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Abrahamic (Monotheistic)
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Religions that trace their descent from the covenant made with Abraham and hold that there is one God, transcendent and personal, who acts in history and addresses humanity through prophets and revealed scripture. The family is bound together by a shared cast of figures and a shared moral vocabulary, and divided over who they take the final prophet or messiah to be. Between them these traditions account for the majority of the world's religious adherents.
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What Defines This GroupingTraditions that trace their descent from the covenant with Abraham and hold that there is one transcendent God who acts in history and addresses humanity through prophets and revealed scripture. What each of them holds Abraham to be differs sharply. 2 Status
Standing as a Comparative CategoryA standard family grouping. The label marks a shared ancestry, a shared cast of figures and a shared moral vocabulary; it does not mark a shared theology, and the traditions divide over who the final prophet or messiah is. 2 Learn More
The Abrahamic monotheisms
This group gathers the Abrahamic religions, the monotheistic traditions that trace their spiritual descent to the patriarch Abraham and share a common Near Eastern root, a linear view of history, and belief in one transcendent God who reveals a moral law through prophets and scripture.
The browser will find Judaism, Christianity and Islam, the three great Abrahamic faiths, together with related traditions that share this heritage. The entries describe each religion's scriptures, beliefs and history in its own terms, noting both the deep family resemblance and the real theological differences that divide them.
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