Monotheistic Religions Definition
Monotheism means the belief in one god. The other main type of religion is polytheism, in which they believe in many gods. The three main monotheistic religions include: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
Three Main Monotheistic Religions
They all originated in what is today known as the Arab World as the Abrahamic religions and share the central values of family, charity, and respect for others. These three religions also contain similar and different beliefs of their own god compared to each other.
Monotheistic Beliefs in god
All of the monotheistic religions believe that there is one god. The idea of one all powerful god was what influenced the founders of the other religions to be monotheistic but from there because of not having an accurate demonstration of what God is like the term is biased. The similarities prove that God came from the same basis but was influenced by the beliefs and history of each religion. The sacred texts in each religion also describe their own God and they reject the others sacred text. Some examples of the monotheistic beliefs of God would include how Christianity beliefs in the Trinity (and therefore the Son of God) but Islam and Judaism do not; Judaism believes that God doesn't have a body as a being; and Islam believes of the unknowability of God and how he is. Other than that they all believe he is the creator, omnipresent, omnipotent, transcendent, just and all-powerful. The henotheism of monotheistic religions is how God may be describing the exact same God but with biased opinions.
Abraham the founder of Monotheism
All of the three monotheistic religions are called Abrahamic religions. Abraham was one of the first to diverge from the polytheistic pagan religion with the belief in one God. Although their are still some diverge beliefs as the components of the covenant and the son of Abraham being either Isaac or Ishmael, Abraham is the start of monotheistic religions. After all, all of the religions incorporate the old testament in their religions. The Muslims believe that the old testament is less corrupted, the Jewish believe in the old testament as one of their main sacred texts and the Christians incorporate it with the new testament.