Judaism: A Foreshadowing of Christianity

Paper Summary:

This paper focuses on the covenant between God and "His" people and shows how God's covenant has translated through time and adapted itself to the people. It identifies the similarities between Judaism and Christianity, but more so, it concedes that Christianity is the type that followed Judaism by using the Old and New Testament with a specific emphasis on Paul's writings. It shows how Paul's views on Christianity and Judaism share the common bonds of the faith and provide the early Christians with an action plan as well as an understanding that Christianity was part of the plan from the very beginning.

From the Paper:

"The basis of Judaism is the old covenant, which has its origins at Mt. Sinai when Moses received the Ten Commandments and recorded the other statues concerning the sacrificial system. Paul compares the old covenant to Hagar, (a slave and concubine of Abraham) in Gal. 4:24-26, and admonishes the Galatians to "Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bandage." (Gal. 5:1) Specifically, the "yoke of bondage" as mentioned in Gal. 5:1 refers to the old covenant and the practice of those who turned the laws into a burden and who felt that merely obeying the laws would save them."

More papers on Judaism: A Foreshadowing of Christianity:

• Research Paper # 64431 : "A History of Christianity"
• Analytical Essay # 123098 : "A Modell of Christian Charity" and Today"
• Analytical Essay # 119902 : "A Overview of Christian Doctrine"

APA Citation:

MLA Citation: