Where Did the Idea of Three "Abrahamic Faiths" Come From?

[Richard D]

In the Jewish world whose annual cycle of Torah readings recommenced last month, these are the weeks of Abraham. Last week was the reading of Lekh-L’kha, which tells of Abraham’s peregrinations after God’s summons to him to set out for “the land that I will show you.” This week it’s Vayera, which culminates in the trial of the near-sacrifice of Isaac.

And in the world of interfaith discourse with its books, programs, lectures, conferences, convocations, and proclamations, these have been the years of Abraham. The phrase “Abrahamic religions,” or “Abrahamic faiths,” rarely heard at the start of this century, can now hardly be avoided. Even U.S. presidents have gotten into the act. Barack Obama was first, followed by Joe Biden at a 2022 White House reception for American Muslim leaders on the occasion of Id-el-Fitr, the holiday marking the end of Ramadan. Commenting on its overlapping that year with Easter and Passover, Biden declared: “For the first time in decades, [the] three Abrahamic faiths all celebrate their holy days at the same time. Think about it. That’s a message, guys.”

It’s a message that the 46th president would have phrased differently had he been in office back in the 1990s. Not that interfaith relations weren’t a popular subject in America then, too. On the whole, though, the discussion of them did not include Muslims. It was restricted to Christians and Jews, and its favorite catch phrase was “the Judeo-Christian tradition.”

https://mosaicmagazine.com/observation/religion-holidays/2024/11/where-did-the-idea-of-three-abrahamic-faiths-come-from/

[surfered]

1. Excellent reminder.

However, as flawed humans, followers of the three Abrahamic faiths have differed in their relationship with their shared one true God.

During the Reformation, as the government changed, the official religion one day was satanic heresy the next. European countries went to war over it. Protestants and Catholics took turns killing each other over minor differences in the church service .

Later, some Muslims believed God would reward them for killing non-believers.

Today, many Christians openly ignore Christs’s teachings and commandments. One large group has even developed a Prosperity Doctrine.

Then there’s Gaza….

Praying for more understanding in the future…

[Danmel]

2. Before Gaza, there was October 7th

Or did you forget that?

[surfered]

3. No I did not forget that. But no one can claim that there are no innocents.