Judaism is a religious belief system that differs from Hinduism in a lot of ways. Jews make up the religion Judaism. Some of their beliefs are that there is only one true God. His name is Yahweh, and he is all knowing, all powerful. They believe that you are to have a personal relationship with Him. Jews also believe that God reveals himself to them through prophets and special events. Jews abide by the ten commandments which were given to Moses by God on the top of Mount Sinai. Moses and Abraham were the main founders of Judaism. Moses and Abraham were both men of God and did great things. God used Moses as a vessel to release the ten commandments to the world. Some of the commandments are not to kill, steal, commit adultery, etc. Committing
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The text that they used had three main sections: The Torah (law), Nevim (prophets), Ketuvim (writings)(Hackney, Ryan)(2016.) Judaism is said to be the parent of both Christianity and Islam. Hinduism, unlike Judaism doesn't have one main sacred text that they abide by. Rather, they have thousands of writings, and scripture that they live by. Some of those are: Sruti, and Smtri, Vedas, Brahmins, Upanishads, Aranyakas, the epics, The Code of Manu, and the Puranas. (Hinduism.2016) Hindus believe in an afterlife of reincarnation called "Samsara." This differs greatly from the Jews because they believe in Eternal life with Yahweh in Heaven.
There are more differences than similarities with these two religious groups. One of the only similarities is that they both worshiped something, and devoted their lives to whatever that was. The worship of the two groups were different. The Jews mostly believed in worshiping one God, which was Yahweh. The Hindus worship different kind of Gods, and aren’t loyal to just one. The prayer was also different; the Jews believed in praying to God (Yahweh) while the Hindus meditated and that is how they heard from their …show more content…
However, it is stated that Hinduism is still practiced in India by several groups: The Shavites, Vaishnatives, and the Shakites, and it also spread to Southeastern Asia, and Indonesia. The final difference of the two religious groups is a pretty big one. The Hindus have a code of conduct, and also practice religious beliefs, but here is the catch: none of this is considered a requirement by their religion! In order to have good karma, and be reincarnated into something better, they don't have to follow the code of conduct, or practice their beliefs. That kind of makes one wonder what you can do to get good karma.
The Jews were most definitely required to follow a code of conduct (the ten commandments, for example), and also practice their beliefs. Not exactly for people to see their good deeds. However, it does show people who they were, and who they were living for. These two religions are starkly different from one another, both having pros and cons to how they operate. The Hindu people are a collection of many people that have many related religious beliefs. The Jews are people that love Yahweh, and each other and share the same religious
The text that they used had three main sections: The Torah (law), Nevim (prophets), Ketuvim (writings)(Hackney, Ryan)(2016.) Judaism is said to be the parent of both Christianity and Islam. Hinduism, unlike Judaism doesn't have one main sacred text that they abide by. Rather, they have thousands of writings, and scripture that they live by. Some of those are: Sruti, and Smtri, Vedas, Brahmins, Upanishads, Aranyakas, the epics, The Code of Manu, and the Puranas. (Hinduism.2016) Hindus believe in an afterlife of reincarnation called "Samsara." This differs greatly from the Jews because they believe in Eternal life with Yahweh in Heaven.
There are more differences than similarities with these two religious groups. One of the only similarities is that they both worshiped something, and devoted their lives to whatever that was. The worship of the two groups were different. The Jews mostly believed in worshiping one God, which was Yahweh. The Hindus worship different kind of Gods, and aren’t loyal to just one. The prayer was also different; the Jews believed in praying to God (Yahweh) while the Hindus meditated and that is how they heard from their …show more content…
However, it is stated that Hinduism is still practiced in India by several groups: The Shavites, Vaishnatives, and the Shakites, and it also spread to Southeastern Asia, and Indonesia. The final difference of the two religious groups is a pretty big one. The Hindus have a code of conduct, and also practice religious beliefs, but here is the catch: none of this is considered a requirement by their religion! In order to have good karma, and be reincarnated into something better, they don't have to follow the code of conduct, or practice their beliefs. That kind of makes one wonder what you can do to get good karma.
The Jews were most definitely required to follow a code of conduct (the ten commandments, for example), and also practice their beliefs. Not exactly for people to see their good deeds. However, it does show people who they were, and who they were living for. These two religions are starkly different from one another, both having pros and cons to how they operate. The Hindu people are a collection of many people that have many related religious beliefs. The Jews are people that love Yahweh, and each other and share the same religious