The Principle Teachings About Peace in Judaism and Christianity

In today’s society, both Christianity and Judaism are two of the most practiced religions by people all over the world. Both religions have some similarities, they both value the ten commandments. Also, some religious practices used in Christianity such as baptisms were derived from Judaism (Brodd 2016). Although society sees these two religions as similar, they both have vastly different ultimate goals. In order to help believer’s attain these goals, Jesus helps Christians and Moses helps the Jewish fully understand these goals.

Many people in today’s society are striving to find more peace and patience in their life as the world around them moves at a rapid pace. Many things can bring a person this peace, but arguably the greatest asset to incorporate into their lives would be solitude. Solitude brings much needed quiet time where humans are free to talk to the Creator of the Universe about anything they want and be humbled by the Lord’s presence. Although solitude can be perceived as boring and pointless, this discipline creates quiet time with the Lord where believers can develop and renew their souls, connect deeply with him, and establish a blossoming relationship with God.

Judaism, Islam, and Christianity are some of the religions that most individuals can relate to, being the three largest religions in the world. Like many religions they share many differences and also some similarities. One difference that these religions hold is their view of Jesus Christ. Similarities are surprisingly common to find among some religions because of the basis they put on one another. Some similarities between these religions include: belief of monotheism and the influence of Zoroastrianism had on each religion. Also another similarity carried out by these three religions would be the significance of Abraham. Some other differences include: religious texts and also how they approach God in prayer.

There are many similarities and differences between Judaism, Christianity and Islam. There are also many differences that separate the three major religions of the world. This paper will delve into all three of them.

In reviewing the scripture readings presented for this lesson, each religion has one intrinsic similarity; that is the belief in God. Where both Islam and Judaism view God as one entity, Christians believe in the Trinity (Father, Son and Holy Spirit), ("Islam, Judaism and," 2004-2013). Review of the scripture

The bible, Quran and Hadith are respected texts and are regarded as the books of truth. Believers take these sacred texts as the revealed message from God – the truth. As such, they are used as a guide to life in the pursuit of peace between people and also between people and God. Jesus and Muhammad had a role in spreading the teaching of peace. To understand how the Muslims and Christians view peace it is imperative to first understand what peace means. Most people would refer to peace as freedom of war, disagreements, conflict and calmness of mind. To understand the roles of Christianity and Islam in the teaching of peace the concepts of inner peace, world and society peace has to be addressed, for both Christians and Muslims, inner peace refers to the state of calmness and tranquility experienced by the individual. It is often understood to be associated with the spiritual peace with God/Jesus for Christians and spiritual peace with Allah who desires peace for Muslims. Muslims believe that it is through complete submission to Allah also called the Greater Jihad that an individual may achieve inner peace. The Quran states clearly that in order to achieve world peace, all people must submit to Allah as they believe all people of the Muslim community around the world are one community. They believe that there can be no world/universal peace or the lesser Jihad without the greater Jihad which is misunderstood by many Islamic and non-Islamic people.

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.

The religions Judaism and Christianity are two of the five major belief systems. Some of the similarities they share are: they are both monotheist, believe in the afterlife, and they share the old Testament in their Holy Book. Some of their differences include: the Jews believe that Jesus isn't a divine being and the Christians believe that Jesus was the Messiah, and their holy ceremonies are guided by Rabbis, for the Jews, and Priest, for the Christians.

Judaism and Islam have a large history of fighting which has separated them significantly but they have also grown similarly side by side. On one hand there is the oldest religion and on the other one there is the youngest religion but both of them possess the same belief in monotheism, and to a large extent a similar code of law and scriptural authority. These religions share a similar creation story and patriarchy, since the roots of these two are to be found in the basin of Mesopotamia, dubbed the “Fertile Crescent” of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The story is used here as an opening to introduce a religious law effecting God and the surrounding area of the Arab nations, the Hebrews, the Muslims, and even a mention of Mesopotamian law. Chatim Potok phrases their story in his book Wanderings: Chaim Potok’s history of the Jews and he wrote “Abraham was probably born in the Sumerian City of Ur four thousand years ago a scholar invented a label for the descendants of Shem; he called them Semites,” (23).1

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.”

Judaism and Christianity may be completely different religions, but they along with many differences there are many similarities between the religions. Religions may vary from culture to culture, but mostly all are based on the same principle; that there is something greater than us that we all should believe in. Being that this is such a widespread belief, you would think that all religions would have some kind of common ground especially when it comes to two of the oldest and most significant religions in existence today. Judaism and Christianity are two of the more universally practiced religions today. They are both rooted in their

The three main religions in the world often clash and argue, the reason for this being that they all believe in one thing very strongly and will not let their beliefs be shaken. These three religions are, Islam, Christianity and Judaism. They do on some level get along enough to have some sort of relationship. Although we know a lot about all of these religions we must know how they differ and how they relate to understand the religions.

In Dispute Resolution and Religion class, by Prof. Pownall, three presentations of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam were presented each by a group of it’s believers. As every group had the opportunity to explain their faith and beliefs in their religion, I acknowledged that there are many resemblance between the three Abrahamic religions or at least in the point of “peacemaking”. In this paper, I would like to outline despite resolution in the three monotheistic religions; Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Dispute resolution can be found in all of the three Abrahamic religions’ tradition. As for the Judaism, there is an example of “peacemaking” appears in the story that was presented by the Jews group which is Aaron the older brother of Moses. Actually, the story dose not indicate the dispute resolution only, it also indicates an example of the leadership in Judaism tradition, when Aaron was the temporary leader during the absence of his brother Moses. When the followers formed a golden calf to be an object of worship, Aaron went along and formed it instead of preventing them. Aaron decision was based on peacemaking as the Judaism tradition described it. There are many types of peace that have been mentioned in Torah as it was stated in the presentation that was presented by the Jewish group.

The message of peace is a fundamental universal concern which is relevant throughout our world today. Peace is not merely the ‘absence of war’, but a state of mind in which a sense of tranquillity comes from actively working towards right relationships with individuals and God. To understand the way in which Muslims and Christians view peace it is imperative to understand the source of the teachings for each religion. The principles teachings of peace for Both Christianity and Islam are primarily found in the sacred texts of both religious traditions. Christianity looks to the bible and specifically the New Testament for teachings about peace, whereas Islam focuses’ on the Qur’an and Hadith to guide their beliefs of peace. These sacred

By and large, religious differences have been the source of conflicts and misunderstandings among various faiths. Nonetheless, the teachings of Jesus Christ and the accounts of his deeds and philosophy, as provided in the synoptic gospels, can act as an effective remedy to enhancing dialogue among individuals of different religious beliefs and faiths (Straus 2007, p.234). In this connection, religious differences can be used to spark dialogue because different groups can use these differences to acquire more information and knowledge about various religions. This, therefore, can offer the best solution to addressing misconceptions pertaining to the differences accentuated by their religious faiths. Of importance is that the multiplicity of religious beliefs tends to deny Christians the opportunity to understand various religions. An instance to illustrate this is where Jesus, in accompany of his disciples, told them that “they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!”(Luke 8:10). Even so, the essence of engaging interreligious faiths is to address conflicts by understanding important doctrines and tenets in various religions. Consequently, this can assist all people from different faiths to share their experiences hence playing a role in preventing religious conflicts and