Abrahamic religion

Abrahamic religions is a term used in the study of comparative religion to describe those religions deriving from a common ancient Semitic tradition and traced by their adherents to Abraham, a patriarch whose life is narrated in the Hebrew Bible, and who is also important in the New Testament, and the Qur'an. This forms a large group of related, largely monotheistic religions, generally held to include Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and comprises about half of the world's religious adherents.

Inclusivity

Judaism teaches that one does not necessarily have to be Jewish to be righteous. Gentiles (non-Jewish) can become righteous by following the prescribed path to righteousness given in the Torah, known as the Seven Laws of Noah. In this context the Rambam (Rabbi Moses Maimonedes, one of the major Jewish teachers) commented, "Quoting from our sages, the righteous people from other nations have a place in the world to come, if they have acquired what they should learn about the Creator."

Related Topics:
Torah - Seven Laws of Noah - Rambam

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Some strains of Christianity and Islam consider followers of all other faiths to be worshipping false gods or likely to receive eternal punishment, while according to others, God reserves damnation only for those who do not know him through any faith.

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