What are the major differences between Christians and Jews?

Answer 1

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Similarities:

• Both believe in one God
• Both share the Hebrew Bible, though Christians call it "The Old Testament".

Differences:

• Jews believe God is a unity; most Christians believe either in a Trinity or at least the special nature of Jesus above other humans.
• Jews focus on following laws, traditions and customs; Christians focus on belief.
• Jews focus on this world; Christians follow their beliefs for the purpose of eternal life.
• Christians have baptism; Jews do not (though there are occasions for ritual bathing in Judaism, unrelated to baptism).
• Christians believe Jesus was the messiah; Not only do Jews not accept this, they also have a completely different definition of "Messiah".
• Jews do not believe in proselytizing; many Christians believe in spreading the Gospel.
• There can be Jewish atheists, but by definition, there cannot be Christian atheists.
• Jews have a strong prohibition against saying or writing the true name of God; Christians do not have this prohibition, and most are not even aware that the Jews do have this prohibition.

Well i know one for sure and since im Catholic i know bout Catholics.First of all near Easter there is a holiday named Lent where you give up something for Jesus because he sacrificed his life for you

Jews believe Jesus Christ is just a prophet and not the messiah. Christians believe J.C. is the son of God and the true messiah as well as part of the the holy trinity. Catholics also believe J.C. is not only the son of God, but he is God and a part of the Holy Trinity...the father, the son and the holy spirit. In addition, catholics also believe that The Pope is the head of the Church and that JC himself made it so with St. Peter being the first.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity

Answer 2

There are a vast number of differences between Judaism and Christianity.

Christians believe that Jesus Christ fulfilled the prophecies of the promised Messiah. Jews believe that their Messiah is yet to come.

See the related questions for more differences.

Answer 3

Catholicism is a denomination of Christianity, centered in Vatican City, within Rome, and led by the Bishop of Rome, called "Pope", from the Italian word "Papa". The current Pope Francis is believed to be the successor in an unbroken line of leaders dating back to Peter.

Christianity is a world-wide religion holding that God appeared on earth in human form as Jesus of Nazareth, who suffered an ignominious death by crucifixion at the hands of the Romans around the year 29, by the current Western calendar. He then rose from the dead and walked again among his followers for forty days, until he ascended to heaven. Christianity believes that humans are born in a state of sin, dating back to Eve and Adam eating the forbidden fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil in the Garden of Eden. Only baptism, accepting Jesus as one's Saviour, can wash away this stain of Original Sin.

Judaism is the Evolving Religious Civilization of the Jewish People. Its religious component is based upon the idea of the Covenant, between God and this People, to be a holy nation. It does not recognize the concept of Original Sin nor does Judaism accept Jesus as a Messiah (Saviour).

There are many differences between Judaism and Christianity (and many differences between various Christian denominations). In general, Judaism finds "salvation" as being fully human in this life, while Christianity finds salvation in an existence after death.