Judaism And Christianity Similarities

Between Judaism and Christianity, there are many differences. The distinctions chiefly rotate around the figure of Christ, and the fulfillment of prophecy in scripture, of which the figure of Christ is a central character. This point of contention is at the center of disagreements, but conflict spirals from this theological difference and will continue to do so. As Christianity started as a splinter cell of Judaism, they share many of the same histories and origins of faith. There is enough of a difference, and enough history, between the two to create a definite strain on the relationship between them. Despite this, there is certainly more strain between the two religions and the rest of the world. Violence perpetrated by their followers has
As the New Testament reads, early Christians are typically on the receiving end of violent action. Again, the historicity is challenged here as there has been little evidence to support the claim Christians were persecuted under the Roman empire, and more evidence proposing there was a great deal of confusion about the early Christians. Because the small Christian groups refused to participate in daily life under Roman rule, the laws of the empire required action against civil disobedience. The truly confusing aspect of the young offshoot religion was its views on suffering. The groups seemed to embrace punishments dealt out by Roman judiciaries. The idea of suffering for the glory of God was extremely popular among early Christians, but most of these concepts came from theologians after the time of Jesus. Philippians is one such book where worldly suffering became a privilege. For those who strictly followed the teachings and example of Jesus, there was plenty to excuse the use of force and also for quiet, patient, suffering. When comparing the justifications for violence in the religions, history has shown that Judaism and Christianity base their actions in scripture, philosophy, and
With the option of reading the texts gone, interpretation and final say was often given to upper classes consisting of either monarchs or theologians. These were the groups that decided the best way to interpret the given text, and extract how people are meant to act upon scripture. In Christianity, war theology exploded onto the scene quickly, and many theories developed. Perhaps the single most informative individual to the scene of Christian religious violence is Thomas Aquinas. Aquinas was a priest and philosopher who was later elevated to sainthood, he is also the originator of the Just War Theory. The culmination of this theory turned out to be the Crusades, which in response, released ever-escalating conflicts. On the Jewish side of the story, there is the Talmud. A collection of rabbinical teachings, the Talmud is the extraction and application of the Hebrew Bible. The Talmud has been referenced often for either inciting or responding to violence. The Hebrew Bible also contains God’s law concerning warfare, detailing what is allowed, mandatory, and condemned. As time has passed, systems of belief developed the point of institutional violence long ago, but moments of physical violence still erupt in high-stress situations. Two movements that encompass both sides of the conflict are tied together in history. These