Summary of Abraham’s God

Abraham’s God is the incredible story of the entangled faiths of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Abraham’s God has guided human history and today drives the faith of over half of humanity. Not religion for the religious, but the ideas and beliefs that have impacted all of Western society, guided the arc of human history, and driven the faiths of billions. Abraham’s God: The Origin and History of the Beliefs of Jews, Christians, and Muslims explains how the stories from a desert nomad, a peasant Jew, and an Arab trader became the core elements of their shared faiths.

Abraham’s God Creator of All Believed Believed Believed
Sinful Humans With an Everlasting Soul Believed Believed Believed
Forgiveness of Sins Believed Believed Believed
Emissary from God to End Time Believed Believed Believed
Last Judgement Believed Believed Believed
Heaven and Hell Believed Believed Believed

Abraham’s God is the story of the origination of these beliefs in Judaism, their passage into Christianity, and evolution into Islam. While Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Paul, and Muhammad are the iconic leaders that gave rise to these doctrines, there are many other events and people that helped to shape these beliefs; the Captivity of Israel, Judah Maccabee, the Jewish Roman War, Arius, the Emperors Constantine and Theodosius, Jerome, Augustine, Umar, Uthman, Ali Talib and many others. The religions of Abraham’s God continue to guide today’s headlines and knowing The Origin and History of the Beliefs of Jews, Christians, and Muslims is essential to a their better understanding.

Summary by Chapter

Abraham's God: The Origin and History of the Beliefs of Jews, Christians, and Muslims

In the Beginning - Judaism

Christianity

Islam

Abraham’s God after Four Thousand Years