Comparing Christianity And Islam
Jordan Nematollahi
Professor Nikki Bruckmann
Cultural Anthropology
26 November 2012
Throughout history, the religions Christianity and Islam have conflicting views with one another and it has caused conflicts involving genocide, death, and pure hatred for one another. But if one breaks them down to a simple level, It reveals that the religions are not radically different from one another. I personally would know from personal experiences. My father is affiliated with the Islam religion while my mother is a devoted Christian. Growing up around this has exposed me to observe and respect each religion in their own right, I am a baptized Christian and I still firmly believe that religions can coexist with each other. The first religion that I will discuss in this essay is Christianity. The history Christianity is very similar to Islam but they do yield differences. Christianity was founded in the city of Palestine around the year 30 AD. The major influences and purveyors of this religion are the prophets Jesus, Peter, and Paul. Jesus is the son of God and Peter and Paul are his disciples to expose and share the word of God collectively. The language that Christianity originated with was not English. It was actually first spoken in ancient Aramaic and Greek languages. The sacred text of …show more content…
It is mainly practiced in Southeast Asia and the Middle East is the prime location as to where it is practiced. The statistics involved with both religions is a little one sided as well. The numbers of reported Christians reaches up to an estimated 2 billion people in the world whereas Islam is at an estimated 1.3 billion people. So, essentially, the number of Christians is doubled throughout the world but another fact that is often overlooked is that Islam is the second most practiced religion throughout the world. Islam’s influence overshadows the practices of Buddhism, Hinduism and more
Professor Nikki Bruckmann
Cultural Anthropology
26 November 2012
Throughout history, the religions Christianity and Islam have conflicting views with one another and it has caused conflicts involving genocide, death, and pure hatred for one another. But if one breaks them down to a simple level, It reveals that the religions are not radically different from one another. I personally would know from personal experiences. My father is affiliated with the Islam religion while my mother is a devoted Christian. Growing up around this has exposed me to observe and respect each religion in their own right, I am a baptized Christian and I still firmly believe that religions can coexist with each other. The first religion that I will discuss in this essay is Christianity. The history Christianity is very similar to Islam but they do yield differences. Christianity was founded in the city of Palestine around the year 30 AD. The major influences and purveyors of this religion are the prophets Jesus, Peter, and Paul. Jesus is the son of God and Peter and Paul are his disciples to expose and share the word of God collectively. The language that Christianity originated with was not English. It was actually first spoken in ancient Aramaic and Greek languages. The sacred text of …show more content…
It is mainly practiced in Southeast Asia and the Middle East is the prime location as to where it is practiced. The statistics involved with both religions is a little one sided as well. The numbers of reported Christians reaches up to an estimated 2 billion people in the world whereas Islam is at an estimated 1.3 billion people. So, essentially, the number of Christians is doubled throughout the world but another fact that is often overlooked is that Islam is the second most practiced religion throughout the world. Islam’s influence overshadows the practices of Buddhism, Hinduism and more