...of these groups would be Christianity and Judaism. Although in many ways the two religions are a stark contrast of one another, the core beliefs of the two are however strikingly similar. Here we will compare and contrast the two belief systems. Christianity The main focus of believers of Christianity is salvation. It is thought that sin amongst humans is inevitable as we are born into this world with the hereditary stain of original sin. In traditional Christian teaching, original sin is the result of Adam and Eve's disobedience to God when they ate a forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden. “Augustine taught that humanity was created good, but through the fall of Adam and Eve (described in Genesis 3) human nature became corrupted, and suffering and death entered the world. Augustine argued that original sin enfeebled the will, and that this enfeebled will is shared by all persons. All humans inherit Adam’s guilt, and we are all in a state of sin from the moment of conception” (Granten, 2009, p. 98). Because it is also believed that God punishes sin, humans, without salvation, are vulnerable to such punishment and damnation. In turn, Christians need God’s forgiveness to ensure that upon their physical death, their souls will be guaranteed admittance into the afterlife rather than condemned to an eternal hell, forever separated from God. Thus, creating the ultimate need and want for salvation. Salvation can be defined as deliverance of sin and its consequences. This...
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...Judaism and Christianity have both been around for centuries. Judaism was the forefather for Christianity. Up to a certain point in time, perhaps in the middle of the first century the generation after Jesus there was no dividing line between Judaism and Christianity(Solomon). Both religions have a big following. However, it goes without saying both religions have a lot in common but are fundamentally different in many ways. Christianity was created the year of Jesus birth. It originated in Palestine and is known as a monotheistic system which means believing in one god that created the entire world. Although denominations differ on how it was created. Christianity uses the old and new testaments of the bible depending on the denominations. Christianity is broken down into three different denominations Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant. Each denomination is fundamentally different and have different prospective of what Christianity is. For example, Orthodox does not acknowledged the pope as...
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...Assignment notes Christianity vs. Judaism: The major differencesHere, in great brevity, is a summary of some of the major differences between Judaism and Christianity. | Principle | | Christianity | | Judaism | Nature of God | | Trinity | | Unity | Nature of Messiah | | Divine, Sin Sacrifice | | Only human, Righteous King | Atonement | | Blood Required | | Prayer and Repentance | Sin | | Everyone stained by Adam and Eve ("original sin") | | All begin with clean slate | Righteousness | | No one | | Within our power to choose | Satan | | Fallen angel | | Agent of God | Torah | | Written only | | Written and Oral | Commandments | | Not eternal or valuable | | Eternal and of ultimate value | Exclusivity | | Only Christians go to heaven | | All righteous have a place in the world to come. | Land of Israel | | Irrelevant | | Crucial | Jews | | Replaced by the church; or irrelevant | | God’s chosen people | Judaism is one of the world’s oldest religions, dating back up to 2000 years BC from the time when God first called Abraham to leave his home and follow Him. At that time, God made a covenant (or agreement) with Abraham in which He promised to make Abraham the father of a great nation and that one day his descendants would inherit the land of Canaan if Abraham followed him. God’s plan was gradually revealed through the Old Testament and built on with further promises to Moses, David and the prophets...
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...Christianity and Jews Submitted to Dr. Pickens Of SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary In Partial Fulfillment of Requirement of the Course His2113.03 Western Civilization In the Bachelors Program in Biblical Studies By. Desiri Hernandez-Tuiono Seattle,Wa January 18, 2016 Comparing Judaism and Christianity is like comparing a mother to her daughter; depending on your point of view it could be cause for flattery or great offense! Christianity grew from the root of Judaism and this centered on the belief that Jesus od Nazareth is the hoped for Messiah of Israel who came to redeem mankind from their sin and offense before God almighty. Current Jewish thought has gone so far as to elevate Jesus of Nazareth from the worst of blasphemers in the first century, to a vails Messiah for the Gentiles. Pinchas Lapide, a Jew himself has written on the points of commonality between Judaism and Christianity. Some of them include belief in God as creator and father, hop in salvation, ignorance of Gods ways, humility before Gods omnipotence, knowledge that we belong to Him not He to us, and love and reverence for God. Other points of commonality of the world, the condemnation of arrogant religious chauvinism, the conviction that love of God cannot be divorced from love of neighbor, and the knowledge that all our speech about God is but stammering until we meet him face to face. Despite the similarities the two, is a wide gulf between Judaism and Christianity...
