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To other anon: Judaism and Christianity are more different than most Christian teachings let on. Judaism is not “Christianity without Christ.” The traditions, teachings, and approach of the Divine differs greatly between the two, particularly in the supplementary material. Yes, Christianity was founded by Jewish people who came to know Jesus. But as soon as they believed that the Messiah had come, they ceased to be truly Jewish. As Christianity grew, it diverged farther from Jewish tradition.

manet-in-aeternum:

hymnsofheresy:

I heard someone say that Christianity started out as Jewish heresy and over a period of decades it became a completely separate religion. I think that generalization has some merit. 

Also Judaism evolved into something different as well. In some ways rabbinic Judaism didn’t settle itself and become the dominant approach of Jews until after the contours of what would become catholic Christianity were already in place. The Mishnah is from 150 CE, the Talmuds are from 400-600 CE. We’re looking at sister religions that both emerged out of the ashes of the Second Temple – not a mother and her daughter.