Why do people use the term Judeo-Christian?

Question

It is not accurate as Judaism and Christianity are two different faiths with very different beliefs. And if their beliefs matter not in lumping them together why is Islam excluded? Should it not be called Judeo-Christian-Islamic if people are going to lump together different faiths that believe very different things.

Answer 1

Interesting how so many answerers try to indoctrinate Christianity into Judaism! How ridiculous. They are 2 religions, independent of each other! Judaism, by definition, does not believe in the New Testament or Jesus, sorry!
The term "Judeo Christian" refers simply to Western values and society. Certainly, Islam has a different idea about many things in life.

Answer 2

merely "faith". traditionally the time period has been "lifeless" or "switched over" for the different 2 communities at the same time as both Christians or Muslims were in skill. The religions are separate and under no circumstances more effective suitable than Buddhism or Hinduism or Paganism. The calendars are even distinct for all 3 religions. some scholars, (and that i see from Angel's answer) some *critics* will use the time period "Abrahamic" religions for the three, that is as inaccurate as 'Judeo-Christian'. really no such issues as "Abrahamic" or "Judeo-Christian". @shadow: there is not any "previous" testomony -- our covenant resides and eternal. both Christians and Muslims have altered it to in structure their own desires and recommendations previous the meaning or reason behind the unique (Hebrew/Aramaic) textual content. "human beings of the e book" would not artwork for me because there are 3 distinct books which neither agree on anybody else's version. the actual element of contract is one God. Monotheism. back that is more effective a commonality for Jews and Muslims because Christians worship a man or woman because the only God. So it would not look as if there's a valid grouping. Vedic Hinduism or Buddhism may be put in there as approximating Judaism closer than both of the different 2. Then the Earth religions have a lot in effortless with Christianity (because a lot of an similar holiday journeys and calendar). So why no longer comprise all religions in that crew? then you definately have the set said as "faith".

Answer 3

Yes, it is strange, although there is some indication that there were some who might actually be called Judeo-Christians at the beginning. Among the apostles were those who accepted the Law and accepted the Prophethood of Jesus (which most Jews rejected). These particular followers of Jesus are accepted by Muslims are righteous people (in fact, they are considered Muslims because they followed the prophet of their time, and all prophets are literally Muslim). Later efforts to bring as many into Christianity as possible and to avoid being exterminated by the Romans resulted in many concessions, among deviant teachings, which changed this. Christianity was effectively left without Law, except that which was derived from men, in their positions of power and within councils, etc.

Note: When someone intends to include Judaism, Christianity, and Islam he might use the term "Abrahamic faiths."

Answer 4

Because those religions follow the same holy book for the most part (just Jewish people call it the Torah while Christians call it the Old Testement) and basically believe in the same God. Islam also follows the same book to a certain extent (though it is secondary to the Koran) and worship the same God. Christianity also stems from Judiasm, and Islam from those two religions.

Answer 5

Exactly! How many Christians have read even one word of the Talmud, yet they profess to understand Judaism. Let them teach Christianity without ever having read a word of the "New Testament."

A fair comparison would be a European teaching "Americanism" based on the U.S. Constitution and knowing nothing of the laws enforcing the constitution!

Answer 6

quant, some good questions today! :-)

I think that christians use the term when they want to take credit for beliefs which they begrudgingly recognize originated in Judaism. (like "love thy neighbor as thyself".) When, on the rare occasion, they're priding themselves on a concept of morality from the "NT", they don't say judeo-christian, they just call it christian (and I'm happy they do; I don't want any more confusion between our two religions).

cheerio!

Answer 7

Judeo Christianity is a neutral term
christians have a hard enough time knowing who 'true christians' are. so this is a title we should all be able to agree on. Simply meaning people who claim Jesus as the son of God and use one canon of the bible or other.
I gues we could say "So called christians" , or "Those not true christians", but thats a bit rude.

Answer 8

As long as we are aware that what we call Judaism is a anglisazation and therefore a corrution of a Hebraic idea that originally part of a black tradition of the prophets of the Most High GOD we will never understand why it is that the Prophets mentioned that there will be many pretenders to throne.

Answer 9

I think its because they don't believe that Jesus said to stop observing Holy Days such as Pentecost, Day of Atonement, Feast of Trumpets etc. And they believe that Jesus is the Son of God. As for Islam I think that's a totally different belief system.

Answer 10

They are similar religions, beleiving in the same God. Jews do not beleive in Jesus, but they do beleive in the same God as Christians. Muslims pray to different God, so they can't be included with Jews and Christians