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...of many conflicts across the entire world since the beginning of time. Christianity, Islam, and Judaism the major monotheist religious traditions have been at the heart of many of those religious conflicts. Historical connections and theological similarities are prevalent between the three. In parallel to the similarities exists the contemporary struggles affecting these western religious traditions. From the internal struggles within Christianity such as abortion, to its struggles with Islam and Muslim extremists, finally to the contempt against Christianity from actions of the Holocaust, each tradition faces contemporary struggles within their own right. Gaining a better understanding and insight into the historical, theological, and contemporary struggles between Christianity, Islam, and Judaism will enhance appreciation for each belief. Historical Connections and Theological Similarities: One main pillar of similar theology between Christianity, Islam, and Judaism is the belief in one god. However, each has different perspectives in relation to God. For example, Christians believe in [pic]the Trinity[pic] of [pic]God; God the Father, the Son (Jesus[pic] Christ), [pic]and the Holy Spirit[pic] ("Judaism, Islam, Christianity-Comparison", 2002-2011). Also Christians consider Jesus [pic]the son of God, born to the Virgin Mary, and[pic] had [pic]come to earth to offer redemption for mankind’s sins.[pic] Additionally, Christians see God as giving [pic]a revelation of...
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...Comparison and Contrast Paper Founder(s) of the religion There are five major religions of Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Judaism have a different origins. The founder of Christianity was Jesus Christ. He was born in Bethlehem around 6-4BC. He was the son of Joseph and the Virgin Mary and in his early years most like trained as a carpenter under his father. Around the age of 30 he was baptized by John the Baptist and at the moment it was said the heavens opened up and God proclaimed that Jesus was his son and resulted in the beginning of his ministry and established a group that he called the twelve apostles. It was around this time where Jesus spent forty days and nights wandering the desert avoiding three temptations from Satan; hunger, power and faith. On Passover, he shared the last supper with his disciples when Jesus was arrested and condemned to death. On the third day, he resurrected from the dead and on the fortieth day after his resurrection, Jesus appeared, told to spread His word and ascended into heaven. The founder of Islam is the prophet Muhammad. Muhammad was born in 570 AD in Makah. In this early life, he was raised by his grandfather and after he died, his uncle. He later wed Khadija and lived a prosperous life. While making a retreat to a mountain cave, he was visited by a presence which left him in awe and was instructed to recite words which would be the foundation of the Qur’an. After a number of years, he...
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...These religions are Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Each of these religions is monotheistic and is practiced by more than half the people in the world. Monotheistic religion is the belief in one God. Although Judaism, Christianity and Islam religious practices are each monotheistic, some of the religious traditions are different. Judaism believes there is one God who cannot be made up of parts; Islam embraces an immaterial, invisible God, one to be intensely feared in His omnipotence; Christians hold fast to the trinity of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. The differences mentioned are but a few of the differences between the three religions that could very well be reasons for some of the struggles believers faced during the early biblical days. To better the religious traditions of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity, one must study the early traditions and struggles of each religion. The writers of this paper will discuss the similarities, differences, theological and historical connections between the three religions. Historical Connections Judaism is historically connected to Christianity through Jesus and the Old Testament. Jesus is considered the Messiah in Christianity and the Son of God. Jesus was actually born and raised Jewish in ancient Palestine. His birth to a virgin mother enforced the belief that he was conceived by the Holy Spirit and is therefore the Son of God, or the Messiah. This began the new religion Christianity whose primary beliefs...
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...East/West Religious Paper Misanna Gordon HUM 130 July 15, 2012 Vickie Burns- Sikora Religion has in the past and will continue to be in the future one of the main forces that has constantly shaped and drives the world. Throughout many centuries, wars were fought, laws were made, towns and countries were built and broken down all in the effort to make known or protect many of the different religions that exists in the world today. In this paper I will be comparing and contrasting the different western religions which are Hinduism and Buddhism and the eastern religions which are Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The country of origin for Hinduism is India and Southeast Asia. Hinduism was originated from the word “India” which has the very similar spiritual and cultural practices; this was developed in India more than one thousand years ago. There are several societal and cultural influences that made the religion of Hinduism vital to the region in which it originated. The Hindus of India tends to follow several traditions and social standards. When it comes to culture, the Hindus have several myths indicating that there are multiple faces of the divine, and also myths indicating that the divine interacts in many forms with the believers Hinduism is a religious belief system that lacks unity; it is also referred to as the Santana Dharma. The Santana Dharma means the “eternal religion” (Fisher, 2005). The Hindu religion is made up of several religions that were...
