Christianity and Judaism
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Similarities between Christianity and Judaism
Christianity centres around the special meaning of the life and teachings of Jesus, but all the elements that it consists of, have their origin in Judaism:
- the Hebrew Bible (the Old Testament
, which forms the largest part of the Christian Bible); - faith in God;
- faith in God’s good creation;
- the ethics of respect and love for fellow creatures;
- worship services including reading from the Scriptures, giving thanks and prayer
; - the symbolic meal.
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