| Introduction.
Part I: History Is a Happening Thing.
Chapter 1: One God, Three Faiths.
Chapter 2: Following Abraham’s Path.
Part II: The Development of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Chapter 3: Judaism: Oy Vey, What a History!
Chapter 4: Judaism Finds God in Everything.
Chapter 5: Jesus and the Origins of Christianity.
Chapter 6: Christian Beliefs and Practices.
Chapter 7: The Birth of Islam: The Prophet Submits to Allah.
Chapter 8: Islam: Submission of the Faithful.
Part III: Shared Aspects of the Faiths.
Chapter 9: Reading the Holy Words.
Chapter 10: Houses of Prayer.
Chapter 11: Religious Leaders: Keeping the Faith.
Chapter 12: Sacred Sites.
Chapter 13: Thy Kingdom Come: The Messiah Concept.
Chapter 14: Holy Catastrophe: End of the World.
Part IV: Shared Ideas Among the Faiths.
Chapter 15: Dealing with Sin.
Chapter 16: Good Heavens: Life after Death.
Chapter 17: Hell in a Nutshell.
Chapter 18: War and Peace: Why Can’t We All Get Along?
Part V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 19: Ten Misconceptions about Jews, Christians, and Muslims.
Chapter 20: Ten Films Drawn from Biblical Accounts.
Chapter 21: Ten-Plus Ways Religion Influences the World.
Part VI: Appendixes.
Appendix A: Timelines for Religions.
Appendix B: Genealogies.
Index.
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