Religion In the Middle East

Threw out the Middle East there are many different religions, but the three monotheistic religions Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are the largest and most important in the Middle East. I well tell you how they originated and the role they play in the Middle East. The first is the oldest surviving monotheistic religion, Judaism. It originated in Eastern Mediterranean. It was founded by the first Jew Abraham who had a covenant with God. Abraham was crucified by the Romans shortly after his followers created Christianity. In modern times the country of Israel is were most of the Jews live today. This is because after the Holocaust the Jews people moved to Palestine to create there own country. Now in the Middle East it is the second largest religion. The religion of Christianity was created by Judaism followers as i stated above it is also the second oldest monotheistic religion. Jesus is believed to be the founder of  Christianity, the son of God. The Romans killed Jesus on the cross. Christians believe in the old testament or better known as the Bible. Now it is the third largest religion in the Middle East. Islam is the largest religion in the Middle East. Muhammad began preaching Islam first in the the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. The leaders of Mecca tried to stop Muhammad from his preaching and the belief in Islam but did not succeed. In the modern Middle East there are two different Islamic beliefs the Sunni and Shiites. They have in recent times even caused civil wars in country's such as Iraq. Now Islam is the largest and most proud religion in the Middle East. There are many of religions in the Middle East but Judaism, Christianity and Islam are the largest in the Middle East that continue to cause issues threw out the region.