A Comparison Of Judaism, Islam, & Christianity

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A Comparison Of Judaism, Islam, & Christianity

Religion is one of the driving forces behind many of the events and attitudes that have shaped our world. Throughout the centuries, laws have been enacted; cities and countries have been created and destroyed; and wars have been fought, all to promulgate or protect one religion or another. This paper will examine aspects of the three major Western religions of the world: Judaism, Islam, and Christianity. Topics covered will include the origin of all three religions, the view of God held by each tradition, and conflicts. Several of the beliefs of these religions will be examined, such as judgment, and the Trinity.
Origin of Judaism
The origins of Judaism can be traced back to the stories of the Old Testament, or Tanakh. Although these stories cannot be substantiated by other historical means (there are no historical references to the Hebrews until 1230 BCE) careful examination of the Tanakh indicate that Abraham, the first patriarch of the Jews, lived between 1700-1900 BCE.
Abraham, his son Isaac and grandson Jacob are said in the Bible to form the nucleus of the new religion. These patriarchs, along with their wives Sarah, Rebecca, Leah and Rachel (the matriarchs) established their new religion in the land of Canaan.
Jacob fathered twelve sons. These men became the leaders of the twelve tribes of Israel. Due to famine in Canaan, these men moved with their families to Goshen, which was located in Egypt.
The lot of the Jews in Egypt was not good. About four centuries after the relocation from Canaan to Egypt, the Israelites had become the slaves of the pharaohs, building the massive monuments that are still standing to this day.
In the book of Exodus, the new leader of the Jews, Moses, leads the people out of bondage in Egypt. The defining moment in the Jewish tradition occurs when God speaks to Moses and presents him with the Ten Commandments engraved on stone tablets. After forty years, the Jews returned to Canaan, driving out the current occupants and naming the captured city of Jerusalem as the capital. It was here, in the city of David, that the first temple was built.
Origin of Christianity
At the beginning of the Common Era, Jesus Christ was born in the city of Bethlehem. Very little is known about his childhood. Around the age of thirty, Jesus began his ministry with his baptism by John the Baptist, and the gathering of the twelve disciples. While spreading the gospel, Jesus performed many miracles and...

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