IS CHRISTIANITY, JUDAISM AND ZIONISM ALL THE SAME RELIGIOUS FAITH? The answer to the above named question is an extremely big "NO". Theologically and historically they are not the same. They are all like the three parallel lines placed side by side to each other that will never meet at any point.
(i) "JUDAISM" is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people. The origin of Judaism is in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament Bible) and Judaism historically and theologically has explored the later texts such as the Talmud. The religion of Judaism is considered by religious Jews to be the expression of the covenantal relationship God developed with the children of Israel. According to Rabbinic Judaism, God revealed his laws and commandments to Moses the lawgiver on Mount Sinai in the form of both the Written and Oral Torah (divine revelations of God to humans)
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(ii) "CHRISTIANITY" is based on the "person and the finished work (death, burial, resurrection, ascension and glorification) of Jesus Christ on the cross at Calvary". The faith that is expressed by any individual in the person and in the finished work of Jesus Christ makes that individual a Christian according to the words and the teachings of Jesus Christ and from the teachings of the New Testament Scriptures that was written original in the Koine Greek language.
(iii) "ZIONISM" is a "Jewish political movement that was established for the self-determination of the Jewish people in a sovereign Jewish national homeland". Since the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, the Zionist movement continues primarily to advocate on behalf of the Jewish state and address all threats to its continued existence and security to date.
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