Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Sacred History & Salvation History
Every tradition organizes the past into a meaningful narrative of divine action. From Creation to Exodus to the Hijra to the cycles of yugas, sacred history reveals the conviction that time itself has direction and purpose under divine guidance.
Across the World's Religions
Christianity
- Practice
- Salvation history — Creation, Fall, Redemption, Consummation
- Key Text
- Romans 5:12-21; Hebrews 1:1-2; Revelation 21:1-5
Islam
- Practice
- History of prophets from Adam to Muhammad; Sira (biography)
- Key Text
- Quran 6:83-90, 21:51-91
Judaism
- Practice
- Exodus, exile, return — God acting in Jewish history
- Key Text
- Deuteronomy 26:5-9; Psalm 136; Nehemiah 9:6-38
Hinduism
- Practice
- Yugas — cosmic cycles of creation and dissolution
- Key Text
- Bhagavad Gita 8:17-19; Vishnu Purana 1.3
Buddhism
- Practice
- Buddhas of past, present, and future; cosmic kalpas
- Key Text
- DN 14 (Mahapadana Sutta); DN 26 (Cakkavatti Sutta)