Judaism

Even though Judaism and Christianity are different religions, they share some common beliefs, according to the ESV Study Bible. Both believe in an omniscient, holy, just, righteous, and eternal God; the importance of loving one’s neighbor; the idea that we are all uniquely made in the image of God; the importance of family; and the pursuit of peace and justice, among other things (2624).

However, Judaism and Christianity differ in many ways, as does Islam. Most Jews do not believe that Jesus is the Messiah. Instead, Jews generally believe that the Messiah is yet to come, whereas Christians believe that He has already come once and will come again. That being said, Messianic Jews are people of Jewish heritage who believe that Jesus is the Messiah. Many of them attend Messianic Jewish congregations. Because of these beliefs, many adherents of Judaism have rejected this group, viewing its members as Christians rather than Jews (2624).

Some additional differences are as follows:

While acknowledging that both faiths hold much in common, it must be recognized that major differences exist, especially in the area of theology. Jews do not consider the NT of equal authority to the Tanach. Jews are monotheists, but not Trinitarian monotheists. Jews do not embrace the concept of original sin inherited from Adam. Jews do not accept the divinity of Jesus, his Messiahship, and his vicarious atonement. Jews do not teach salvation by faith, apart from works, through Christ alone. (2624)

So, like Muslims, most Jews do not believe in original sin, are not Trinitarian monotheists, and, as reiterated throughout this article, do not believe Jesus Christ is the Messiah. One thing to note is that although many Jews do not accept the New Testament (NT) as Scripture, it was written primarily by Jewish authors. This is rather ironic, isn’t it?