Christianity, Judaism, and Islam Paper
Christianity, Judaism, and Islam
"Christianity started out in Palestine as a fellowship; it moved to Greece and became a philosophy; it moved to Italy and became an institution; it moved to Europe and became a culture; it came to America and became an enterprise" as stated by theological scholar Sam Pascoe. Throughout Christianity’s journey they have come across ties with the religions Judaism and Islam. There are few similarities between the three major religions. One similarity is that Abraham is viewed the same between all three religions. The only other similarity is that all 3 religions believe in a God, just in different ways. There are much more similar theological aspects of the religions when Christianity is compared to Islam itself and Judaism alone. Judaism is, of course, much older that Christianity but there are still many similarities. Whilst Jews do not consider Christ to be the Savior, they do believe him to be a prophet (Helium, Inc., 2002-2011). Another historical connection and similarity can be described by the fact that, according to Christian teachings, Jesus and many of his followers were originally Jewish and, therefore, the basic teachings of Christianity will be more or less equal to those of Judaism. Both religions are monotheistic, which means they believe in only one God and both of these Gods are described very similarly. Both believe in the stories of characters such as Abraham discouraging people from worshipping the idols sold by his father and Moses freeing the Israelites from Egyptian rule (Helium, Inc., 2002-2011). Christianity and Judaism both believe in the afterlife and a “Messiah”. Christians believe the Messiah is Jesus Christ and the Jews do not believe in Jesus Christ. Jews believe that there will be a new coming of the Messiah. This Messiah will be a descendant from the house of David, while Christians believe that the original Messiah (Jesus Christ) will one day return. There is also a historical
"Christianity started out in Palestine as a fellowship; it moved to Greece and became a philosophy; it moved to Italy and became an institution; it moved to Europe and became a culture; it came to America and became an enterprise" as stated by theological scholar Sam Pascoe. Throughout Christianity’s journey they have come across ties with the religions Judaism and Islam. There are few similarities between the three major religions. One similarity is that Abraham is viewed the same between all three religions. The only other similarity is that all 3 religions believe in a God, just in different ways. There are much more similar theological aspects of the religions when Christianity is compared to Islam itself and Judaism alone. Judaism is, of course, much older that Christianity but there are still many similarities. Whilst Jews do not consider Christ to be the Savior, they do believe him to be a prophet (Helium, Inc., 2002-2011). Another historical connection and similarity can be described by the fact that, according to Christian teachings, Jesus and many of his followers were originally Jewish and, therefore, the basic teachings of Christianity will be more or less equal to those of Judaism. Both religions are monotheistic, which means they believe in only one God and both of these Gods are described very similarly. Both believe in the stories of characters such as Abraham discouraging people from worshipping the idols sold by his father and Moses freeing the Israelites from Egyptian rule (Helium, Inc., 2002-2011). Christianity and Judaism both believe in the afterlife and a “Messiah”. Christians believe the Messiah is Jesus Christ and the Jews do not believe in Jesus Christ. Jews believe that there will be a new coming of the Messiah. This Messiah will be a descendant from the house of David, while Christians believe that the original Messiah (Jesus Christ) will one day return. There is also a historical
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