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Judaism: Similarities Between The Old Testament And Torah

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With Christianity having been deprived from Judaism, it is easy to infer that they both share many similarities. The greatest similarities they share are that the Old Testament or Torah is part of sacred scripture to each of the religions and that there is only one God. Also, both faiths believe in angels, demons and prophets. Both have a sacrament or ceremony that initiates us into adulthood. For Jewish people it is a bar or bat mitzvah and for Christians the sacrament of Confirmation. Another major comparison is that we both have a day of rest or Sabbath/Shabbat. For Jewish people, the Shabbat goes from Friday evening through Saturday. For Christians, Sunday is the day of rest. Both religions require a visit to the synagogue for Jews or
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