How Meany abrahamic religions are there?
That is a great question Big-david. A covenant is an agreement between two parties. There are two types of covenants: conditional and unconditional. A conditional or bilateral covenant is an agreement that is binding on both parties for its fulfillment. Both parties agree to fulfill certain conditions. If either party fails to meet their responsibilities, the covenant is broken and neither party has to fulfill the expectations of the covenant. An unconditional or unilateral covenant is an agreement between two parties, but only one of the two parties has to do something. Nothing is required of the other party. The Abrahamic Covenant is an unconditional covenant. God made promises to Abraham that required nothing of Abraham. Genesis 15:18-21 describes a part of the Abrahamic Covenant, specifically dealing with the dimensions of the land God promised to Abraham and his descendants. The actual Abrahamic Covenant is found in Genesis 12:1-3. The ceremony recorded in Genesis 15 indicates the
Do enlighten us. Christianity is derived from Judaism, and Islam is derived from Judaism and Christianity. All three, of course, originated in the Middle East and trace their origin to Abraham. ==== edit — OK, I get it. However, the “lesser” religions lack the bloodthirsty and inhumane historical pedigrees of the Big Three. Until they accomplish something significant like the Dark Ages (Christianity), inventing modern terrorism (Israel – bombing of the King David Hotel by the Jewish terrorist group Irgun), or bringing head-whacking (Islam) into the 21st century, they are not relevant to any discussion of major international affairs.
