Christianity vs. Judaism: The major differencesHere, in great brevity, is a summary of some of the major differences between Judaism and Christianity. |
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| Principle | Christianity | Judaism |
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| Nature of God | Trinity | Unity | ||
| Nature of Messiah | Divine, Sin Sacrifice |
Only human, Righteous King |
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| Atonement | Blood Required | Prayer and Repentance | ||
| Sin | Everyone stained by Adam and Eve ("original sin") | All begin with clean slate | ||
| Righteousness | No one | Within our power to choose | ||
| Satan | Fallen angel | Agent of God | ||
| Torah | Written only | Written and Oral | ||
| Commandments | Not eternal or valuable | Eternal and of ultimate value | ||
| Exclusivity | Only Christians go to heaven | All righteous have a place in the world to come. | ||
| Land of Israel | Irrelevant | Crucial | ||
| Jews | Replaced by the church; or irrelevant | God's chosen people | ||
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