Sjimon den Hollander
  • Personal
    • Introduction
    • Curriculum Vitae
    • My Journey to Judaism
    • Testimonials
  • JUDAISM
    • Judaism - Introduction
    • Jewish History and Texts >
      • Paleo Hebrew
      • The Pentateuch
      • Stories of Creation
      • Stories of the Flood
      • Priestly Writings
      • Prophets of Israel and Judah
      • Biblical Poetry
      • Flavius Josephus
      • The Dead Sea Scrolls
      • Midrash
      • Oral Torah and Talmud
      • Origins of Christian Anti-Jewish Attitudes
      • Byzantine Jews Before the Advent of Islam
      • Yannai
      • Jews Under Islam
      • Byzantine Jews After the Advent of Islam
      • Qara'ites
      • Saadia Gaon
      • The Jewish Golden Age (part 1): Hasdai ibn Shaprut
      • The Jewish Golden Age (part 2) Andalusian Poetry
      • The Jewish Golden Age (part 3) Samuel haNagîd and Ibn Gabirol
      • Christian-Jewish Polemics
      • The Crusades and Maoz Tzur
      • Rashi
      • The Tosafists
      • Yehuda haLevi
      • Ritual Murder and Blood Libel
      • The Ḥasidé Ashkenaz
      • Toledot Yeshu
      • Moses Maimonides, Philosopher
      • Moses Maimonides, Rabbi, Leader, Physician
      • Abraham Maimonides
      • Maimonidean Controversies
      • Host Desecration Libels
      • The Barcelona Disputation
      • Qabbala and the Zohar
      • The Cairo Geniza
      • The New Sephardi Identity
      • David Reubeni and Shelomo Molkho
      • Shabbatai Tzevi
      • Da Costa and Spinoza
      • Yiddish Texts
      • Ḥasidism
      • The Jewish Enlightenment
      • Modern Jewish Thinkers
    • Jewish Festivals and Recordings >
      • Shabbat Eve in Synagogue
      • Shabbat Eve at Home
      • Shabbat Morning
      • Purim
      • Omer Counting
      • Shabhu'oth
      • Tish'a beAv
      • The Month of Elul
      • Rosh haShana Eve in Synagogue
      • Rosh haShana Eve at Home
      • Rosh haShana Morning in Synagogue
      • Sukkot: Bendigamos
      • Ḥanukka
    • Jewish Thought >
      • On Modern Orthodoxy
      • Could Jews Accept the Prophets ​of Christianity and Islam?
    • Jewish Law >
      • A Mikwèh in Uganda
      • Shabbat Distance
  • ISLAM
    • Islam - Introduction
    • Islamic Dietary Laws
    • Torah and Qur'an >
      • Tafsîr Al-Tabarî
      • Tafsîr Al-Qurtubî
      • Tafsîr Al-Mîzān
    • Why Do Jews not Believe ​in the Prophet Muhammad?
    • Do Jews Follow the Sunna of Moses?
  • CHRISTIANITY
    • Christianity - Introduction
    • Jesus, the Jewish Messiah
    • Could Jews Accept Jesus as a Prophet?
    • Why do Jews not Accept Jesus as the Messiah?
  • (DIS)COURSES
    • Medieval Hebrew Texts (Course) >
      • Course Classes >
        • Introduction and Important Information
      • Paragraph Assignment >
        • Assignment Explanation
        • Original Text
        • Guidelines for your Paragraph Assignments
        • Finished Chapters >
          • Introduction
          • Chapter 1. Prior Legacies >
            • 1A. The Muslim Legacy
            • 1B. The Christian Legacy
            • 1C. The Jewish Legacy
          • Chapter 2. The Roman Catholic Church >
            • 2A. Theological Doctrine
            • 2B. Ecclesiastical Policies
            • 2C. Imagery of the Jews
            • 2D. Cultural Creativity
            • 2E. Looking Ahead
          • Chapter 3. The Older Jewries of the South >
            • 3A. Southern France
            • 3B. Christian Spain
          • Chapter 4. The Newer Jewries of the North >
            • 4A. Northern France
      • Essay Assignment
      • Syllabus
      • Prep Readings
    • The Jews of Medieval Western Christendom (Chapters)
    • Judeo-Arabic Philosophers
    • Sermons >
      • Rosh haShana >
        • Hardships That Generate Inspiration (2019)
        • Rosh haShana Meditation (2018)
        • Abraham’s Struggles and What We Can Learn From It (2014)
        • The Blessings of Monotheism (2013)
        • Rejecting Human Sacrifice (2012)
      • Yom Kippur >
        • Confession: Guilt Trip, or Acknowledgement? (2019)
        • Yom Kippur and Being Connected (2015)
        • Changing Your Brain (2014)
        • Grow Up and Become a Better Person (2012)
    • Holocaust Commemoration
  • UGANDA
  • عربي
  • NL
  • Contact

CHRISTIANITY
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There are many paths traveled by people to spiritually connect to the Ineffable, to which they may allude by different appellations, such as God, the Lord, the Creator, Allah, HaShem, the Supreme Reality, or the Infinite Essence of Existence.
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Christianity initially started as a Jewish Messianic movement centered around Jesus of Nazareth, but after his crucifixion and alleged resurrection it soon evolved into its own, independent religion, primarily adhered to by non-Jews. Despite this evolution, Christianity still bears several important Jewish features, such as the Jewish Scriptures which are included in the Christian Bible. Differences are however the doctrine of the Trinity and the renouncement of all ritual laws. The teachings and paradigm of Jesus inspire many Christians towards compassion and neighborly love.
Coming from a Christian background, Christianity feels to me like an old friend with whom I like to stay in touch. Without the Church, the Bible, the stories about the Patriarchs and Jesus, I would not have been the person I am today. I am much indebted to it.

