Branches or Subdivisions of Judaism, in Broad Historical Perspective
                                   [for RelSt 014, R. Kraft, update Jan 1993]


1200bce 931bce      721/586bce     bce/ce      "medieval"   modern


        Northern    ["Lost   ]
        Kingdom     [ Ten    ]
       /(Samaria)   [ Tribes"]
                              \?  /Samaritans - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Ancient                         /  
Israel                        /
(Abraham,                    |
Moses,                       |
David)                       |
                             |    /Sadducees|
                             |   |           
       \Southern   -"Judah-ism" & "early    |
        Kingdom                    Judaism" |
        (Jerusalem)              |           
                                  \Pharisees- - Rabbinic- - Orthodox  - - - -
                                               \Judaism    |Reform- - - - - -
                                  \Essenes  |              |Conservative- - -
                                  \Zealots  |              |Reconstructionist
                                               |Karaites- - - - - - - - - - -

                                  \Christians - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

                                  \Therapeutae|
                                  \[etc.] - |




Branches or Subdivisions of Christianity, in Broad Historical Perspective
                                   [for RelSt 014, R. Kraft, update Jan 1993]

Judaism - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

                                                            Messianic Jews

Jewish   |        / - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Armenian
Christian|      / - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Abyssinian
Groups   |    / - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Coptic
            /         (Greek)     - - - - - - - - - - - - - Eastern Orthodox
      325 /            East     /                             Greek
NewTest./Classical  _ _ _ _ _ /1054                           Russian
Groups  \Christianity  West   \                          \    (etc.)
         \            (Latin)   \                        /  "Uniate"
          \Arianism -|            - - - - - - - - - - - - - Roman Catholic
                                    \ - - - - - - - - - - - Anglican/
                                                \ 1750        Episcopalian
Gnostic |                         1520            \ - - - - Methodist
Groups  |                           \(Luther) - - - - - - - Lutheran
                                              / Ev.Ref. \
                                    \(Zwingli)  Reformed- - United Church
                                    \(Calvin)   Congreg./
                                              \ Presbyterians (sub-groups)

                                                       /- - Disciples
                                                      / - - Church of Christ
                                    \ - - - - - - - - - - - Baptist
                                    \ - - - - - - - - - - - Mennonite
                                    \ - - - - - - - - - - - Friends/Quakers
                                 \- - - - - - - - - - - - - Moravian
                                1457
                                                            [not easily
                                                                   connected]
                                                            Evang.United Breth.
                                                            Church of God
                                                            Pentecostal
                                                            7th Day Adventist
                                                            Latter Day Saints
                                                              (Mormons)
                                                            Jehovah's Witnesses
                                                            Unitarian
                                                            Christian Science
                                                            [etc.]





Branches or Subdivisions of Islam, in Broad Historical Perspective
                                   [for RelSt 014, R. Kraft, update Jan 1993]

Judaism - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -      

Christianity  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

                        /Kharijites - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ibadis
                      /
                    /

     Muhammad - Bakr         (Umayyads - Abbassids)     (Ottomans)     
     Quran      \Umar        Sunnis (4 law systems, etc.) - - - - - - - - 
                 \Uthman   /                        |           \ Wahhabis
                  \Ali    /                          \ Ahmadiyya /Lahoris
                   \Hassan\                                      \Qadians
                           |
                           |      /"fivers" - - - - - - - - - - - Zaidis
Iranian                     \Shiites        
"Gnostic"                       \  \ \"twelvers"- - - - - - - - - Imamites
Perspectives                    |  |       \Shaykhis- \Old Shaykhis - - -
(e.g. Mani)                     |  |                  \New Shaykhis - - -
                                |  |                    \Babis- - - - - -
                                |  |                    \Bahais - - - - -
                                |   \ "seveners"- Fatimid 
                                |                \Ismailis-Druzes-Daudis
                                |                                \Sulaymanis
                                |                                \Nizaris
                                |                                \Alawis
                                |                \Qarmatians|
                                |                \Nusayris- - - - Ali-Ilahis
                                |             \?- - - - - - - - - Yazidis
                                |
                                \Kaysaniyya/Mukhtariyya|