Hinduism and Judaism

In our last class of human geography we covered the last few religions: Hinduism and Judaism. First we talked about Hinduism and how it does not claim any one prophet, it’s a way of life and a way of living. The sacred text is called Vedas and Bhagaud, and sometimes the people of this religion go to services. About 80% of India is made up of Hindus, there are different sects of this religion and there are over 1 billion Hindus in the world. Next we talked about Judaism, this religion is monotheistic. We discussed the story of Abraham and Isaac; the story goes that Abraham was going to sacrifice his own son Isaac in order to prove his faith in God, and he was going through with the plan until God stopped him. God said to Abraham that because of his unfailing faith Abraham would have as many descendants as there are stars. Abraham's descendants are known as the Jews and their holy book is the Talmud and the Torah, also a few other books included in the Old Testament. There are 13.5 million Jews, 42% live in Israel another 42% live in the U.S. and Canada, and the rest are spread out over Europe. The Abraham God is their central figure; the same central figure as the Christians and the Muslims.