Posted by Shelly on 09/20/07 00:01
"Jerry Stuckle" <jstucklex@attglobal.net> wrote in message
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> Sounds like it could have been an excellent opportunity to educate them on
> how much Judaism and Christianity have in common.
Define "Christianity". For that matter, define "Judaism".
With Chritianity, there are two several major divisions. The biggest is
between Catholic and Protestant. Within Protestant there is a whole
spectrum from the most loosy-goosy to the fundaentalist. Within Judaism
there is also a spectrum from very loose to ultra-Orthodox. What do you
mean "have in commom".
Basically, there is a fundamental divide between the two. One believes in
the divinity of Jesus. In the other he is not only irrelevent, he is not
even mentioned once. Furthermore, there is an even bigger theological
divide. In Christianity it is what you BELIEVE that counts. In Judaism it
is what you DO that counts. About the only commonality other that the
societal mores that denote a civilized society is that Christianity took the
Jewish bible and added to it with another book. There is very little "in
common" between the two(three) religions.
Shelly
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