Similarities Of Judaism Vs Christianity

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.

One of the many decisions that has to made in life is what, if any, religion they will practice. Christianity, the belief in God, and Jesus as his son, or Judaism, to follow the direction of the Torah are some of the major religions that a person may choose. This decision may be one of the biggest decisions of a person’s life, and each religion has similarities and differences, and pro’s and cons. Two of the major religions, Judaism and Christianity, are alike in their inspiration of sacred texts, but are different in their identity of Jesus, and practice of worship.

There is a close relationship between Christianity and Judaism both from a theological and historical perspective. The similarities between these two religious platforms emanates from the notion that Christianity arose and protested from Judaism. However, it is worth noting that Christianity is not a continuation of Judaism as some people perceive. Both Jesus and most of his disciples, who pioneered the earliest Christian churches, were Jews. Particularly, Jesus’ family practiced and followed Jewish beliefs, and He frequently referenced the Hebrew bible. On the contrary, the disciples believed that Jesus was the one and only Messiah, which is predicted in the Jewish Bible. While the creation narrative is still mysterious to many people, most individuals are still obsessed with the attempt to discover how everything came to existence. The primary purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast the basic ideologies of Christianity and Judaism (Neusner, 76).

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

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

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.

Islam and Judaism are two of the world’s largest monotheistic religions. Islam is the religion of Muslims which was revealed by the Prophet Muhammed. Judaism is the religion of the Jewish which began with the covenant between Abraham and God. Islam and Judaism may seem as though they are very distinct religions due to conflict that may be shared but they are in fact on the contrary as the two religions share various similarities, it is of course inevitable that the two religions will also have their differences. A common held belief of Islam and Judaism includes, the belief of occupying a main place of worship, which for Muslims is a Mosque and for the Jewish a Synagogue also known as a temple. The similarities and differences of practices, values and beliefs

Both religions view Jesus differently. Christians view Jesus as the Messiah and savior of the world, while Jews view Jesus as a false prophet. Jewish house of worship is a synagogue, whereas Christians’ place of worship is a church. In Judaism, the man who leads the prayers is known as a cantor, but in Christianity, the man is known as a priest. The symbol of Judaism is the Star of David while the symbol of Christianity is the cross. Judaism’s holy day is Saturdays, also known as Sabbath Day, while Christianity’s holy day is Sundays. The differences in the sacred texts of the two religions is that in Christianity, there is only one: the Bible, but in Judaism, there are many texts. The Jewish sacred texts mainly talk about moral laws and what’s right to do, while the Bible contains stories of God, Jesus, and the important people in the running of Christianity. In the Jewish religious text, the Torah, afterlife is not mentioned. Whereas in Christianity, it is said that we will live eternally, which means that after we die, we will go to heaven if we believe in God, because Jesus died on the cross for our sins. In regards to sin, according to Judaism, repentance is done for defiance that was either intentionally or unintentionally after the person is born while for Christianity, repentance is done for an entire person's life since their birth. In Judaism, only the individual can atone for their

The origins of Christianity can be originated in Judaism and for that reason it is no surprise that both religions have many beliefs in common. During the earliest beginnings, Christianity was a part of Judaism, but currently they are two distinct communities. However, they are bound together by their belief in one God and to worship any other is to deny Him. The separation between both religions did not happen fast or easy. The entire division took some hundred years and the very complex separation didn’t happen all at once.

Judaism and Christianity is a monotheistic religion. "Judaism is a diverse tradition associated with the Jewish people", and Jesus is a Jew. Many people insist Judaism is the foundation of Christianity because Christianity originated from Judaism (when God showed himself to Abraham and Moses), but not an expansion of Judaism. This two religions, both refer to Jesus Christ, even though his role in each religion differs. The Jews refer to God as Yahweh (“I am who I am”) while the Christians refer to him as God. They have the same origin, believe that Abraham was the father of faith and Moses received the Ten Commandments. Both religions relate in faith and the scripture they share, but as much as they associate, they also have differences.

While key differences about Christianity and Judaism seem similar by their historical circumstances, they are also different. Both religions started in the Middle east but in different places at different times. Christianity started in Bethlehem when Jesus was born in 4 B.C.E. However Judaism originated in Ancient Palestine around 1812 B.C.E. Though the religions were founded in the same place, they were founded at different times. Along with being founded at different places, both religions have different founders. Abraham founded Judaism by accepting the convent of God.

With the mystical unions in both Christianity and Judaism, there are many similarities. One of these similarities is the celebration of a wedding. In the Christian tradition, the wedding is between Christ and his people. When a person gets ready to take communion, they wear their Sunday best and they have prepared themselves to receive the Lord and be united with Him. In the Jewish tradition, the wedding that is being celebrated is that of the Shekinah and the Tiferet. This union brings the cosmos and the Sefirot in balance, which causes a rejoicing because God becomes one. This is done by the lower worlds are reunited with the upper worlds, which allows God graces to shine down. This wedding also returns the Jews to their homeland and return the Shekinah from exile (Sherwin). The wedding is a big aspect in both Christianity and Judaism.

Religion is entwined with every aspect associated in modern society. Religion is defined as the human beings’ relation to that which they regard as holy, sacred, absolute, spiritual, divine, or worthy of especial reverence. Many religions believe in the same God but practice their religion very differently. Judaism and Roman Catholicism are two unique religions that have many similarities and differences, though they both are derived from the same idea of God.

Judaism and Christianity are two religions that are interconnected in numerous ways. Not only is a majority of the Torah featured in the Bible, but Jesus’ arrival is foreshadowed by the Jewish texts, and his Last Supper was actually a Passover dinner.

Although Judaism and Christianity spring from the same source; they have forked into two distinct religions because of their differing beliefs about one man: Jesus Christ. When looked at on the surface, they look similar: both religions are monotheistic, believe in a God who is merciful, yet just; and believe that God is the Creator over all. The differences, however, present themselves at a closer look.