If Christianity comes from Judaism how come there are almost no similarities between the two?

Question

We have 613 Commandments – and you really only have 2

The Torah and the OT are not the same, for one the OT has additional books for a second there translation of the OT is different then what the Torah says. Also we follow the Torah and the follow the NT (not the OT)

Answer 1

because christianity was so influenced by outside pagan sources that it eventually had to completely split from judaism due to no longer having anything in common, and become its own religion and not just a jewish sect.

Answer 2

The differences are:
Judaism follows rules with little concern of what the rules mean.
Christianity follows the spirit of the rule with out being absolutely literal.

The OT is actually much older then the Masoritic text. The Masoritic text was redacted form an older text. The redaction was completed 1,000 years ago. The a Septuagint is from 300 BC.

When you compare the two you are compairing Judaism today to Christianity today. Judaism has change more to have less in common with a Christianity. The Canon was changed to eliminate works that supported Christian theology. Then the Talmud was created. It was supposed to be the Oral law given by Moses but not recorded. The book of Joshua states plainly that there is no oral law and that none existed. Later in the 13th century Moses Codervo created (forged) a numbers of texted that would later be called the Kabblah. At about the same time two Rabbis Rashi and Rambam wrote many works to further codify Jewish belief and practice. Rambam by the way denied the validity of the Kabbalah. Even so those works started in the most recent history to be included as authentic Judaism even though it includes practices condemned by scripture and at least 3 thousand years of Jewish culture.

The Judaism of today is a product of all this. They say clearly Judaism would never support celibacy or monasticism even though the Essene sect was celibate and monastic!

Both of the other sects Essene and Sadducees considered the Pharisees to be heretical yet the Judaism of today is based on it.

So when you compare them you have a lot of reasons to expect them to not match well.

Answer 3

The keyword here is "from". They broke away. During the First Century CE, there was an expectation that God would appoint a messiah, a king to drive the Romans out of Palestine. Jesus' followers had more success promoting their messiah than others did. But Jesus did not exactly match the expectation of most Jews, so he was not generally accepted as messiah. As a result, Christianity broadened its base, eventually becoming exclusively gentile. It recalls its Jewish roots but now that's just a metaphor.

Answer 4

No similarities?

The Christian Bible contains the Old Testament which is part of the Hebrew Torah/Pentateuch

Jesus was a Jew as were his Apostles. After Jesus, Christianity was a sect of Judaism and, if one wanted to convert to Christianity, one had to convert to Judaism first. The Council of Jerusalem challenged that premise. Converts only had to convert to Christianity and not to Judaism first.

The idea of repentance and forgiveness comes from Judaism as well.

There are a lot of other similarities. You could probably "Google" your request and come up with some great hits.

Answer 5

Christianity dose not come from Judaism... Both are from The God of Abraham... But The Church was instituted by God Through Jesus The Christ on the day of Pentacost following Jesus' assention to Heaven.... The Nation of Israel(the Jews) rejected the teaching of Jesus. so now The Law as given to The Nation of Israel is no longer, for those who still follow it, The Way to Heaven. Now only those woh come to God in The Way He proscribes receive His free gift of Salvation and will enter Heaven. These are The Body of The Church of which Jesus The Christ is The Head.

The history of The Nation of Israel, before Christ's time on earth, is also the history of those who follow Christ to day... The Jews are God's Chosen people still. And Jesus is still King of The Jews... and Jesus is Lord and master for the Christian.... There are many similarities beween the two... mans ego keeps most from admitting this however...

Answer 6

The similiarities stop when it come to the New Testament. The new Testament is about Jesus, his life and teachings. Those who follow Christianity believe that Jesus was the Messiah, the son of God. Those who follow Judaism are still waiting for the Messiah and recognize Jesus only as a prophet. Anything in the Old Testament (before Jesus, such as Noah and Moses) are believed by both religions.

Answer 7

As for Judaism, we as Christians believe in the same God and the same revelation they do, plus the New Testament. As the Holy Father has pointed out, Christians are all "spiritual Semites" (spiritually united with the Jews and the faith of Abraham). Basically, Christians are what you could call “Messianic Jews,” that is, we are "adopted" Jews who believe Jesus was the long awaited Jewish Messiah;..the Savior. We have been grafted into the family tree. Of course, our faith has grown considerably from there as well. While we have significant theological differences with traditional Judaism (primarily revolving around Christ), our understanding of morality is of the same basic cloth.

We should never forget our roots. We should never forget that Jesus was a Jew (who attended synagogue), as were his mother and adoptive father, all the apostles and even the first pope (Peter). Almost all of the first "believers" were Jews, and they all attended synagogue as well. While it is true that some Jews called for His execution (particularly those threatened by Jesus as a potential leader who threatened their hold on power), the Catechism reminds us that every human who has ever lived bears responsibility for his crucifixion. We are all responsible.

As Christians, we believe that, in rejecting Jesus, most of the Jews rejected their own Messiah, as prophecy foretold (Isaiah 53:3-4, Hosea 11:4). As the apostle Paul points out in Romans 11, this is part of a mystery, wherein God used their lack of faith-response in order to bring the Gentiles (non-Jews) into His family. While there continue to be Jews who come to accept Jesus as the Jewish Messiah throughout history, we prayerfully hope for the day when the Jews will most fully come to accept Jesus and be "grafted back into the tree" (which St. Paul also writes about in Romans 11).

Answer 8

There were similarities between the two in the beginning -- most of the early Christians were Jewish. When Paul came along, he wanted to convert the pagans in Europe, so things were changed, such as the eating restrictions, and the day of worship (Sunday for Christians)....the farther things changed, the more distant Jews and Christians became.

Answer 9

Whoever said Christianity came from Judaism? Jesus may have been Jewish, and the first Christians practiced Jewish tradition, but that's about it with the overlap. Christianity was split from Judaism when the Pharisees did not accept Jesus as the Messiah, and therefore scrutinized everything he taught.

Answer 10

I think what you mean is, "if Christianity comes from Judaism, how come they don't totally agree?"

The similarities are vast. The difference is that when it comes to fulfillment, Christians believe that Jesus is the Messiah, and has fulfilled the Law, while non-Christian Jews are still waiting for Him to show up.

I say non-Christian Jew because YES there are Christian Jews. Ever hear of Jews for Jesus? They have some pretty cool music.

Answer 11

A lot of the Christian population is made up of Gentiles, or non-Jewish cultured peoples. That being said, there are people out there who celebrate Jewish and Christian customs.

Take some time to study about it because it is rather interesting. Here was the Messiah, a descendant from David, kicked out and killed by his own culture. Because of the magnitude of Christ, everything changed.......when the Sabbath was, new covenants, etc.

The most of us might not have been His people led out of Egypt, but at least we ALL can be His people led out of sin.