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... Elements of Religious Religion is significant to many who believe in the bible and so are all of their religious traditions. In describing the basic components of religious traditions and their relationship to the sacred. It offers many seculars a reason for wanting to live and a comfort of security, The knowledge or awareness’s is the driving force behind the belief of one God a higher power and for some the sacred. I will include what a religious tradition says including its teachings, texts, doctrine, stories, myths, and others, What a religious tradition does including worship, prayer, pilgrimage, ritual, and so forth, and how a religious tradition organizes including leadership, relationships among members, and so forth. Christianity and its teachings was organized Religious tradition is a custom that people of one religion do because it was done for many years by supernatural beings or idols. These traditions are different for each different religion. In studying each religion, it is noted that each has texts, stories, myths, and other traditional aspects that permits others or bible believers read about the traditions of that religion. The Hindu religion is known to be the hardest religion to study and many other texts that tell the stories of the lives of certain high gods, goddesses, and/or heroes. It also explains why we must celebrate certain holidays and how we should celebrate them. Most of the Hindu literature was composed in Sanskrit. The Islamic religion...
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...three main spiritual practices, which include: Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. I will discuss their background and main philosophies, review the lessons I learned through research, give expert opinions and my opinions on incorporating religion in the medical field, and discuss how I can grow my practice. Background Information Christianity is a broad concept of religion that includes: Baptist, Catholic, Methodist, Greek Orthodox, and Lutheran to name a few. The Christianity religion was developed around 2000 years and started as a movement from Judaism after the death of Jesus. Christianity is known as the number one religion and is the most practiced in the United States. 71 percent of Americans state they practice Christianity (Connolly, 2015). Christianity’s main philosophy is that there is one God who is united as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Christians strongly believe that God sent his son Jesus Christ to take away sins, and in the Holy Spirit he units both the living and the dead. (Christianity in View, 2014). However, this belief is differs from the Jewish belief in which Christianity broke away from. The Jewish people believe that Jesus was a preacher of God’s word (BBC, 2009) and they do not recognize them as a prophet just a regular man (Jewish Prisoner Services International, n.d.). Judaism believes that God would never subdivide himself into a trinity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit and there is only one God. The Judaism religion is one of the oldest spiritual practices...
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...not always mean killing yourself in the name of god but rather it is a peaceful journey the individual takes by himself. Judaism, Christianity and Islam all have their own versions of martyrs and martyrdom. These three religions often share many similar characteristics and they do have similar ideas of martyrdom but they also do have stout differences. This paper will ponder what martyrdom means to each religion and the differences between martyrs among the Abrahamic religions. Out of the three Abrahamic religions, martyrs are least prominent amongst the Jews. In the Jewish religion a martyr is associated with “Kiddush Hashem”. As said by Huseyin Cicek “Everyone who lives according to Kiddush Hashem is witnessing, and is a witness of, the one and true God. Every religious Jew has to live according to Kiddush Hashem, if he or she seeks salvation, because life is a gift from God. The only way of honoring God is Kiddush Hashem”. Cicek states that every religious Jew has to live according to the Kiddush Hashem, if this is so then every Jew that practices their religion is a Martyr. According to Rabbinic Judaism voluntary death is not permitted but fighting the enemies of Judaism is permitted. Rabbinic Judaism allows Jews to fight for their religion in a war but it does not allow suicide in the name of god. A martyr according to Rabbinic Judaism is a person who dies following the rules of the Torah....
