• Judaism:
Is the oldest monotheistic (believes in one god), religion still enrolled today. It has about 14 million to 16 million members following today. It is the 12th largest religion in the world. It was founded by a man named Abraham back around 2000 B.C. The Jew study a book called the Torah. It has the first 5 books of the Old Testament in it and 613 commandments in it. Today, less than 300 of them are used. The Jews have different types of Jew, first there is the Orthodox. They are very old fashion and take the Jewish religion very serious. Next, we have the Conservation Jews; they are still taking things serious but not as much as the Orthodox. Last but not least we have the Reform Jews. They adapt to today’s society. They believe girls can be a minister. Jews can be born a Jew but doesn’t have to believe in the Jewish faith. All the Jews worship on the Sabbath which a Saturday, but on Saturday they cannot work. What they worship in is called a Synagogue. It is like a church or a temple to them. Other cool things about Judaism is that they have this thing were they can’t eat thing that don’t have split hooves and are able to chew their cud. So no pork. When it comes to sea food it has to be scaled and has to have fins.
• Christianity:
Christianity began as a Jewish sect in Palestine (modern day Israel) back in 33 C.E. Today it has over 2 million followers. It is the largest religion in the world. Christianity has over 34 million different sects. All Christians believe in Jesus Christ or the Messiah (the anointed one). He was born between 4 to 6 B.C. All Christians believe in the Old and New Testament. In their churches they all have some type of sacrament and prayer. One of the biggest things that happened in Christi...
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...e protection), and Shiva (the destroyer). They also believe if that you should go to the Ganges River at least a few times in your life to bathe in when sick, drink out of, and dump the dead in. They also wear bindi that represent a 3rd eye, that constantly looking inward and reflecting on God. Where you can find the most populated place to find Hindus is India and Nepal.
• Compare and contrast:
Judaism and Christianity both believe in the Old Testament. Christians believe in the New Testament. While the Jews don’t.
They both have a sacrament type of thing.
They both have a church to worship at. Jews have their church as a temple while some of the Christian temples are different buildings.
Both believe in Moses.
Both have a Sabbath day. The Jews Sabbath day is on a Saturday whiles most Christian Sabbath days are on a Sunday.
Christianity was a sect from Judaism.
Religion reinforces the beliefs of individuals within a society. Additionally, religion has played a vital role in society since it influenced the way they lived and the rituals they may or may not have practiced. Different regions of the world during ancient time held a distinct set of beliefs, each based on different or similar principals. Deriving from the polytheistic set of beliefs, monotheism came in place of many Gods, holding just one god accountable for the creation and the existence of mankind. Christianity and Buddhism share similarities and differences, but most importantly the impact that each had on the culture is what is mostly referred to.
While Christianity places emphasis on focusing on the New Covenant as told through Jesus Christ, Judaism places its emphasis on right conduct that is recorded in the Torah and Talmud. Christians believe in individual salvation from sin through repentance and receiving Jesus Christ as their God and Savior through faith. Jews believe in individual and collective participation with God through tradition, rituals, prayers and ethical actions. Christianity believes in a triune God, one person of whom became human, whereas Judaism emphasizes the oneness of God and rejects the Christian concept of God in human form. Judaism and Christianity share the belief that there is One, True God, who is the only one worthy to be worshipped. Both Judaism and Christianity believe in the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, for Jews the God of the Tanaka and for Christians the God of the Old Testament, the creator of the universe. In both religions, offenses against the will of God are called sin. These sins can be thoughts, words, or
Judaism, the religion of the Jews, is one of the oldest religions in the world. Judaism, in fact, is the oldest of the three major religions that believe in a single God. The other two, Christianity and Islam, have been strongly influenced by Judaism, which is a big part of western civilization today. In the beginning, Jews were a tribe, a band of nomads, more than likely shepherds that may have died out if they would have remained merely shepherds. Jews were one of many “nations” to be found in the ancient Near East.
Christianity is the most widespread religion in the world with two billion followers. Many aspects of Christianity are based on Judaism (Tiemann 526). Christianity is based on the life, teachings, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Christ’s message to everyone is personal salvation and also promises faith and love triumphs over sin and death. The origins of Christianity are based on the book that Christians read, the Holy Bible. Christians believe the Bible is God’s word. In the Bible, God talks about The Ten Commandments. The Ten Commandments are agreements between God and his chosen people. Christianity is an example of monotheism. What makes up the God that Christians believe is God the Father, God the son and God the Holy Spirit. The three of these makes up the Trinity of Christianity (Brown 76). Some of the Christian practices are gathering at churches for worship, fellowship and engage in the world through evangelism. One of the beliefs that Christians have is Jesus will come back to earth and take those who believe in Him back to Heaven.
