History
Sacred Text
Christianity
Similarities
Differences
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70 CE

When the Temple was destroyed by the Romans

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The first five books of the Jewish Sacred text

The Torah

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Roots of Christianity

What is Judaism

100

Revealed religions

Both believe God has revealed himself through scripture

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Waiting for the Messiah

What are Jews

200

Diaspora

The scattering of Jews after the Roman destruction of Jerusalem.

200

The rest of the Hebrew text besides the Torah

Talmud

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For Christians he is the Messiah or savior

Jesus

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Because they both believe that there is one universal God they are both this kind of religion.

Monotheistic

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Jesus was a prophet

What are Jews

300

During the Diaspora this became the center for worship, study, and social activities among the Jews in the Mediterranean world,

Synagogues

300

The interpretation of the Talmud

Mishnah

300

He founded many Christian communities and wrote that both Jews and Gentiles could follow Jesus.

Paul

300

This city is considered a holy city by both Jews and Christians.

Jeresulem 


300

Jesus died for our sins

Christians

400

Jews trace their history to what patriarch who led the Hebrew tribe from Summer to Cannan around 2000 BC

Abraham

400

Jewish sacred scripture for Christians is called what?

Old Testament

400

Constantine

Roman Emperor who accepted Christianity

400

Monotheistic religions

Both believe that there is only one universal God

400

Became the dominant religion in the Roman world

Christianity

500

Edict of Umar

Jews were granted certain rights by Moslem rulers in the Islamic world.

500

What is revealed in Jewish sacred text?

Gods message

500

For Christians the "good news" about Jesus is found in these four books

The Gospels

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They both share beliefs that should guide one's choices.

What are ethics

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Has the largest following of believers of any of the three great monotheistic religions.


What is Christianity

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