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    and exile of Jews from the ancient Kingdom Judah to Babylon resulted in dramatic changes to Jewish culture and religion. This allowed the circumstances for the development of various sects, each of which claimed exclusive authority to represent "Judaism"; marriage with members of other sects is forbidden. Although priests controlled the rituals of the Temple, the scribes and sages, later called rabbis dominated the study of the Torah. These sages identified with the Prophets and developed and maintained

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    Judaism Beliefs & Sacred Symbols Beliefs Judaism is one of the most traditional religions there are. It is under the Monotheistic religions, meaning they are in the belief that there is a single G-d, unlike other religions that believe in multiple G-ds. As well as Judaism, Christianity and Islam practise the monotheistic form. There are many other things that the people of the Judaism religion believe in. Some of these include; Prayer is to be directed to G-d alone and to no other, the words of the

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    monotheist traditions of Judaism Christianly , And Islam were all born in the Middle East and are all inextricably linked to one another . Christianity was born from within the Jewish , Tradition , and Islam developed from both Christianity And Judaism. But While they have been differences among theses Religions , there was a rich cultural interchange between Jew , Christians , and Muslims that took place in Islamic Spain and other places over centuries . But the first religions is Judaism is the oldest surviving

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    total of 1.6 billion followers for Islam and 14 million followers for Judaism, respectively. Though the relationship between Muslims and Jews is not one of alliance, and records prove different sources of disagreement, it is evident that both religions are evidently similar. The misguided pretence of Islam and Judaism being two completely different and distinct religions is a regular occurrence in society. The idea that Judaism and Islam are parallel can be understood through the lives of their founding

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    We also see that Judaism is compatible with romantic love from the examples shown about the Israelites in the Tanakh. Jacob, the grandson of Abraham, espoused this love deeply in his pursuit of his eventual wife Rachel. 'Jacob was in love with Rachel' (Genesis 29:18), and said to his uncle Laban: ' "I'll work for you seven years in return for your younger daughter Rachel" ' (Genesis 29:18). It is also written that it 'seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her' (Genesis 29:20)

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    conduct research on the subject of Judaism because “it is one of the oldest monotheistic religions” (p.18). As a Liberty University Student and Christian, I have the academic and personal curiosity to be diverse in different languages and have an understanding of how it was derived and why. Being a professional in the Department of Defense, I have co-workers that practice Judaism and I want to be able to understand the similarities and differences between Judaism and Christianity. Being one of the

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    Judaism and Christianity each have their own beliefs and traditions, with Judaism being a religion that shaped Christianity as it is today. Both religions were shaped by the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament, which is considered by many to be the biblical law of God (Molloy, 2009). Christians however, consider that in the New Testament with the arrival of God in human form, that our sins were forgiven. In its earliest stages, Christianity was considered a sect of Judaism. Jesus and his apostles

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    that keeps many people going in life but at the same time, the same reason our world has so many problems and has been torn apart. Through studying the main tenets in call, Judaism, Christianity and Islam were analyzed for weeks. Christianity and Islam take the cake for the two biggest religions in today’s population however, Judaism plays the smallest role. These three religions, although different, are easily able to be compared and contrasted because of all of the history and information we have attained

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    similarities and differences between Christianity and Judaism. Some similarities are that they are both monotheistic, believe that Jesus was crucified, and they both believe that Hell is eternal punishment. Differences between Christianity and Judaism include, who Jesus was, holy days, and the names of their holy places. In the beginning there was Judaism, then eventually Christianity grow out of Judaism. Due to Christianity growing out of Judaism, they have many of the same beliefs like the one and

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    complete way of life. The followers of any religion, either it is Judaism, Christianity, or Islam, are bound to follow a certain way of life which helps them to distinguish between good and the bad deeds. It is a fact that no religion teaches or promotes any destruction or the tyranny, instead, every religion shares the lesson and teachings of peace and humanity. In our research paper, we have tried to compare and contrast an analysis of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The basic purpose of our research

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