Catholics believe that the Roman Catholic Church is the highest-ranking authority on earth and that God’s word is spoken through the pope. Christians on the other hand have different interpretations of the bible, they are willing to accept and reject individual teachings from the bible. The key to salvation is baptism, Christians can be baptized any time after the belief and faith in Christ is acquired. Catholics are usually baptized after birth. Christians aside from biblical readings also include the readings of the gnostic gospel, which were excluded from the bible during the fourth century. Catholics don’t follow the gnostic gospel, as an alternative they rely on sacred traditions which are believed to be handed down throughout the centuries. The place of worship between Catholics and Christians are different in the sense that Christians are conducted in a church setting or small gatherings can also be conducted in people’s homes, Catholics have a more formal service with the church being the majority part of the Catholic mass. When it comes down to confessing your sins, Catholics confess their sins to a priest where they must sit down and have a face to face conversation with the priest and confess all of the sins that they have committed in order for them to be forgiven by God, Christianity does not require having to confess to a priest instead all they must do is confess to god and all of their sins will be
Judaism originated in the Middle East. Judaism calls that all things are under Gods rule. This brings Judaism into its most essential feature. The most essential of all Jewish beliefs is that a single, transcendent God created the universe and continues providentially to govern it. Another important feature of the Jewish religion is the Torah. The Torah is Gods revealed instruction to his people and for humankind expressed in commandments. The covenant is also a major concept to the Jewish religion. The covenant is an agreement between God and his people. This agreement said that they would acknowledge God, agreeing to obey his laws; God, in turn, would acknowledge Israel as his particular people.
The first central belief is that all Jewish people are monotheistic, meaning that they only believe in one God. Judaism is the oldest monotheistic religion. “Monotheism was uncommon at the time Judaism was born, but according to Jewish tradition, God himself revealed it to Abraham, the ancestor of the Jewish people. Judaism teaches that God took special care of the Hebrews (who would
Judaism encompasses the religion and philosophy and the way of life of the Jewish religion. Judaism is an old monotheistic religion that uses the Toras as its devotional text. Between 14.5 and 17.4 million adherents worldwide, Judaism is the tenth-largest religion in the world. The largest Jewish religious movement are Orthodox Judaism and Reform Judaism. The only difference between these two groups is how each group approaches the Jewish
On the other hand, Christianity traces its origin from Jesus Christ from whom the disciples, at Antioch, were first called Christians due to their manner of living, which was like Jesus Christ’s. Both Christians and Jews believe in one God who is called Jehovah; however, the point of divergence is that while Christians believe in the trinity (that is, God is one substance but three persons in one namely the Father, Son and Holy Spirit), the Jews believe in God being just one substance one
Judaism vs. Christianity Judaism and Christianity developed on the basis obeying God, on adherence to his rules and intentions and their faithful fulfillment. Since the fulfillment of God’s will is a duty of a Jewish or Christian person, both religions fall into the rule-deontological category. In Judaism, God is seen as having a contractual relationship with the Jewish people where they must obey his holy laws in return for their status of the chosen people. God rewards or punishes Jewish people based on whether they obey or disobey his will. In parts of the Old Testament, however, God does show mercy or forgiveness, and in later interpretations God’s laws such as the Ten Commandments are followed not only out of loyalty to God but also because of their high moral character.
Christianity borrows many aspects from Judaism. The Old Testament Hebrew Scriptures were used in the early teachings, however the Christian believers interpreted the scriptures in a different manner. This interpretation leads to a fundamental shift in ideology between Jews and Christians. In addition to scripture, Christianity adopted many worship rituals practiced within the Jewish synagogue; such as prayers, baptisms, and communion. Christianity of today still practices these sacred ritu...
Judaism dates back to 2000 B.C. E. formed by a covenant between God and Abraham. Judaism is comprised of three sacred text, the Torah, Nevi'im, and Ketuvim. Torah is the first five books in the Christian bible. “The Nevi’im and Ketuvim contain the books of history, prophecy, poetry, and other sacred writings” (“Overview”). Majority of the Jewish population stay in their home country Israel, New York City has the second largest Jewish population. There are four branches in Judaism; Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, and Reconstructionist, each branch has its own set of worship beliefs and has decided what traditional customs are to be observed. Like Christianity which has numerous branches, all Jews believe they are God’s chosen people, and have
Although both religions believe in monotheism, Judaism is based on an absolute deity called Yahweh. The beginning of the Jewish religion and the creation of the world is told throughout the Tanakh or the Hebrew Bible. And the Jewish teachings are known as the Torah. However, the five books of Moses are taught to be the most sacred books of all the scriptures. Just like Muslims, Jews believe that there was prophets that God sent to spread his word, but they do not stand on the belief that just one prophet heard revelations. They belief that all the prophets heard them and there teachings can be found in the Bible. The Jews feel that history begins the same way as the Muslims with the creation of the world by God, but after this they tend to veer off from the Islamic beliefs. They believe that God sent “patria...
Christianity is the belief and existence, based on the life and teachings, of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is indeed, the Son of God. He resurrected from the dead in 3 days. He is considered to be the Messiah sent by God to save humanity from judgment. Jesus ascended into heaven, after resurrecting, where he reigns with God and with the unity of the Holy Spirit. He will return to judge the world and grant eternal life to those that follow Him. The core belief of Christianity is by believing that Jesus died and resurrected and that God forgives us from our sins to gain eternal life.
It has been an outstanding five weeks. This was the course that I've been waiting to take since I started Capella back in April of 2004. Finally after weeks of reading World Religions by Huston Smith, I have developed an understanding of some of the world's religions. I can never be an expert in this field, and I don't want to, but at least I have an idea where these religions originated and have a general concept of the beliefs behind each religion. Each of the religions we covered have one thing in common that stick out, and that is promoting peace and harmony.