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Side by side with the hundreds of other religions past and present.

2007-06-23 11:27:44 · answer #1 · answered by Elaine P...is for Poetry 7 · 0 0

If you could clarify more the answer your are seeking that would be helpful. Mythology meaning belief system or a way of understanding. The two religions come from the region of Mesopotamia. Christianity as you may know is over 2000 years old. (although not all of their scriptures were written at that time and hence are not that old, many are redacted (edited over and over) and pseudopigraphal, which means that are "written" under the guise of another). Judaism uses a calendar which is indicated to be 5767 years old. The Hebrew Scriptures were not written down until the threat of anihilation was presented. It was passed down through oral tradition.

Both feature mysticism that is not readily apparent as much as in Buddhism.

I would like to add that the idea of Judeo-Christian is a misnomer. There is nothing Christian about Judaism. While much of Christian ideology may point to Judaism for some of its basis. Judaism does not do the same toward Christianity.

any other questions or could you clarify what you wanted to know.

2007-06-23 18:22:12 · answer #2 · answered by tharedhead ((debajo del ombú)) 5 · 0 0

Hmmm . . . well, if I understand your question, Judaism itself comes from early Canaanite polytheism. If you know what you're looking for, you can track its progression from polytheism to henotheism to monotheism in the Bible itself. Historically, it's also probable that there are influences from both Babylonian and Egyptian religion inherent in early Judaism as well.

Christianity is . . . an ancient pagan "godman" religion typical of its era and culture. This is not in any way a reflection on the historicity, if such exists, of the actual person of Yeshua bin Josef; Pauline theology and the Gospels all came much later and are not eyewitness accounts. It was the merger of these godman motifs with Jewish messianic ideas that produced the religion people follow today.

2007-06-23 19:32:21 · answer #3 · answered by Boar's Heart 5 · 0 0

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