Catholicism and Judaism?

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I never was taught about any other religion except Christianity so I'm not too sure what the others are. Can someone please explain them to me? (Catholicism and Judaism)

Thank-You.
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One story in the Talmud relates that a gentile came to Hillel seeking conversion but demanded to be taught the Torah while standing on one foot. Hillel replied: "That which is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow. This is the entire Torah! All the rest is commentary! Now, go and study."
http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/arts/102642594.html

Talmud, Shabbat 31a, the "Great Principle"
The study of Torah is equal to all of the commandments because it leads to them all. Babylonian Talmud, end of Tractate Shabbat 127a

On this verse, "Love your fellow as yourself," the classic commentator Rashi quotes from Toras Kohanim, an early Midrashic text regarding the famous dictum of Rabbi Akiva: "Love your fellow as yourself - Rabbi Akiva says this is a great principle of the Torah." [32]

ABC’s of Judaism
http://www.aish.com/literacy/judaism123/The_ABCs_of_Judaism.asp
http://www.myjewishlearning.com/
http://www.myjewishlearning.com/beliefs/Theology.shtml
http://www.simpletoremember.com/vitals/index.htm
http://www.aish.com/jl/
http://www.jewfaq.org/toc.htm
www.chabad.org
http://judaism.about.com/
http://www.beingjewish.com/

"Judaism for Everyone" by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

"The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Judaism"
by Rabbi Benjamin Blech

"This is My God" by Herman Wouk

“To Life” by Harold Kushner

“The Book of Jewish Belief” by Louis Jacobs

"To be Jew" by Chaim Donin

“A Portable God: The Origin of Judaism and Christianity” by Risa Levitt Kohn and Rebecca Moore

“A History of the Jews” by Paul Johnson

"Emancipation" by Michael Goldfarb

“The Israelis, Ordinary People in an Extraordinary Land, by Donna Rosenthal

“Emerging Jewish” by Rabbi Daniel Kohn
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Hello,

1) You need to find some qualified teachers I'm afraid and have yours fired. Catholicism is the largest branch of Christianity. Its like saying I was never taught about a country any greater than the USA and California. Protestantism is yet another branch of Christianity with 30,000 different denominations.

2) Judaism is the monotheistic religion of the Jews, tracing its origins to Abraham and having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Hebrew Scriptures and the Talmud.

Cheers,

Michael Kelly
 
Catholic means universal and this originated from the words that Jesus commanded the apostles to go all over the world, teach and baptize in His name and
that was the beginning of the Catholic Church. From Peter who was the first head of the church continued through the centuries because He himself promised that " I will be with you till the end of the earth".

Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people from which the Christianity developed with the coming of Christ. Not evryone accepted Christ and His teaching and so they continued to practice their religion and laws as from Moses, till this very day. The jews are to this day still waiting for the Messiah, because their idea was that the Messiah was going to be a conquerer over their rulers and not a spiritual saviour. Even in Christ life they were in doubt who Christ really was. Eventhough they knew the Old Books and prophecies, like those of Isaiah which learly shows that they were about Christ himself.

Hope I have been of some help yp you, though very basic. You can find more by browing in Wikipedia. You will find a lot more information.
Good luck.
 
As a Catholic...

All Catholics are Christians, not all Christians are Catholic.

Of the estimated 2 billion Christians in the world. 1.2 billion or roughly 2/3rds are Catholic.

Catholicism was the original Christian faith and was the only, until around the 1500s when some Chrsitians, first led by Martin Luther, broke away from it and started up their own faith.

Today, there are over 30,000 different denominations of Christianity, yet still only 1 Catholic church.

The term was first applied in the 1st century, by a Bishop named Ignatius, who was taught by Peter, the apostle. In a letter to the Christians in Rome and Antioch, he urged them to follow "this Katholikos Church" -- Greek for Catholic Church. He referred to it by name as if it already existed even in that time.

The Catholic church was the first to make the Trinity a central doctrine of the Christian faith and defend it against Gnostic and Aryian heresies.

The Catholic church decided what would go into the Christian bible and canonized it, preserved it from errors until the 15th century when the Printing Press allowed for more accurate translations.
It was not until the 16th century that non-Catholic Christians who broke away changed the bible by removing 7 books from the Old Testament. It is this 16th century modified version that most non-Catholics use to this day.


Read the Nicene Creed developed in 325AD to defend against Aryian heresies which tried to claim that Jesus was not God


Basic Doctrines:

God exists in a Trinitarian form - 3 beings in 1 God

Jesus is God and came down to the Earth for the forgiveness of sins.

Individual Salvation depends on a person's "faith" in Jesus Christ - and by "faith" the Catholic church means following his teachings which involves an act of will and action.

Salvation as a whole means the process of avoiding sin and temptation, as well as ending one's life in friendship with God and going to heaven for an eternity. Salvation therefore has 2 benefits, a primary - eternal life, and a secondary - avoiding the many pitfalls of life by not sinning as much.

Salvation is by Grace. Grace, by definition, is an unmerited gift. All gifts must be accepted, they can not be forced. The way God wants us to accept his grace is by living a life of Love, Faith, and Good Works. -- All 3 being related to each other, and enhancing one another.
Faith leads to Love, Love demands expression (good deeds) Good works without love are done for the wrong reason. What we do, influences what we feel and think. What we feel and think influences what we do. That is why all 3, not just Faith, are necessary for salvation. They are the proper response that God desires from us to accept his grace.

The Bible is the word of God. However the bible is not the end of the story, but the beginning. It ends abruptly with the Apostles.. yet Christianity was just beginning. We should not consider the bible the ONLY source of information and authority regarding Christ.

Jesus instituted authority in his Apostles. Not a mere book. The bible is important, and none of our teachings should violate what it says, but it is not the sole source and end-all be-all regarding Christianity.

Christ instituted the Sacraments to help us and guide us. They are:
Baptism
Confession
Communion
Confirmation
Marriage
Holy Orders
Last Rites

Since the Sacraments were instituted by Christ, as evidenced by the bible, we can not change them or ignore them. They are essential and important.

We can ask anyone for help and to intercede on our behalf. This includes those in heaven, for they are not dead or cut-off from Christians, since both are linked by their faith in Jesus. If anything, those in heaven are more alive, since they are with God. The way one asks someone in heaven to intercede for them is through prayer.

Prayer is not worship, it is communication. We communicate most often with God, when we pray, but prayer itself is not worship and that is why we can use prayer to ask those in heaven to intercede on our behalf.

There is a difference between religious art and idols. One can use religious art to remind them of how we should act, or to help us think about God. Visual reminders are a good thing, they are not idols unless we actually worship them. Worship is not by accident, it is a definite act of will, something we deliberately do.
 
A summary of Catholic beliefs is contained in the Nicene Creed (from the year 325):

We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, one in being with the Father. Through Him all things were made. For us and our salvation He came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit, He was born of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake He was crucified under Pontius Pilate; He suffered, died, and was buried. On the third day He rose again in fulfillment of the scriptures: He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son, He is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

For a complete description of what Catholics believe, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/index.shtml

For an overview, see: http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU/ac1086.asp

With love in Christ.
 
More complex than we can answer in one shot.
Judaism is the belief that G-d created the world and gave the Torah to the Jewish people and wants us to follow it's laws. Jesus has no importance in Judaism, he came long after it was founded and was just a regular Jewish guy who lived 2000 years ago.
 
Christ Jesus
Aww, that is an adorable image you have :)
Kinda like black and white and red all over with a splash of yellow :)
cute :)
 
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