I have always viewed Judaism as a religion that is strangely similar to Christianity, but it was not until last class’s lesson that I realized how similar they truly are. Christianity and Judaism are both monotheistic religions. I perceived Judaism as a polytheistic religion due to the false pretenses I was under, but as I recently found out, it is extremely monotheistic. Another astonishing resemblance between Judaism and Christianity is they are both textual based religions. I knew that Judaism had the Torah, but I did not know it was based off of the Torah just like the bible was. One of the most astounding facts I learned about the Torah is that it is part of the modern day bible, but it is often regarded as the Old Testament, which is in the bible’s first section. I was perplexed at the restrictions Judaism places on the food; Christianity does not place these types of restrictions on the daily diet. Another parallel with these religions are the weekly prayers and the rites performed. Like Christianity, Judaism has rites that are performed throughout a believer’s life. Judaism has the circumcision of a baby boy, and Christianity has the baptism of a child. Also Judaism has Bar/Bat Mitzvah and Christianity has Communion. Overall, these 2 religions are quite analogous in the way they are performed; however, they are different in the fact that they that have different perceptions on the Person of Christ.