Christianity Vs Judaism

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Christianity refers to the religion which is based on the persona and the teachings of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Judaism is a religion based on the teachings of the Torah and holds that God has an eternal covenant with the Jews. Islam, on the other hand, is a religion based on the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad, the belief that Allah is the only God, and the role of man is to worship Allah and His prophet. Christianity is the most widely practiced religion in the world; Islam is the second while Judaism is the tenth practiced religion in the world. This paper discusses the comparison of these three religions based on their views of the concept of God, the creation account, the different divisions within each religion, the various founders, …show more content…

The Protestantism movement started in the 16th century, and the term Protestant was first used in 1529. It started in 1526 at a formal assembly when Lutherans were given freedom to guide their religious position, but this action was opposed by the Roman Catholic. The Lutherans protested this move, and the name Protestant means to protest and eventually, they separated from the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodoxy, and all these churches became known as Protestants. The Roman Catholic has its root from the time when Jesus chose Peter to become the head of the church and Peter became the first bishop of Rome and the first Pope (Smith, 2009). In 380A.D, the Roman Catholic Church was enacted as the official religion of all the Roman Empire, and for the next millennium, it was only accepted as Christians. The Eastern Orthodox Church includes those of Albania, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Russia, and Serbia and it resulted from the Greek-speaking Eastern branch of the Roman Empire. Disagreements on issues about the Holy Spirit and the use of icons in worship and 1054 AD, the Eastern Christians broke away from the Roman Catholic movement after disagreeing on the action to make the Pope supreme over all Christianity. Similarly, Judaism has three major divisions which are the conservative, reformed, and the Orthodox Jews. The Orthodox Jews emphasize strict adherence to all the Jewish faith practices, laws, and customs. They demand total submission to the authority of the Torah, and they consider those who do not follow the old practices and rules as being unfaithful. The conservative Jewish movement developed in the 19th century, and they view the Jewish law as being flexible and changeable rather than static. Their aim is to conserve the traditional Judaism traditions while adapting to the changing times and they consider the Orthodox Jews as not

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