RLG100Y1 Lecture : christianity
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similarities: theological contents and ethics are almost the same. Jesus" teaching is much jewish. (eg. the idea of holy spirit. ) differences: primary differences: emphasis is different. Jewish laws should be applied and given priority. Christianity thinks that religious observances could be a barrier for human relationship: major differences: the role of leader in the community. In jewish community, the expectation of leadership is both spiritual and political. On the contrary, jesus only claimed himself to be a spiritual leader. background: he was born as saul, a pharisee. He was a cosmopolitan person with the privileged status of a roman citizenship. persecutor: before his conversion, he was a devoted jew much concerning about purity of judaism. To protect the jewish community from splitting into different groups, he thought christianity as a threat to the unity of judaism.
