Monotheism: All three religions claim to be monotheistic, worshiping an exclusive God, though known by different names.[18] For all three, God creates, is one, rules, reveals, loves, judges, and forgives.[16] However, Christianity's complex Trinitarian doctrine conflicts with Jewish and Muslim concepts of monotheism. They reject the incarnation of God in Christ—one of the distinctive features of the Christian religion. Although Christianity does not believe in three gods, rather three personalities in one "Almighty God,"[19] the concept of Trinity remains a problem for the other major Abrahamic religions.[20]
Notable differences in beliefs:
Some Christian beliefs about Jesus Christ are incompatible with Judaism and Islam. Many Christians[who?] see Christianity without the incarnation of God as meaningless and useless. For Muslims and Jews the Christian belief in Jesus Christ as God the Son, both human and divine at the same time, is considered incompatible with their understanding of Idolatry.
Source: Wikipedia, Abrahamic religions, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abrahamic_religions (as of Apr. 4, 2010, 15:17 GMT).Abrahamic religions
In traditional Jewish thought, which provided the basis of the Christian and Islamic religions, monotheism was regarded as its most basic belief. Judaism and Islam have traditionally attempted to interpret scripture as exclusively monotheistic whilst Christianity adopts Trinitarianism, a more complex form of monotheism, as a result of considering the Holy Spirit to be God, and attributing divinity to Jesus, a Judean Jew, in the first century AD, defining him as the Son of God. Thus, "Father, Son and Holy Spirit".
Source: Wikipedia, Monotheism, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monotheism (as of Apr. 3, 2010, 19:52 GMT).Judaism and Christianity share the belief that there is One, True God, who is the only one worthy to be worshipped. Judaism sees this One, True God as a singular, ineffable, undefinable being. Phrases such as "Ground of All Being," "Unfolding Reality" and "Creator and Sustainer of Life" capture only portions of who God is to Jews. While God does not change, our perception of God does, and so, Jews are open to new experiences of God's presence. Christianity, with a few exceptions, sees the One, True God as having triune personhood: God the Father, God the Son (Jesus) and God the Holy Spirit. God is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow, so Christians generally look to the Scriptures (both Hebrew and Christian) for an understanding of who God is.
Source: Wikipedia, Christianity and Judaism, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_and_Judaism (as of Apr. 5, 2010, 14:56 GMT).
The three Abrahamic monotheistic religions differ significantly as follows:
- All three religions claim to be monotheistic, however, Christianity's complex Trinitarian doctrine conflicts with Jewish and Muslim concepts of monotheism.
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Some
Christian beliefs about Jesus Christ are
incompatible with Judaism and Islam.
- Many Christians see Christianity without the incarnation of God as meaningless and useless.
- For Muslims and Jews the Christian belief in Jesus Christ as God the Son, both human and divine at the same time, is considered incompatible with their understanding of Idolatry.
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In
traditional Jewish thought, which
provided the basis of the Christian and
Islamic religions, monotheism was
regarded as its most basic belief.
- Judaism and Islam have traditionally attempted to interpret scripture as exclusively monotheistic
- Whilst Christianity adopts Trinitarianism, a more complex form of monotheism, as a result of considering the Holy Spirit to be God, and attributing divinity to Jesus, a Judean Jew, in the first century AD, defining him as the Son of God. Thus, "Father, Son and Holy Spirit".
- Judaism and
Christianity share the belief that there
is One True God, who is the only one
worthy to be worshipped.
- Judaism sees this One, True God as a singular, ineffable, indefinable being.
-
Christianity, with a few exceptions,
sees the One, True God as having
triune personhood: God the Father,
God the Son (Jesus) and God the Holy
Spirit.