what are the differences of judaism and christianity?
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Jews believe in individual and collective participation in an eternal dialogue with God through tradition, rituals, prayers and ethical actions. Christianity generally believes in a Triune God, one person of whom became human. Judaism emphasizes the Oneness of God and rejects the Christian concept of God in human form.
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The ranks of the two religions also differ greatly. In Christianity, God is above all. Prophets delivered messages from God, but were not held higher than the rest of man. In the Roman religion, which has several gods, when one becomes emporer he or she is officially made a god by the Roman senate.
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Another major difference is of the foundation texts that are used in the two Bibles to address the readers. The Jewish Bible has texts written in Hebrew (or Armanic) while the true Christian Old testament is in Spetuagint- the ancient Greek version (Lemche 366).
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The main teachings of Judaism about God are that there is a God and there is only one God and that god is Yahweh. Only God created the universe and only He controls it. Judaism also teaches that God is spiritual and not physical. Jews believe that God is one – a unity: He is one whole, complete being.
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Technically speaking, Judaism is older than paganism, since paganism (a derogatory term originally) per se didn't exist before Christianity. However, almost all of the religious faiths, paths and crafts now gathered under the umbrella term 'paganism' existed long before Judaism became monotheistic.
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Both religions stress ethical living, compassion / love to other people. Like Buddhism, Christianity also encourages followers to take steps to improve their well being. Like Christianity, Buddhism has a strong devotional aspect. ... Both religions encourage its followers to be charitable towards the poor.
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The Christian Bible includes all of the books in the Jewish Bible plus another collection of 27 books written between about 40 and 80 CE. ... Note that when Jews say “Bible,” they mean only the Old Testament. When Christians say “Bible,” they mean the Old and New Testaments together. That is the difference.
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The main teachings of Judaism about God are that there is a God and there is only one God and that god is Yahweh. Only God created the universe and only He controls it. Judaism also teaches that God is spiritual and not physical.
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The main differences between Roman Catholics and Catholics are that Roman Catholics form the major Christian group, and Catholics are only a small group of the Christian community, also called as “Greek Orthodox.” It is believed that when Christianity started, only one church was followed.
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Originally Answered: what is the difference between Greek Orthodox and Jewish Orthodox? Greek Orthodox is an ancient Christian tradition - a Christianity. ... The Eastern Orthodox churches (plural) each have a national leader in each country, but no single overall head. Jewish orthodoxy is a movement within Judaism.
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Judaism is an ethnic religion that has more than 14 million followers worldwide. ... Two of the main universalizing religions, Christianity and Islam, find some of their roots in Judaism, recognizing Abraham as a Patriarch.
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The differences between Christian denominations are based upon: differences in how the church is organized and governed, how to interpret the Bible, what books are included in the Bible, types of baptism, views on the role of Christians in society, and politics.
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Jews and Buddhists both have precepts and many of the Buddhist precepts are similar to the 10 commandments. Both Jews and Buddhists pray as one of their customs. Prosthelization is not a goal in either Judaism or Buddhism.
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3 Answers. The biggest difference that I'm aware of is that the Classical Greek religion was much more the religion of myths that we all know, while the Classical Roman religion had fewer personifications and its gods were much more like numinous forces than like people.
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Christianity was born from within the Jewish tradition, and Islam developed from both Christianity and Judaism. While there have been differences among these religions, there was a rich cultural interchange between Jews, Christians, and Muslims that took place in Islamic Spain and other places over centuries.
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The word means very different things in the separate contexts. Orthodox Jews are Jews who try to retain a maximum of traditional practices and consider tradition a value in itself. Orthodox Christians are Christians belonging to a group of sects-- Russian Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, etc.
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There are inherent and fundamental differences between Buddhism and Christianity, one significant element being that while Christianity is at its core monotheistic and relies on a God as a Creator, Buddhism is generally non-theistic and rejects the notion of a Creator God which provides divine values for the world.