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    Christianity and Judaism were both founded around 1200 B.C. according to a series of books known as the Torah‚ which are five books of Moses or the Old Testament. The Old Testament describes the rise of the Isralites and their agreement with God that both sides will be faithful to one another and their journey to the land promised by God. Both religions only believe in one God. They also believe in the messiah. Also they believe in other spiritual beings such as angels and demons

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    Christianity v. Judaism There are hundreds of different religions practiced all over the world. Christianity and Judaism are two religions with similar origins‚ but varying beliefs‚ practices and teachings. With many comparable components‚ I will decipher the difference between the two goals of religion‚ life after death‚ and the direction of prayer. Firstly‚ every religion has its own objective‚ something that it lives and works towards. The goal of Christianity is to love God‚ to obey his commandments

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    A Comparison of Early Christianity and Judaism The religions Christianity and Judaism have a great deal in common. Early Christianity was influenced by Judaism as it was created by Jews. As a result of early Christianity being practiced by mostly Jews‚ there were more similarities between early Christianity and Judaism than there is between modern Christianity and Judaism. However‚ there were also differences between the two. These differences and similarities are essential in examining the relationship

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    Christianity and Judaism spread in different ways Christianity and Judaism have many things different while many things in common and being closely related. Judaism has existed for roughly 4000 years first starting with Abraham‚ who kicked off the religion. The people of the Jewish faith have had trouble over those years‚ like when a Pharaoh enslaved them and forced slave labor and death and when Moses freed them from slavery and they had to roam the desert for 40 years and were chased and kicked

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    3 Islam‚ Judaism‚ and Christianity all share a belief in one God. The three religions of Judaism‚ Islam‚ and Christianity are considered to be very similar in practices and ideas. Christianity and Islam along with Judaism are referred to as Abrahamic religions. This is because all three of these religions revere Abraham and believe he was a major prophet in their respected religions. The biggest relation between the three is‚ however‚ is monotheism‚ the belief in only one god. Judaism‚ the earliest

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    September 2010 Time Concepts on the JudaismChristianity‚ and Indigenous religion The concept of time is full of mystery‚ by instinct we feel that time cannot be stopped. We all exist in time‚ and everything is subject to time. It seems obvious that because we live in time‚ it is the prime measure of existence. As assumed by many philosophical and religious schools‚ no beginning or end can be attributed to time. To the different concepts of time we have sacred time and religious time. They

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    Judaism and Christianity are two of the many religions of the world. Both of these religions can be found in the Middle East. Although they are very similar‚ they also differ in many ways. People who believe in the Jewish religion are called Jews. Jews believe that the Messiah is yet to come. In the world there are about 13 million Jewish followers. Jews go to a synagogue to worship their ’Messiah.’ They also read the Torah‚ which is their Holy Book. Abraham founded Judaism in 1700 B.C.E. Jews consider

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    Compare and Contrast Judaism and 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. The first thing that was necessary to having a successful religion

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    Christianity‚ Islam‚ and Judaism are very like‚ but also very different. For instance they all believe in one. They all have different names for him but he is the same god in all three religions. All the religions believe in sin and non-sin‚ you either do well or bad. Christians believe you either go to heaven or hell. Christianity is the largest religion in the world. Their savor is Jesus and their symbol is a fish. The Christian book is a bible‚ and every Sunday most of them go to church. In

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    On the Differences between Judaism and Christianity Much has been said about Jesus in today’s world. Some see him as a lunatic‚ some a liar and some say he is the Messiah. Here in this very problem lies the main difference between the Jews and Christians. In Judaism Jesus is first and foremost‚ not the messiah‚ just a man who claimed to be something more. He does not fulfill messianic prophecy that regards his heritage and pedigree. The virgin birth that is widely known as a cause for celebration

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