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Compare and contrast Judaism, Hinduism, and Christianity as relative to cultures.

Religion is the set of beliefs that binds a person to something beyond their individual selves . It promotes a sense of humility that functions as the bline of attitudes and morality . Religion also fosters a person 's loyalty to the faith , may it be past , present or future

Hinduism , Judaism and Christianity are basically the same when it comes to the core values that they all follow . Christianity was originally Judaism , except that the other Jews separated because of their belief in Jesus and His teachings . In Judaism , it was predicted that a

prophet the Son of God will come to save all mankind from sin , and the ones who became Christians believed that it is Jesus who was mentioned , making Christianity and Judaism one except for that one major difference and all the other minor differences that has arisen from the teachings of Jesus . A set of beliefs , a way of life and a community of people is the best way to define Christianity

All three religions believe in one ultimate being who is the beginning and ending of all things , omnipresent and has no physical bodies . They all also believe in holy books that they all live by . The Hindus believe in the four Vedas while Christians believe in the Holy Trinity , both believing that the whole of the said figures conform to only one God Judaism and Christianity both believe that there should be no other God other than Him , and of life after death as a price to their goodness here on earth . But Hinduism believes in reincarnation and that the promise of God is within themselves and that they can reach it with the ultimate consciousness . All three religions believe that a messiah or a divine prophet will come to save the world . ADDIN EN .CITE 6 Religious Worldswww .religiousworlds .com Historically , the origin of Judaism and the Jews themselves could not be traced , except for the Holy Scriptures in their religion . While Hinduism , on the other hand is believed to have been brought to be brought more than 5000 years ago by the Persians who migrated there . It is believed that Hinduism is the oldest religion in the history Hinduism is believed by many to be a religion of many Gods , but in actuality , their basis is the unity of everything

Religion is something we are born to believe nowadays , not inherent but rather something we acquire by birth . A baby born to a Christian family will automatically be undergoing baptismal rites a few months after his birth . Culture defines a person . It does not only tell him how to be mannered , how to dress , or how to act but it also tells him what is right or wrong . ADDIN EN .CITE Cultu re and Religion2006Rout ledgehttp /www .tandf .co .uk /journal s /titles .html "Culture and Religion

As a culture changes in time , religion must adapt to societal norms to stay with it . The interpretation of the scriptures is relative as well The...

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