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    more so than Judaism. Over many centuries, they as a religion and people have been excavated and thwarted out of their homeland, and forced to scatter across Europe and the Middle East in search of a new home. After being forced out of Judea, a group of rabbis banded together and founded Rabbinical Judaism. This variation was much keener on keeping the religion alive, with an established central text and local synagogues for people to rally around. Because of this, Rabbinical Judaism has been…

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    The religious groups that I focused on included the Roman Catholic Church and Judaism. Orthodox Judaism and Catholicism differ in many ways. Judaism rejects the idea of the Holy Trinity, which is an integral factor in Catholicism. Catholicism holds true to the idea that Jesus died for the sins of his followers, whereas Judaism doesn’t believe in that. Judaism doesn’t believe in the Virgin Mary as strongly as Catholics do. The Virgin Mary also plays a large part in the Roman Catholic Church. The…

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    Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are all what are called monotheistic religions which believe in one single God (Bishop). Their divine concepts are very similar. They all believe, that the universe is created by one all-powerful God as well as life after death, but there are also many differences in the way they approach the same concept. Major religions such as Hinduism believe in multiple Gods, but the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam believe in one single God.…

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    "Hear O Israel, G d is our L rd, G-d is One.' [Deut. 6:4], The Shema teaches us that G-d is One and that He is everywhere." This verse of the Old Testament is teaching from the Shema that is prayers of the Torah, that there is one God. In Judaism and Christianity, they are monotheistic with their beliefs. The five beliefs of the Jewish Beliefs are: "Monotheism: There is only one God, Covenant: God and humanity's mutual agreement, Torah: Life is to be lived by the law, Land: God's promises of a…

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    Judaism and Christianity were the religions that changed the Ancient World. They helped to influence modern day religion and both contributed to many aspects of change in the Ancient World. They both differ in their beliefs, but have some similarity. They also both impacted the Roman Empire and the Ancient and Modern worlds in their own individual ways. Judaism and Christianity are quite different. Although Christianity, developed from Judaism, it’s beliefs are very different. Judaism in its…

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    Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are the three major widely practiced religions of the world. Judaism, Christianity and Islam share some similarities and also differences. Judaism, Christianity and Islam believe that God is the creator and originator of all that exists. In this essay, I will discuss the founder of the religions, the religious beliefs, the area for place of worship, do these religions believe in afterlife, do most people work out a religion for themselves or simply follow their…

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    Judaism is the oldest monotheistic religion in the entire world. While the religion is considered the mother of Christianity and Islam, the moral values and basic ideas of the Western civilization are based upon Judaism. The religion propagates that any person can have a place in heaven irrespective of the religious identity, if that person is good. This universal religion also provides the Jews several daily rituals and norms. The ten commandments of Judaism come from the revelation that was…

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    Judaism and Christianity are the most similar of the major religions that exist in the world today. However, there are some major differences between the two religions. Both faiths are monotheistic believe in one God, but there are theological differences between the two. Even though Christianity has Jewish origins, it is not considered to be a sect of Judaism. The two religions, Christianity and Judaism, have many of the same beliefs but also interpret things differently in the Bible and Torah.…

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    Judaism and Islam both have dietary rules. Many Jewish people keep a Kosher home and follow the dietary rules outlined in the Torah. Certain food such as pork and shellfish are not allowed to be eaten, the mixing of meat and dairy products is also not allowed, and animals must be slaughtered according to special rules. Strict Jews that practice Kosher today will often have two sets of dishes, utensils and cooking pans, two different refrigerators , and two preparation areas to ensure dairy and…

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    Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are all part of the category of Abrahamic religions and relate to one another like sister religions that share the same parent ideology. Judaism is the oldest of the three Abrahamic religions and was founded in 1800 BCE which is when the first legendary patriarch began with Abraham at the head. Next would come Christianity which was born out of the Judaism religion for even its founder, Jesus of Nazareth, was a part of. Jesus came and gave his message and his…

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