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What is the relationship between Christianity and Judaism?

Christianity and Judaism are two of the world's three largest monotheistic faiths (with Islam being the third). They have strong historical connections, as Christianity first emerged as a sect (or more accurately several sects) from Judaism in the first century A.D. Generally speaking, the most important theological difference between the two is that adherents of Judaism do not acknowledge Jesus to be the Messiah (a man sent by God to unify and deliver the people...

Christianity and Judaism are two of the world's three largest monotheistic faiths (with Islam being the third). They have strong historical connections, as Christianity first emerged as a sect (or more accurately several sects) from Judaism in the first century A.D. Generally speaking, the most important theological difference between the two is that adherents of Judaism do not acknowledge Jesus to be the Messiah (a man sent by God to unify and deliver the people of Israel) or the son of God. They also do not believe in the resurrection of Jesus, which forms the foundation of Christian theology. But Christians and Jews otherwise believe many of the same things. In particular, they hold the Hebrew Old Testament as sacred, containing the word of God and many of the foundations of the relationship between God and man, including the covenant and the Ten Commandments. They believe, in short, in the same God, and share the same history until the life of Jesus. While Christians emerged from Judaism, they did not reject most of its key teachings or religious texts. Theologically, however, most Christians have a different view of the afterlife than most Jews, who do not hold the same beliefs about sin and redemption.

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