How Judaism and Christianity Diverged

It was this refusal that caused its practice to be illegal and those who chose to stick with the faith were prosecuted. Although people were being killed for practicing, Christianity started to become even more popular. After seeing Christian martyrs risk their lives for the sake of Christianity, many Romans were compelled and attracted to the faith. Also, there were Apostles who traveled around the empire spreading the message of Christianity. Then in 312 CE, Emperor Constantine proposed the Edict of Milan that banned all laws against Christianity. That allowed people to freely worship, without the fear of harsh punishment. He eventually converted on his deathbed. Then in 392 CE, Emperor Theodosius made Christianity the official religion of Rome. Christianity went from being an illegal religion to the official religion of the Roman Empire.

Judaism and Christianity are key religions in the history of our world, and are still around today. Both of these religions are monotheistic, believing in only YHWH, the God of Abraham. However, if we look deeper, there are many more similarities and differences in these two religions. Some things that are comparable are their political figures, their holy works, and social beliefs.

At the beginning of the first century a new religion was born and started to spread rapidly across the Roman Empire. Its source of inspiration was Jesus. It was different to the other religions of the day in a profound way. It was universal, offering all things to all men, proclaiming an afterlife, triumph over death, and presenting a road to salvation for all men and women. It emphasised the inner life and filled the spiritual void created by the Roman lifestyle. Yet it was one of many religions. There were many rivals, the mystery religions of Persia, Syria and Egypt were popular at the time and of course there was Judaism. Nothing at the time suggested this Jewish heresy could rival the other religions. Nevertheless Christianity spread relatively quickly, mainly due to the missionary work of St. Paul and, also, St. Peter. St Paul's journeys took him to Palestine, Asia, Macedonia, Greece, Rome and finally Spain. In addition this new religion spread quickly throughout the Roman garrisons and from there was carried by the soldiers through the Empire. In early fourth century Emperor Decius attempted to wipeout the Christian faith, the great persecution lasted thirteen years, but in 313 the 'Edict of Milan', in which religious tolerance was granted to Christians and previous

As you can see even though Judaism and Christianity have the closest relationship there are many very important differences. Their different views on Jesus and God, Heaven and hell, and the notion of sin are what separate these two great but different

Judaism shapes our understanding of Christianity because both religions are based on the Hebrew bible. Judaism's greatest influence on Christianity was the notion of the messiah. Although Jews and Christian don’t see eye to eye on the Old testament The Hebrew Bible is an integral part of the Christian Bible.

Judaism origins arises from the times of Abraham when god made a covenant with him and promised to make his lineage a sacred people and give them the holy land. After Abraham, the ‘children’ of Israel were born. Christianity was developed out of Judaism in the 1st Century. They believed Jesus was the fulfillment of the Jewish text ‘Torah’ which is the text that both Christians and Jews alike use. The difference is that Christians also have the New Testament that is full of Jesus teachings, miracles, and revelations of how the world will end. Christianity is based on the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, those who follow him are known as, Christians.

The Christian religion began around 2000 years ago in Judea, which is now Israel. Christianity began with Jesus of Nazareth and his disciples. Jesus traveled from village to village, teaching in the synagogues, and healing those who were sick and suffering. He challenged the authorities to

Christianity started as a religion in first century AD and spread through Roman empires. It is said that the religion itself started in Palestine. The stories of Jesus and his disciples is depicted in a book called the Bible. The Christian religion gives us stories from the Bible, pertaining to how we ought to treat others and bases for how we should live our lives. All of these bases are given and as a reward of following those bases you are promised a place up in heaven. If you sin and don't expect your sins you go to

Christianity is one of the most dominant religions in the world today and has a long and complex history. Although Christianity has its roots in Judaism, it was greatly influenced by the culture of the Greeks and Romans it developed in. The Greco-Roman world was polytheistic and full of deities that were petty and faulted. As a young religion Christianity shares aspects with the religions around it, namely in the central stories. Eventually Christianity spread through the Roman Empire and to the rest of the world.

Before the birth of Jesus Christ and Christianity, there was Judaism, the religion where Christianity originated from. In the years of 65 B.C. through 63 B.C., The Roman and the Jews had several complications with each other, especially with Pompey the Great interfering with Jerusalem and its people. Pompey the Great invaded Jerusalem due to their opposition of worshipping the Roman gods and the Jews’ belief in only one God. In addition, he did it to elevate his status as a more powerful figure in Roman society, since Julius Caesar, another Roman political figure was also competing for power and attention from the people. His conquering over the Jews and the ongoing brawls set the stage on how Christianity and the Roman Empire intertwined with each other and the tense relations that were formed,

Although Constantine endorsed Christianity and dedicated his New Rome in the East to the Christian God, not all Romans accepted his decree and many did not convert to the new religion. Even all ancients’ cults were banned and closed temples in 391.

Around 55 C.E. Christianity and Judaism began to occupy Roman culture. During the transportation of a Jewish prisoner named Paul of Tarsus to Rome, it can be seen that religion was just one of the major concerns during this time. Founded in the eighth century B.C.E., Rome was originally a small city-state ruled by one king. Eventually, Rome established itself as the dominant power in the Mediterranean basin by instituting an aristocratic republic government. Roman civilization changed drastically politically, economically, and culturally during the last centuries of the classical era, (100-600 C.E.), although some factors remained the same.

Christianity at the start of it all was basically a faction trying to break away from Judaism. A major difference between Judaism and Christianity is their view on Jesus. Christians believe that Jesus is the Messiah, while Judaism does not (Page 303). Christians believed that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, this follows the Old Testament that the Messiah was born in Bethlehem. Some scholars have come forward and said that they are lead to believe that Jesus was born in Nazareth. Which according to Judaism would mean that Jesus is not the Messiah (Page 287-288). Since these two communities did not agree on this, Christianity branched off and became its own religion.

“Christianity first started about 2000 years ago in a place called Judea with Jesus and his disciples.” (#2). “ The religion was created in Palestine on a small part of land of the eastern part of Mediterranean. There was conflict was centuries, Christianity had been created in an atmosphere very related to the spread of religion.” (#5) The new religion rested in issues in the Jewish religion, including a long-standing belief in the coming of a Messiah The emperor of Rome was known as their ruler. Jesus was known to be a Jew. The meaning of Christianity is relevance and humanity contribution. The History of Christianity began with the Old Testament. In the New Testament, jealous only preached to a Jewish audience. Christianity was emerged

In 313 AD the Emperor Constantine formally recognized the Christian religion. Christianity spread throughout the Roman Empire, this event affected the way people thought and lived their lives. Had a great impact on how rulers viewed their power and used their powers. Such influence was portrayed in Christian art as we know today.