​READ:
* Jesus, the Jewish Messiah
* Could Jews Accept Jesus as a Prophet?
* Why do Jews not Accept Jesus as the Messiah?

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  • Personal
    • Introduction
    • Curriculum Vitae
    • My Journey to Judaism
    • Testimonials
  • JUDAISM
    • Judaism - Introduction
    • Jewish History and Texts >
      • Paleo Hebrew
      • The Pentateuch
      • Stories of Creation
      • Stories of the Flood
      • Priestly Writings
      • Prophets of Israel and Judah
      • Biblical Poetry
      • Flavius Josephus
      • The Dead Sea Scrolls
      • Midrash
      • Oral Torah and Talmud
      • Origins of Christian Anti-Jewish Attitudes
      • Byzantine Jews Before the Advent of Islam
      • Yannai
      • Jews Under Islam
      • Byzantine Jews After the Advent of Islam
      • Qara'ites
      • Saadia Gaon
      • The Jewish Golden Age (part 1): Hasdai ibn Shaprut
      • The Jewish Golden Age (part 2) Andalusian Poetry
      • The Jewish Golden Age (part 3) Samuel haNagîd and Ibn Gabirol
      • Christian-Jewish Polemics
      • The Crusades and Maoz Tzur
      • Rashi
      • The Tosafists
      • Yehuda haLevi
      • Ritual Murder and Blood Libel
      • The Ḥasidé Ashkenaz
      • Toledot Yeshu
      • Moses Maimonides, Philosopher
      • Moses Maimonides, Rabbi, Leader, Physician
      • Abraham Maimonides
      • Maimonidean Controversies
      • Host Desecration Libels
      • The Barcelona Disputation
      • Qabbala and the Zohar
      • The Cairo Geniza
      • The New Sephardi Identity
      • David Reubeni and Shelomo Molkho
      • Shabbatai Tzevi
      • Da Costa and Spinoza
      • Yiddish Texts
      • Ḥasidism
      • The Jewish Enlightenment
      • Modern Jewish Thinkers
    • Jewish Festivals and Recordings >
      • Shabbat Eve in Synagogue
      • Shabbat Eve at Home
      • Shabbat Morning
      • Purim
      • Omer Counting
      • Shabhu'oth
      • Tish'a beAv
      • The Month of Elul
      • Rosh haShana Eve in Synagogue
      • Rosh haShana Eve at Home
      • Rosh haShana Morning in Synagogue
      • Sukkot: Bendigamos
      • Ḥanukka
    • Jewish Thought >
      • On Modern Orthodoxy
      • Could Jews Accept the Prophets ​of Christianity and Islam?
    • Jewish Law >
      • A Mikwèh in Uganda
      • Shabbat Distance
  • ISLAM
    • Islam - Introduction
    • Islamic Dietary Laws
    • Torah and Qur'an >
      • Tafsîr Al-Tabarî
      • Tafsîr Al-Qurtubî
      • Tafsîr Al-Mîzān
    • Why Do Jews not Believe ​in the Prophet Muhammad?
    • Do Jews Follow the Sunna of Moses?
  • CHRISTIANITY
    • Christianity - Introduction
    • Jesus, the Jewish Messiah
    • Could Jews Accept Jesus as a Prophet?
    • Why do Jews not Accept Jesus as the Messiah?
  • (DIS)COURSES
    • Medieval Hebrew Texts (Course) >
      • Course Classes >
        • Introduction and Important Information
      • Paragraph Assignment >
        • Assignment Explanation
        • Original Text
        • Guidelines for your Paragraph Assignments
        • Finished Chapters >
          • Introduction
          • Chapter 1. Prior Legacies >
            • 1A. The Muslim Legacy
            • 1B. The Christian Legacy
            • 1C. The Jewish Legacy
          • Chapter 2. The Roman Catholic Church >
            • 2A. Theological Doctrine
            • 2B. Ecclesiastical Policies
            • 2C. Imagery of the Jews
            • 2D. Cultural Creativity
            • 2E. Looking Ahead
          • Chapter 3. The Older Jewries of the South >
            • 3A. Southern France
            • 3B. Christian Spain
          • Chapter 4. The Newer Jewries of the North >
            • 4A. Northern France
      • Essay Assignment
      • Syllabus
      • Prep Readings
    • The Jews of Medieval Western Christendom (Chapters)
    • Judeo-Arabic Philosophers
    • Sermons >
      • Rosh haShana >
        • Hardships That Generate Inspiration (2019)
        • Rosh haShana Meditation (2018)
        • Abraham’s Struggles and What We Can Learn From It (2014)
        • The Blessings of Monotheism (2013)
        • Rejecting Human Sacrifice (2012)
      • Yom Kippur >
        • Confession: Guilt Trip, or Acknowledgement? (2019)
        • Yom Kippur and Being Connected (2015)
        • Changing Your Brain (2014)
        • Grow Up and Become a Better Person (2012)
    • Holocaust Commemoration
  • UGANDA
  • عربي
  • NL
  • Contact