2006-06-12 14:17:37 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Better question, what pagan rituals did Christians steal?
2006-06-12 14:19:48 · answer #1 · answered by Evilest_Wendy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The beliefs that Jews and a few true Christians share are:
The 10 Commandments (Rev.14:12)
The Sabbath saturday (John 4:22-24)
The Feast Days in Lev.23 (John 7:2,14; Rom.5:11)
The Clean and Unclean Meats in Lev.11 & Deut.14 (Ezek.22:26).
The kingdom of God on earth(Dan.7:27; Rev.5:10)
Believe in 1 God--No Trinity (John 14:28; 1Cor.8:6; 1Tim.2:5).
I believe there's a couple of differences:
One is that most Jews don't believe Jesus was the Messiah; but some do.
The other one is that Jews have special festivals for them and not for the christians. They are: Hanukkah, Purim and others.
2006-06-12 14:46:14 · answer #2 · answered by KNOWBIBLE 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jews and Christians believe in the one God, although Christians generally believe there are three persons--Father, Son, and Holy Spirit--in that one God. Christians recognize the Hebrew Scriptures as part of their Bible (the Old Testament). Both believe in the Messiah, but Christians believe the Messiah has already come.
Some parallels between Jewish and Christian beliefs and practices: Passover/Holy Communion and/or Easter; mikvah/baptism; Bar/Bat Mitzvah/Confirmation (the Jews also have a Confirmation, which I think happens in young adulthood); Pentecost/Pentecost (different meanings).
I didn't parallel Hanukkah and Christmas because those two holidays falling together is a coincidence.
2006-06-12 14:24:28 · answer #3 · answered by MNL_1221 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christians and Jews both view the OT as scripture. As far as rituals they currently share, I don't think there are many.
Communion was born out of the tradition of Jesus' last supper with his disciples, which in some Gospels was the Passover.
2006-06-12 14:23:18 · answer #4 · answered by keri gee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They share all the stories of the "Old Testament," but the Jewish interpretation of the stories is entirely different from Christian interpretations.
Jews read the Torah (Old Testament) in Hebrew because the words have so much more meaning in the original language. Much of the Torah is poetry which is lost in translation.
The message of Judaism is to bring peace on earth for all humanity.
I'm not Christian, but it seems to me the message of Christianity is to believe in Jesus so you can go to heaven.
2006-06-12 14:41:23 · answer #5 · answered by Hatikvah 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Messianic Jews carrying on many traditions of the Old Testament Jews and the Jews for a couple hundred years after Christ. For more info
http://www.messianic.biz/info.php?file=sections/congregations.php
2006-06-12 14:25:57 · answer #6 · answered by rapturefuture 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wendy Christianity stole most thing from Pagans. Look at the story of Jesus Christ. Its the same story of Hercules. He was half God Half Human. Even the way God is described is the same way that Zeus is described. Pagan Gods live in the heavens, sound familiar? I can go on and on.
2006-06-12 14:26:04 · answer #7 · answered by carflot22 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christians are to be Christ like. Sorry to say the Jewish people crucified Jesus ,so none. We do not live under the law of Moses we live in the day of grace. The best way to say this is like the prophet Joel wrote: You stiffnecked generation i will not always be with you I will have me a new people, they will be my people and I will be their God. My laws will be written in their hearts. That is basiclly how we are different.
2006-06-12 14:29:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They share the Old Testament as scripture.
2006-06-12 14:26:54 · answer #9 · answered by MadforMAC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christianity was invented by Jews, so... almost everything.
2006-06-12 14:22:49 · answer #10 · answered by alakit013 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