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I was surprised to see the Samaritans didnt make the cut, either as a Jewish sub sect or as an Abrahamic religion.
They're down near the bottom of the tree.
The tree is easy to get lost in...Thats good. I couldnt see it on the pictures posted due to resolution problems.
Gxg (G²);66588776 said:Came across this excellent map on the issue of world religions. It is in the form of a tree that shows the intersections of nearly every major religion in the world/their respective off-shoots. With the tree, the roots of the tree are automatically going to far back into time - the farthest we can go being based on how much we're aware of - many speculating that world religions really started to begin in the era of Noah after the Flood and the Tower of Babel (from which Nimrod arose to change the shape of the world after establishing Babylon alongside the worship of Ishtar and others - with his system of worship impacting the worship given before the Lord even into the time of Abraham).
Of course, we'll only be able to see once we're in heaven the full scope of history. Till then, we can know for certain that religions have always intersected - and for myself, being a believer in God/Christ, my view is that those following the Lord are impacted at every turn when it comes to the history of God's people....
In addition to that, for anyone from a theistic perspective wanting to have a basis for knowing how and where things may have merged, it's interesting examining the Abrahamic faith (beginning in Genesis 12 and Genesis 11 - continued from Genesis 4 from the era where men around the world simply called on the name of the Lord universally - global consciousness of Theism and belief in One God as the way) t....that is the root of many of the world religions and what sprung from them in their own spheres.
Curious as to where you feel it needs tweeking - and on the Golden Rule concepts, what on them did you like?Great map and contents - I especially liked the 'Golden Rule' concepts.
Of course it probably needs tweeking.
It's 'scary' to me too - as a Christian, so many denominations.
Gxg (G²);66616030 said:Curious as to where you feel it needs tweeking - and on the Golden Rule concepts, what on them did you like?
On the subject, the map is definitely intimidating if seeing how big it is - but I love maps/charts since I'm a visual learner and it helped having things in perspective
That makes total sense. And as it concerns the Golden Rule concept, it's interesting to see how universal it is.Maybe it's just too much for me to process and all the data is correct, I'm having trouble viewing it also on my computer but when I tried I did find Zoroastrianism but it seems like the date would have been older. Guess it's a concencess of scolars and I know the date is disputed even in Zoroastrian circles.
I liked how the Golden Rule concept can be found in so many religions.
Indeed - although how does this connect with the OPGenerally Baha'is believe there is one religion of God...
So the fact that there are many truths to be found in other religions says to me that they must have received some kind of revelation from the mysterious entity we call God.
It takes time, of course...This universalist understanding of religion is so very much needed today. It is wonderful to see people of insight from every religious tradition beginning to open up to this reality!
For anyone interested, this is a fascinating review on the dynamic of the universality of religions:Gxg (G²);66588776 said:[/URL]
When remembering the sheer amount of diversity that is present in our world and how believers in Christ handled the same in their era, it becomes easier to address it.'ve always loved the sheer diversity of human culture, and religion is just part of that diversity. Heck, even within a single religion, diversity from different cultures is so apparent. Just compare American to Egyptian Christianity, for example.
Gxg (G²);66752291 said:When remembering the sheer amount of diversity that is present in our world and how believers in Christ handled the same in their era, it becomes easier to address it.
There was an excellent presentation on the matter by N.T Wright which I greatly appreciated:
NT Wright On The One Triune God amidst Religious Pluralism, Clashing Kingdoms and Prevalent Evil - YouTube
Also, Ravi Zacharias did an excellent presentation on the issue as well when it comes to noting where Christianity is not unique in its claims of exclusivity and yet interacts with the world differently as compared to other religions:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TE_4olfudNI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcZMO7vW0bE
Gxg (G²);66588776 said:Came across this excellent map on the issue of world religions. It is in the form of a tree that shows the intersections of nearly every major religion in the world/their respective off-shoots.
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Which chart were you speaking of?I'm actually surpised by how small the Baha'i's circle is on the map. might explain why I never heard of it until I came to this site if it's really such a minority view.
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