Judaism and Christianity

By mattvansch
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    The Seperation (70AD - 80AD)

    The Seperation (70AD - 80AD)
    Tension grew between the Jews as some of Jesus' followers claimed that he was divine and would be resurrected. It was against Judaism to put a mortal on the same level as God. Paul was the inspired Christianity prompting Jews to abadnon the Torah and converting the Gentiles into what is now known as Christians. Paul and his followers began to worship Jesus referring to him as God in human form. Following that, the Jews banned the Christians from entering Synagogues and a new religion was formed.
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    Orthodoxy (33 AD)

    • Orthodox Christians believe the Holy Scriptures along with Holy Tradition are of equal value and importance. • Believe baptism is the initiator of the salvation experience. The Orthodox Church practices baptism by over coming fear. • The Eucharist is the center of worship in the Orthodox Church. Eastern Orthodox Christians believe that during the Eucharist believers partake mystically of Christ's body and blood and through it receive his life and strength.
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    Orthodoxy (2)

    • Believe there are three persons in the Godhead, each divine, distinct and equal. The Father God is the eternal head; the Son is begotten of the Father; the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father. • Salvation is a gradual, life-long process by which Christians become more and more like Christ. This requires faith in Jesus Christ, working through love. • Believe that the Holy Spirit is one of the persons of the Trinity, who proceeds from the Father and is one in essence with the Father.
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    Catholicism (1st Century AD)

    The Catholic Church began as soon as Christ’s apostles began to preach after his death. In the 4th century AD, Catholicism was made the official religion of the Roman Empire. The head of the church is the Pope, the current one being Pope Benedict XVI.
    Catholics:
    - Accept the Bible with all 39 Old Testament books and 27 New Testament books.
    -Believe in life, death and resurrection of Jesus.
    - Recognize all seven sacrements
    - Priests must remain celibant
    - Discourage divorce and remarriage
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    Catholicism (2)

    Catholics:
    - Have a problem with contraception, and believe abortion as an extreme sin as it is murder of an infant.
    - Believe the bread and wine is actually the body and blood of Christ
    - Believe Mary remained a virgin and did not give birth to other children except for Jesus.
  • Period: 200 to

    Orthodox Judaism (2nd - 5th century)

    • They have and follow the 13 principles of faith.
    • Believe in the entire Torah.
    • They reject the changes of Reform Judaism and hold to fast traditional Jewish Beliefs and practices.
    • Daily Worship
    • Orthodox Jews consider Reform and Conservative Jews adherents of the Jewish faith, but do not accept many non-Orthodox Jewish marriages, divorces, or conversions on the grounds that they were not performed in accordance with Jewish law.
  • Jan 1, 1500

    The Lutheran Reformation (1500 - 1600)

    The Lutheran Reformation (1500 - 1600)
    In the 16th century Martin Luther lead the revolt against the corruption of the Roman Catholic Church. At the time the church 'sold indulgences' making the catholics pay the church a sum of money so that God would not punish them for the sins they had committed. When Martin Luther was travelling he discovered the corruption within the Church and argued that salvation was not granted by indulgences but by honoring God. Spread across Europe and the true meaning of the Gospel was rediscovered.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1500 to

    Protestantism (16th Century)

    • The Protestant Christians got their name from the protests they did, during the reformation by Martin Luther in the 16th century
    • Offer the body and blood of Christ through the bread and wine, every few months or only during important events such as Christmas or Easter.
    • Both men and women can be involved with the church.
    • They believe that the Holy Spirit proceeds from the father and the son
    • Only believe in having two sacraments or ordinances which are Baptism and Eucharist
  • Period: Jan 2, 1500 to

    Protestantism (2)

    • The Old Testament of their bible is similar to the earlier bibles, only with two sections, Old Testament and Apocrypha.
    • During the mid-1800 King James Version published with the Apocrypha.
    • The New Testament are similar to orthodox and catholic bibles.
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    Anglicanism

    King Henry VIII declared the Anglican Church in England independent of Rome and established himself as the head of that Church. Anglicans:
    - Believe in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus.
    - Like Catholics, recognise the sacraments of baptism and the Eucharist
    - Recognize divorce and allow remarriage
    - Take communion but believe that it is a symbolic art
    - Allow Anglican priests to marry and allow female priests
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    Anglicanism (2)

    Anglicans
    - Have no problems with contraception and allow exceptions in abortion
    - have the Book of Common Prayer acts as practical rule of their belief and worship
    - Only pray to God - Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
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    Progressive Judaism (Late 18th Century)

    • Specific beliefs and practices of Progressive Judaism have changed over time.
    • The commitment to personal and congregational autonomy also means that standards of belief and practice can vary widely from region to region, from congregation to congregation, and even from individual to individual.
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    Pentecostalism (2)

    • Pentecostals believe that faith must be powerfully experiential, and not something found merely through ritual or thinking. • Pentecostalism is energetic and dynamic. Its members believe they are driven by the power of God moving within them. • Pentecostal churches stress the importance of conversions that amount to a Baptism in the Spirit. This fills the believer with the Holy Spirit, which gives the believer the strength to live a truly Christian life.
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    Pentecostalism (3)

    • The direct experience of God is revealed by gifts of the Spirit such as speaking in tongues, prophecy and healing. • Pentecostalism is based on a key event in the life of the early Christians: the baptism of the twelve disciples by the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost. • The movement believe they are returning Christianity to a pure and simple form of Christianity that has much in common with the very earliest stage in the life of the Christian church.
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    Pentecostalism (Early 20th Century)

    • Pentecostalism is often said to be rooted in experience rather than theology, Pentecostals base their theology on the text of the Bible which they believe to be the word of God and totally without error. • Fastest growing-growing group of christians in the Uk(scotland, wales,england, republic of northland ireland) • Emphasizes the work of the Holy Spirit and the direct experience of the presence of God by the believer.
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    Conservatism

    • Was founded by Zecharias Frankel in the hope to combine modern day thinking and Jewish Traditions
    • To them, Man is in partnership with God, who is flexible and non-dogmatic, meaning not authoritative.
    • They believe that sin is not in the nature -The only way to be in salvation is to become a better person in life. -After death, they believe that the person would live in their accomplishments or the minds of others.
    • They follow the Torah, the Tanakh and the Talmud (Laws from the Torah).