Comparing The Religious Traditions Of Judaism And Eastern Orthodox Christianity

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Religious Traditions of Judaism and Eastern Orthodox Christians During the first centuries of the common era, Christianity emerged from Judaism as a new religion. Though Christianity was rooted in Judaism, the religion differed in many key beliefs. In the eleventh century another split occurred, this time within Christianity. The Church divided into two sects the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. Alongside the rest of the Comparative World Religions’ class I was able to observe and learn, at both a Jewish Synagogue and an Eastern Orthodox Church. While they differ in beliefs, each has their own traditional practices which the class was taught while visiting. Before entering a Jewish Synagogue or home one will usually find