Origin of Christianity
Origin of Christianity
Origin of Christianity
Early Christianity has its roots in Hellenistic Judaism and Jewish messianism of the first century. It
started with Jewish eschatological expectations, and developed into the veneration of a deified Jesus
after his earthly ministry, his crucifixion, and post–crucifixion experiences of his followers.
Origin of Judaism
The origins of Judaism lie in the Bronze Age amidst polytheistic ancient Semitic religions, specifically
Canaanite religion, co-existing with a syncretization with elements of Babylonian religion and of the
worship of Yahweh reflected in the early prophetic books of the Hebrew Bible. During the Iron Age I, the
Israelite religion became distinct from other Canaanite religions due to the unique monolatristic (proto-
monotheistic) worship of Yahweh.
Founder Christianity
Paul of tarsus
Founder of Judaism
Abraham (Avraham) was the first Jew, the founder of Judaism, the physical and spiritual
ancestor of the Jewish people, and one of the three Patriarchs (Avot) of Judaism.
Abraham also plays a prominent role in Christianity and Islam, which are the other two major
Abrahamic religions. Abrahamic religions trace their origins back to Abraham.
Divisions of Christianity
Christianity can be taxonomically divided into five main groups: the Church of the East,
Oriental Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, and Protestantism.
Division of Jusaism
In mainstream Christianity, the Holy Spirit is one of the three divine persons of the Holy Trinity
who make up the single substance of God; that is, the Spirit is considered to act in concert with
and share an essential nature with God the Father and God the Son (Jesus).
Nature of God in Judaism
Jews believe that there is a single God who not only created the universe, but with whom every
Jew can have an individual and personal relationship. They believe that God continues to work
in the world, affecting everything that people do. The Jewish relationship with God is a
covenant relationship.
The Christian holy book is the Bible. It is divided into the Old and New Testaments. The New
Testament explains how God sent his only son, Jesus Christ, to restore the broken relationship
between people and God which had been caused by human wrong doing.
Holy Books(Judaism)
The Hebrew Scriptures, referred to by Christians as the Old Testament, are called the
TANAKH, which is the Hebrew acronym for the three different parts:
The Torah which is the first five books of the Old Testament or
the Pentateuch;
The Nevi'im which are the books of the prophets; and
Ketuvim which are the remaining writings.
Jesus Christ(Christianity)
In Christianity, Jesus is believed to be the Messiah (Christ) and through his crucifixion and
resurrection, humans can be reconciled to God and thereby are offered salvation and the promise
of eternal life.
Among followers of Judaism, Jesus is viewed as having been the most influential and,
consequently, the most damaging of all false messiahs.[1] However, since the traditional Jewish
belief is that the messiah has not yet come and the Messianic Age is not yet present, the total
rejection of Jesus as either messiah or deity has never been a central issue for Judaism.