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What are the main differences between Judaism and Christianity?

What are the main differences between Judaism and Christianity?

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.

What is the difference between Orthodox Judaism and Judaism?

In Reform Judaism prayers are shorter than those read in an Orthodox synagogue , and some are read in English rather than in Hebrew alone. In Reform Judaism men and women sit together in the synagogue, they sit separately in Orthodox synagogues.

Are there any similarities between Christianity and Judaism?

Besides these similarities of doctrine, Christianity is bound to pay special attention to Judaism because Jesus and his disciples were Jews. They lived as Jews; the Jewish Bible was their Bible, and they criticized Jewish beliefs and practices as reformers from within.

Why is Jesus not a part of Judaism?

Jesus is not part of Jewish theology. Amongst Jews, Jesus is not considered a divine being. Therefore all holidays that have a connection to the life of Jesus are not part of Jewish life and/or practice (Christmas, Easter, Lent, Advent, Palm Sunday, etc.). Judaism originates as a result of the covenantal relationship between God and Abraham.

Who is the god of Judaism and Christianity?

Traditionally, both Judaism and Christianity believe in the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, for Jews the God of the Tanakh, for Christians the God of the Old Testament, the creator of the universe.

What kind of relationship does Judaism have with God?

Judaism originates as a result of the covenantal relationship between God and Abraham. The Bible (Hebrew Bible which doesn’t include New Testament for reasons stated previously) is our sacred literature. The relationship between the Jewish people and God is documented in the text.