
What's are similarities and differences between Judaism and Christianity?
Ok, Well here are 17;
1. God
Judaism: strict monotheism
Christianity: Trinitarian monotheism
2. God exist as...
J: one God
C: one God (one nature, three persons)
3. Names of God
J: Yahweh, Elohim
C: Yahweh, the Holy Trinity
4. Spiritual beings
J: angels and demons
C: angels and demons
5. Who is Jesus
J: false prophet
C: Son of God, God incarnate, savior of the world
6. Birth of Jesus
J: normal birth
C: virgin birth
7. Death of Jesus
J: death by crucifixion
C: death by crucifixion
8. Resurrection of Jesus
J: denied
C: affirmed
9. Second coming of Jesus
J: denied
C: affirmed
10. Divine revelation
J: through Prophets, recorded in Bible (Old Testament)
C: through Prophets and Jesus, recorded in Bible (Old and New Testament)
11. Bible
J: views vary
C: inspired, inerrant in original languages
12. Human nature
J: two equal impulses, one good and one bad
C: "original sin" inherited from Adam - sinful nature, which can only sin.
13. Salvation
J: belief in God, good deeds
C: Faith alone, by grace alone (Having faith and trust that God can and will save you through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross)
14. God's role in salvation
J: Divine revelation and forgiveness
C: His work of grace from beginning to end
15. Good afterlife
J: Views vary: either heaven or no afterlife
C: Eternal heaven
16. Bad afterlife
J: Views vary: either eternal Gehenna, or no afterlife
C: Eternal hell
17. View of each others religions
J: Christianity is a false interpretations and extensions of Judaism.
C: Judaism is a true religion, but with incomplete revelation.

