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are both major religions of the world. Christianity is emerged from Judaism and developed as a separate religion by the efforts of St.Paul. not only have similarities but they have also many differences concerning their concept of God, teachings and the rituals.
The concept of god is quite different in Christianity and Judaism. Judaism was based on 'oneness' of God whereas Christianity was based on 'the holly spirit' which consists of god the father, god the son and god the holly ghost. In Judaism 'Yahweh' is one god of Jesus where he is one universal god, creator and the ruler of the universe. However, at an early period, Judaism conceived of God in anthomorphic terms so Judaism was polytheistic at the very beginning. But as time went by, Yahweh become 'one' who is the creator. Moreover, in Judaism people didn't reject the existance of the other gods in the beginning but they believed in only one god. Unlike Judaism, Jesus refused to accept the existance of other gods.
are similar religions interms of basic concepts. Both in Christianity and Judaism, there is a baptism ceremony which cristians perform a ceremony of sprinkling a person with holly water. Baptism was important for both religions because people are purified from orignal sin. Easter, which is a resurrection of Christ, christmas and eucharist, which means a ritual meal of bread and wine distributed among the members, are the rituals in Christianity. On the other hand, Judaism has circumcision and passover, a holiday related to taken out of bondage as a ceremony.
Another difference between is their teachings. The teachings of Judaism were based on Torah, The Old ...
in the larger sense deals with a common factor which is sin. The definition is a making at on which points to a process of bringing those who are enstranged into a unity(Douglas, 107). It is a theological term which derives from the Anglo-Saxon. The word appears eighty seven times in the Old Testament in the RSV Bible(Nelson, 55). According to...
A blaze of fire and dispair is what most people think about the underworld. This is far from what the ancient egyptians believed. The ancient egyptians believed that after a person dies his sole may travel to the underworld, known as Tuat . Although Tuat is referred to as the underworld, it was not believed to be under the earth, but rather away...
During his time of being a associate pastor at Dolores Mission Church, the poorest parish in the Los Angeles archdiocese, Boyle was evangelized by the poor and from that moment on had a calling to walk with the poor. The poor gave Boyle access to the gospel, and he was then sent to Dolores Mission instead of Santa Clara, and this changed everyt...
Religion is an important and recurring theme in James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Through his experiences with religion, Stephen Dedalus both matures and progressively becomes more individualistic as he grows. Though reared in a Catholic school, several key events lead Stephen to throw off the yoke of conformity and choose his...
Period 4 Research paper The theory of evolution is at odds with the views of many religions, and many people want to allow a religious view of creationism to be taught in the public school system. The foundation of evolution is based upon the belief that the origin of all ordered complex systems, including living creatures, can be explained by na...
