Judaism And Christian Doctrine: A Personal Analysis

Judaism and Christianity each have their own beliefs and traditions, with Judaism being a religion that shaped Christianity as it is today. Both religions were shaped by the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament, which is considered by many to be the biblical law of God (Molloy, 2009). Christians however, consider that in the New Testament with the arrival of God in human form, that our sins were forgiven. In its earliest stages, Christianity was considered a sect of Judaism. Jesus and his apostles even considered themselves Jewish in the early years of Christianity. While followers of Judaism do believe in one God, they do not believe that Jesus was the Messiah or that God is the Holy Trinity.

The first misunderstanding between Jews and Christians is that Jews are still searching for a Messiah, Jeremiah 23:5 (“the days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land). While Christians believe that the Messiah has arrived. The challenge here is that this formulation attributes to the expectation of a Messiah, a prominence and a centrality it has not usually had in Judaism. Christianity is a Messiah associated religion to an extent that Judaism is not. Although in Judaism the rate has varied from a different century to the other and from one branch to the other, the messianic age expectation, of a period of justice and peace, has always been more important (Fisher, 2010). In any case, the coming of messianic age and the Messiah appearance are connected together. When justice and peace arrive, then, will be the period to identify that the Messiah is. Until then everybody has the task

As a young child, my memory of reading starts with a troubling period in my life. It started in first grade after I had moved to a new school. For me he year kicked off normally, but the further down the road, I found myself struggling to keep up in my reading class. In addition to falling behind in my classes, I was feeling isolated from the other students. My grades started to suffer and everything got worse. We didn’t have a school counselor, so my principal arranged a meeting with my parents to discuss what actions should be taken. My principal told my parents it isn’t uncommon for new students to fall behind in classes and that the move could be causing some of the issues. He recommended that I start attending special education for my reading course. My parents thought it over and explained to me that it was ok and not to be discouraged about this. However,

Jesus is the fulfillment of Judaic prophecies; he is the new Moses imparting the new Law of Love.

The context of this will be showing how Judaism and Christianity more similar than most people think. Three ways these two religions are the same are, both are monotheistic, how both share same holy city, and their beliefs to the “Good Life.”

This makes even more sense, in the light of the fact that Jesus was constantly referred as, among others, of having coming from the same bloodline as the King David, the most righteous among the kings (leaving aside some of his mishaps), as referred in the beginning of the Gospel of Matthew.

Luckily, when I got to second grade they offered a blended class for second and third graders; this gave me my opportunity to thrive in school. In my blended class, I started to exceed again; I was able to work in a classroom with students at my same level. I looked forward to and enjoyed going to school again. The class was set up for advanced readers to read independently. I loved being able to read books at my own level, and being able to analyze what I had

The ability to influence a person or group of people displays the power of the authority. Power emanates from knowledge. The practices belonging to specific religions exhibit their own sense of authority. Christianity is a monotheistic religion that bases their faith on the teachings of Jesus Christ. Judaism is an ancient monotheistic religion that bases their faith with the study of the Torah. Christianity is the largest practiced religion in the world and Judaism is the tenth largest. In the mid first century, Christianity began as a second temple Judaism. This is the time between the construction of the second temple in Jerusalem and the destruction of it which occurred in 70 CE. For Judaism, the second temple period was a time when challenges were asserted in reference to the variety of fluctuations based on the mainstream way of Judaism. Each of these religions follow specific practices and have their own study and understanding of authority.

First of all, before I begin with my research on Judaism, I did not consider that the Jews only believes in God. I thought that they accepted every word from the bible and that even though they have a Jewish calendar and different practices, that the bible that I use was quite similar with them with both Old Testament and New Testament. I knew that Judaism was the one of the oldest religions in the world that still exists today and was recorded in the bible. I had no indication that tells me that they observed different traditions and there are different branches of Judaism. I also thought that Judaism was Christianity. Both believe in God, (monotheism) the only God almighty, the one who created the universe, and because both shared the Hebrew Scriptures. I also thought that all Jewish men have beard and lovely hair. I thought that males were black hat and black coat at all times on Shabbath

From Eden to ashes, the cold hearted truth, has and will remain, that every person will at some point in his/her life suffer. Judaism teaches the common belief that all human beings are condemned to suffer because of the original sin with which all of mankind is stained and because of the sins they have committed. The centuries old battle between sin and sinner and good and evil is traced back to the biblical tale of Adam and Eve, and eventually the evil of sin blossoms in the story of Cain and Abel. Judaism teaches God is an omnipotent deity whose will is absolute and whose word is eternal. But, why did an all-knowing God create mankind only to be condemned to suffer because of a sin he knew was to happen? Although Judaism’s theodicy illustrates

In this essay I will be discussing to what extent Christianity is a completely different religion from Judaism. Both religions may have similarities and differences across a variety of aspects, however this essay will focus on the belief systems of each religion. I will do this by first drawing on the similarities amongst the two religions followed by the differences.

It was not until high school that I started to realize a problem with the school system I was in. I felt like the coursework was not challenging. I was hardly putting in effort but was still receiving very high grades. I was not motivated to work hard and rarely pushed myself, because I did not have to. I even graduated high school as salutatorian but I

Judaism was created by Abraham 2000 BCE and the descendants of Issac and Jacob. The Law, the 10 Commandments was given to Moses. Jewish central belief is that they have chosen to follow the commandments of the One True God and God will look out for them in return. Every man is equal. Jews believe a Messiah coming and proof will be an end to war and hunger all over the world. Jewish central belief is that they have chosen to follow the commandments of the One True God and God will look out for them in return. Every man is equal. Jews believe a Messiah coming and proof will be an end to war and hunger all over the world.

Judaism, which is made up of a few separate groups, was very common at the originating of Christianity. The common ground (shared beliefs) for these sects was the belief in One God and that this One God had made a covenant with the people of Israel. The foundation of this covenant was called “The Torah.” The Pharisees and Sadducees were the two main groups the Bible focuses on around the time of Jesus, along with the Zealots, the Hellenists, the Lawyers, and the Essenes, who we only read about in sources outside of the New Testament.

As I have learned about my Christian faith, I have always wondered why Christianity does not fall more in line with the Judaism, their traditions, and their celebration of their festivals. The Bible calls the Israelites God’s chosen people, and throughout the Old Testament He shows His love for them by the way He led them by a pillar of smoke by day and by a pillar of fire at night. Comparing the old covenant to the new covenant, the Bible says “not like the covenant that I made with their ancestors on the day I took them by their hands to lead them out of the land of Egypt. I disregarded them, says the Lord, because they did not continue in My covenant” (Hebrews 8:9, Holman Christian Standard Bible), then states in Hebrews 8:10 “But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws into their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be My people”. These verses answered some of the questions on why Christianity didn’t follow the same traditions as in Judaism religion. While comparing the Old Testament to the New testament it becomes clear why Christians are different.