Comparison Between Christianity And Judaism

The main theological emphases shared by these Abrahamic religions are monotheism and an ingrained belief in Messiah. This implies that they share a majority of the theological characteristics, but further depending upon the culture in which they were set, these religions differed in certain beliefs and their corresponding practices and rituals. As man is considered to have his own flaws, he may commit sins throughout his life, and a strong notion of redemption is therefore present in Christianity and Judaism to address that issue. Jesus’ incarnation is understood be serve the purpose in the former religion, and for Islam, salvation is only at the discretion of Allah, the Sovereign God. Man is, however, instructed to act devotedly and sincerely repent as God is the fairest of all Judges. The Quran reminds it in the following verse: “Is not Allah the Greatest Judge upon all judges?” Quran 95:8. Concerning Judaism, worldly redemption is achieved by Passover (freedom from slavery to Egypt) and ultimate redemption of Creation is understood through ‘Moshiach’ – Messiah – who will finally redeem the people from this current exile. All these messages are

A Messiah is promised to bring about this salvation – King David being understood the key person responsible for it. As the people kept on distancing from God through their acts of sins, Israel – as a nation – went into confusion and it longed a Messiah even more. It first saw the Messiah in Jesus Christ but refused to acknowledge that after he was crucified. Further, they saw the same image of Messiah in Abu Isa and Zvi, but they met with their mortal fates, which led to a weakening in the belief in Moshiach for Jews. What messiah's coming was then ruled never to be certain: If you are about to plant a sapling and you hear that the Messiah has come, plant the sapling and go to greet