together, it gives a clear representation of how believing in one G-d is an essential part of their religion. The first statement is ‘I am the Lord your G-d,’ and the second statement is ‘You shall have no other gods before me.’ Through

Christianity shared the same commandments as Judaism, therefore making the previous an example of monotheism in religion. Two major representations of a belief in one God in Christianity are the Apostle and Nicene creeds. The opening line of both creeds, more the Nicene creed than Apostles, states that Christianity believes in one God. This line is repeated at the end but instead of saying God they mention one Church. The Bible verse Deuteronomy 6:4-5 is another example of representing monotheism through sacred texts in monotheism. The section ‘The LORD is our God, the LORD is one!’ is very straight forward with stating that there is only one God, hence the word “one.” As outlined in the examples above, Christianity uses scared texts to promote