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    the religious spectrum‚ is minded by who‚ those cherishing‚ seek their guidance and virtue from. Two very broad and noted religious houses‚ Islam and Christianity‚ both aspire to seek virtue‚ and vowel to persistently live by their faith. Although both Islam and Christianity have different ideas as to what is considered righteous‚ they do have some similarities. With both religions‚ certain behaviors‚ faiths‚ and principles are thought to be crucial in order for an individual to live a virtuous life;

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    Although often misunderstood‚ fundamentally‚ Islam is similar to other major world religions because of its views regarding devotion‚ moral code‚ and patriarchy. Although Islam lies at the opposite end of the religious spectrum than Hindu‚ based on the comparison of monotheism to polytheism‚ the parallels that Islam shares with other beliefs are enough that even the Islam Sufis argued that Christianity and Islam were two versions of the same religion (430‚ 431). The Islamic devotion to Muhammad

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    Comparing and contrasting Christianity and Judaism really relates to me because over these past four weeks I have really enjoyed learning more about my own religion‚ Christianity‚ and learning about Judaism. Starting off with the first point the "Nature of the Religion" taking a look at these two religions in practical there is some similarities between them for instance both religions believe in a God and also both religions have a set of laws or commandments that they follow in their religion.

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    Christianity and Judaism are two of the most similar religions in the world. With many similarities such as sacred writings‚ the place where the religions originated‚ and the images and items they worship. There is no denying that these two religions share some similarities. This is to be expected‚ as Judaism strongly influenced the creation of Christianity. So much so that Judaism is sometimes called the original Christianity because Christianity derived from Judaism. Many sacred writings are very

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    Christianity and Islam share both‚ a historical and theological connection‚ however they also have some stark differences. Some similarities are quiet obvious such as how many deities they believe in‚ there are also some quiet obvious differences like the kind of practices they perform‚ and the scripture they study. Christianity‚ the religion created in 1st century C.E‚ developed out of Judaism and speaks of the foundation on the life‚ death‚ teachings and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

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    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

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    A Comparison Of JudaismIslam‚ & Christianity Religion has and always will be one of the major forces that drives and has constantly shaped our world. Throughout the centuries wars have been fought‚ laws have been created‚ countries and towns have been built and demolished all to protect or to make known a religion. In this paper I will examine the characteristics of the three major Western religions of the world including JudaismIslam‚ and Christianity. The origin of all three religions

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    of the most common religions around the world are ChristianityJudaism‚ and Islam. These religions are referred to as Abrahamic religions because their history travels back to Abraham in the Hebrew Bible. ChristianityJudaism‚ and Islam have many differences but yet are so similar in ways. We are going to venture on our journey to explore more about these three cultures. People often ask what is JudaismIslam‚ and Or Christianity. To begin Judaism is the ancient tradition of a relatively small community

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    People who follow Christianity are called Christians and Judaism are called Jews. There are 14 millions of Jews living in Israel‚ Europe‚ USA and 2 billions of Christians are living in the Europe‚ North and South America‚ and rapidly growing in Africa. Christianity is the first largest religious group while Judaism is the 12th largest group in the world. The clergies for Christianity are called priests‚ ministers‚ pastors and bishops and the clergy for Judaism is called rabbis. Christians’ house

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    Founded between the years of 500 and 400 B.C.E.‚ Judaism is a religion that is rich in history and still practiced today. In contrast‚ Christianity was “founded” upon the arrival of Christ‚ which was ca. 6 B.C.E. (Robinson & Rodrigues‚ 2014). In regard to religions that share the most significant similaritiesJudaism and Christianity share the most significant similarities when compared to other religions. Yet‚ while they share several foundational similarities‚ they are radically different. Some

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