John 17: 1-5 

In the first verse alone, the concept of heaven is mentioned as Jesus prays to his father for the sake of humanity. In Abrahamic religions, heaven is seen as the afterlife where one is rewarded by God for the good works they have done or beliefs they have. Buddhism has a similar central concept to the Abrahamic religions’ concept of heaven but has several key differences. Their heaven is known as Sagga and is divided into multiple sections, meaning multiple heavens. Buddhist belief also says that people may be reborn there because of the good they have done in their previous lives, which is like Christianity but different as rebirth/reincarnation is not a Christian belief. Hinduism completely differs from the Abrahamic religions but is like Buddhism in that it has no belief in heaven or hell and instead centers its beliefs around karma and reincarnation. With Jesus pleading to God to give him power over the flesh, it shows that God is omnipotent, meaning all-powerful. Something else we also know about this interesting text is that Jesus and God are one in the same being, meaning that Jesus is talking to himself, which resembles the monotheistic part of Christianity. All three of the Abrahamic religions are monotheistic (believing in one god) as they centralize their belief in only God and no one else, but Buddhism and Hinduism differ as they are polytheistic (believing in many gods). Lastly, when Jesus is talking to God, who is himself, the concept of prayer is being used again, as he is doing this in his name to sacrifice himself on the crucifix to save humanity from itself. He uses not only what we know about the concept of prayer from John 15:15–19 but also a new concept of sacrifice, which was common in all major religions a long time ago. Other examples from the Abrahamic Religions differ with texts from what we learn in lectures with Isaac and Ishmael. The purpose of sacrifice was to give back to God (or Gods) to express gratitude to them.