Similarities and Differences Between Judaism and Christianity

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This paper explains that Judaism and Christianity are both Abrahamic religions, and hence, they share a common origin. Judaism is an ancient religion whose origin is traced back to the period of Moses and evolved in its classical form around the 5th century BC. Christianity developed into a religion only after the period of Jesus Christ ,which is roughly 2000 years ago. Though both the religions share a common origin, they still exhibit striking differences in some aspects. The paper presents a comparative account of some important aspects of these religions in order to highlight the similarities and differences.

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"Jewish religion is strongly monotheistic with one god. God is perceived as a complete facet without any identifiable attributes. Since any personification of godhead meant a limitation Jewish religion does not ascribe a form to god. Christianity on the other hand, while still a monotheistic religion, has an entirely different perception of Godhead. Christianity is firmly entrenched on the belief of the principle of trinity. That is to say that God is manifest as three different aspects i.e., God as the father, God as the son and God as the Spirit. Jesus Christ is widely acknowledged as the 'Holy Son' and the link between God and man. That Jesus was the incarnation of God is widely accepted by the Christians and he is looked forward to as the intermediary one, the connecting link between men and the realm of the eternal father. It is here that we find another important distinction between Judaism and Christianity. Judaism does not accept or acknowledge the prospect of divine incarnation and any kind of intermediation between God and man is strictly ruled out. Judaism has an entirely different concept of the messiah. The messiah as per Jewish concept is considered to be a descendent of David the great. [Tracey R. Rich] "

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