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...practiced in and everyone that lives in them. These religions are practiced in many different ways. As the years went on many more religions were created and some people use these religions define who they really are. While many religions have emerged and flourished over the centuries, few have had the impact of both Judaism and Christianity. Judaism was founded by Abraham the father of the Hebrews. This religion originally came from the Hebrews. Judaism is believed to be monotheistic. Almost like all the other religions that have a bible in Judaism has a bible that they call the Torah. This bible is a recording of all the laws and important events that have happened during the Jewish history. “Torah seems to be a very this-worldly document, filled with human stories, laws, commandments, and not a word about God alone existing” (Green, Arthur 2010). The Jewish thought very highly of their god. They look at their god as their protector. Jewish people do not feel like they are Jewish without Judaism. “Judaism as religion might not be the entirety of Jewish identity, but it is difficult to imagine a vibrant Jewish identity completely severed from it” (Shapiro, 2014). Judaism has a political system that is taken seriously like most religions have. The Jewish government was democratic but it did not exist in the early history. During that time they were actually monarchy. It was not to years later that the government was democratic. “The democratic movement launched in continental Europe...
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...CheckPoint: Monotheistic Religions Elements Matrix Carmen Welch May 23, 2010 CJS/210 Dr. Donald Howard Axia College Material Appendix H Monotheistic Religion Elements Matrix | |Judaism |Christianity |Islam | |Countries of origin |Palestine |PALESTINE |ARABIA | | |EGYPT |ROME | | |HISTORICAL FIGURES AND |JEWS, ABRAHAM, MOSES, & KING SOLOMON |JESUS CHRIST, THE VIRGIN MARY, & THE SAINTS AND |THE PROPHET MOHAMMAD, MOSES, JESUS, & ABRAHAM | |EVENTS | |DISCIPLES | | | |- THE DELIVERY OF THE COMMANDMENTS TO MOSES | |- MOHAMMAD WAS BORN BETWEEN 569 A.D. & 571 A.D. | | |- THE ESCAPE OF SALVES FOR THE PHARAOHS |- THE BIRTH OF BABY...
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...Religion overview week 4 Theravada Buddhism | Mahayana Buddhism | Hinduism | Traditional Judaism | The Gospel | Meaning of birth | We are reborn from a previous life until we reach nirvana (extinction of all desire and release from suffering). The cycle of death and rebirth is called samsara. | We are reborn from a previous life until we reach nirvana (extinction of all desire and release from suffering). The cycle of death and rebirth is called samsara. | We are reborn from a previous life until we realize our "oneness" with Brahman. The cycle of death and rebirth is called samsara. | We are made in the image of God and come into the world with the capacity to opt for good or evil. | We are made in God's image but come into the world inclined to sin because of the sin of Adam. Redemption is needed. | Way to Truth | Follow the teachings of Buddha, e.g., the Four Truths and the Eightfold Path. The written Scripture, the Tripitaka ("three baskets"), includes the teachings of Buddha. | Through the study of scriptural texts running to more than five thousand volumes. | Spiritual disciplines like yoga enable one to achieve the enlightenment and truth needed. Suffering and samsara result from ignorance of self-truth. Vedas are scriptures that hold final authority. | Bible (Hebrew Scriptures). Oral Law provides the authoritative interpretation for knowing how to live. Truth is seen in deeds more than in creed, although a cardinal tenet of belief is the Unity of God. | Bible...
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...Religion | Origin of All Things | Nature of God | View of Human Nature | View of Good and Evil | View of “Salvation” | View of After Life | Practices and Rituals | Celebrations and Festivals | Week 2Hinduism and Jainism | The history of Hinduism is unique among the world religions in that it has no founder or date of origin. According to historians, the origin of Hinduism dates back to 5,000 or more years. Jainism dates to the 6th century B.C.E. in India. | The nature of God according to Jainism is state of perfect being. Jainism believes in God not as a creator but as a perfect being. They believe that when the jiva or the soul becomes liberated it lives in a blissful state. God is considered to be Omnipotent and Omnipresent by Hindus. There are more than 200,000 gods and goddesses in the Hindu religion. Some are major deities with major duties such as Shiva, others are of lesser import and are more directly connected with specific duties such as the house or ancestors | In Hinduism, the soul, or atman, is an eternally existing spiritual substance or being and the abiding self that moves from one body to the next at rebirth. In Jainism, the soul is uncreated, eternal and has infinite power and knowledge. It therefore has the inherent potential of divinity (that is, perfectly omnipotent, omniscient and free; not a god). By ridding oneself of the karma that obstructs the soul, one can achieve this liberation (moksa). | Karma is the basic principle within an overarching psycho-cosmology...
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