AHC: Exactly Equal Proportions of the Abrahamic Religions

[manitobot]

As of 2015, the Abrahamic religions make up 55.7% of the world's populations, with 31.2% Christian, 24.1% Muslim, and 0.2% Jewish. My challenge is to make a world where by the current year, equal percentages of Jews, Christians, and Muslims make up the Abrahamic religion's population. To not make it too hard, you can have the POD start at any time. Is it feasible?

 

[GTStinger]

Wasn’t there a Jewish Mongol empire thread a while back?

 

[Ilúphatar]

It'd be quite difficult. Judaism has never really been a missionary religion, which is why it is the faith of such a relatively small percentage of the world's population. But there are the 'God-fearers' - Gentiles who sympathise(d) with Judaism and usually followed the Seven Laws of Noah. Though these were never converts to Judaism they did adhere to certain Jewish customs and traditions, and many 'Noahides' still exist today. There aren't many, to be sure, but their numbers could theoretically be increased. So if this group can be treated as part of Judaism, then it's more feasible.

But it's still hard. IOTL many 'God-fearers' became Christian as the Church grew across the Mediterranean. Somehow you'd have to reduce the number of Noahide converts to Christianity without weakening the Church too much - and accomplish this without butterflying away Islam (which may or may not require a Christianised Roman Empire).

 

[Jared]

Any POD permitted? Just have the Babylonian conquest of Judah be much harsher. More of the population are killed, and various other settlers are moved in. Judaism as a religion is not destroyed immediately, but its adherents are gradually assimilated into the new settlers.

By the equivalent of 100 BCE, there is no such thing as Judaism. Christianity and Islam thus never emerge either.

Fast forward to 2019, and the majority of the world's population are followers of Buddhism and descendant faiths of Zoroastrianism. Islam, Christianity and Judaism form exactly equal percentages of the world's religions (0% each).

 

[Eparkhos]

Any POD permitged? Just have the Babylonian conquest of Judah be much harsher. More of the population are killed, and various other settlers are moved in. Judaism as a religion is not destroyed immediately, but its adherents are gradually assimilated into the new settlers.

By the equivalent of 100 BCE, there is no such thing as Judaism. Christianity and Islam thus never emerge either.

Fast forward to 2019, and the majority of the world's population are followers of Buddhism and descendant faiths of Zoroastrianism. Islam, Christianity and Judaism form exactly equal percentages of the world's religions (0% each).

Well played.

 

[GeographyDude]

It'd be quite difficult. Judaism has ever really been a missionary religion, . .

A couple of mid-sized changes which would lead Judaism to become missionary?

at least over the course of several generations

 

[manitobot]

Any POD permitted? Just have the Babylonian conquest of Judah be much harsher. More of the population are killed, and various other settlers are moved in. Judaism as a religion is not destroyed immediately, but its adherents are gradually assimilated into the new settlers.

By the equivalent of 100 BCE, there is no such thing as Judaism. Christianity and Islam thus never emerge either.

Fast forward to 2019, and the majority of the world's population are followers of Buddhism and descendant faiths of Zoroastrianism. Islam, Christianity and Judaism form exactly equal percentages of the world's religions (0% each).

Clever, though I should specify the religions should exist in one form or the other.