LESSON 2 Comparative Analysis of Judaism Christianity and

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
OF JUDAISM,
CHRISTIANITY, AND ISLAM
Abraham, one of the three prophets and revered by three Abrahamic
Religions( Judaism, Christianity, Islam) as a prophet of god.
Abraham was a considered as the “father of many nations”
He is the father of isaac and considered as the physical and

spiritual ancestor of Judaism.
The three Monotheistic religions clearly trace their common roots

from the patriarch Abraham, hence the label Abrahamic religion.
Judaism
Oldest
Israel
Christianity
Second oldest
Palestine
Islam
Youngest
Arabian Peninsula
The three Abrahamic religions all originated form a
region we now call Southwest Asia
Also called semitic religions since they came from
an area where people speak semitic , particularly
Hebrew, Aramaic, and Arabic.
ORIGIN
JUDAISM CHRISTIANITY ISLAM
Oldest among three The second oldest Youngest of the
Abrahamic religions religion was formed Abrahamic religions,
beginning 3,500 around 33 C.E. started around 622 C.E
B.C.E Christians trace their Considered as
The patriarch of this origins to jesus the beginning of the
was Abraham-Father christ, born around 4 Islamic calendar.
of all nations, and B.C.E while the area Arabic word
heir to the promised was under the Roman “submission or
Land Canaan.
Empire. surrender”
Originated from mecca
COMMONALITIES
If we compare the origins of Judaism, Christianity, and

Islam, we can see that they share more commonalities
than differences.
They are monotheistic religion
Emphasized the importance of having a covenant with
god.
MORALITY
JUDAISM
Morality and ethics are based on the covenant between the
Jews and God: that they are gods chosen people and in
return they should follow his commandments, specifically
the ten commandments found in Torah. Although there are
around 613 commandments(mitzvoth) in the torah, the ten
commandments serve as a summary of all the laws found in
the torah.
MORALITY
CHRISTIANITY
Shares a lot in common with Judaism since both religions use
the Hebrew bible, where the ten commandments were listed.
Thus, in Christianity, murder, adultery , and theft are also
considered evil and should be avoided if one wants to live a
moral life. Aside from the ten commandments, chrisitanity also
considers following in jesus christ’s footsteps as basis of
morality.
MORALITY
Islam
Concept of morality and ethics is based on having faith in one
god, which is manifested in exhibiting righteousness and piety. A
strong relationship with god is the key to achieving virtue and
right conduct. Since islam is considered not only as a religion
but as a way of life as well, moral righteousness is expected of
muslims in their everyday lives.
PURPOSE
Judaism is also based on the covenant between god and the
people, particularly the jewish people who were considered the “
chosen people of god” and because they were chosen by god and
created according to gods image, jews should strive to become
god-like and possess the attributes and traits of god by being holy.
In Christianity , the purpose of life is to love and serve god, who
created the universe purposefully so it is basically good. Since the
creation was purposeful , everything and everyone is naturally
important.
PURPOSE
The purpose of life according to islam is to love and serve
god. The fact that islam means “surrender” means that
muslim must submit to allah and recognize that mohammad is
his prophet.
DESTINY
Judaism believes in predetermination, which means that it is god who decides on a
person’s basic lifespan, wealth, and opportunities, but it is still humanity’s free that
is the deciding factor.
A person’s duty is to overcome evil by choosing goodness in everything he or she
does.
To allow people to choose goodness over evil, god allowed people into different
stations in life.
The main reason why god puts people in certain situations in life is for them to
serve god according to their destiny.
Christianity has a similar concept of destiny. God wanted all of humanity to be
saved, for god created hell not for humans but for satan and his demons.
VIEWS ON WOMEN
Women are treated as subordinate to men in the three Abrahamic religions; they only differ in the
levels of women subordination.
In the Hebrew bible, there are passages which show low regard for women, such as the passage
wherein women viewed as unclean or impure for 40days after giving birth to a baby boy and 80
days for baby girl.
Unequal view of men and women because they believe that men are superior to women, they are
excluded from priesthood and religious duties.
Divorced is also allowed
Christianity tends to have higher regard for women as shown by jesus use of women as positive
examples in most parables.
Men and women have the equal capacity of eternal salvation of the soul.
Islam belief in ummah or promote equality among all races, ethnicities, and genders, is supposed to
have high regard for women.
Men treats women equally for stated in QURAN that they are equals in the eyes of god and fulfill
same duties.
Women should be given dowry or property given by husband upon marriage, and they have right of
inheritance and property ownership
Women are also political leaders in the history muslim expansion in west asia and even in Europe.
Muhammad decided that men should allowed to have more than one wife to accommodate widows
and orphans of those who died, slavery, and concubinage having mistresses.
Allowed 4 wives

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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

Abraham was a considered as the “father of many nations”

He is the father of isaac and considered as the physical and

The three Monotheistic religions clearly trace their common roots

If we compare the origins of Judaism, Christianity, and

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