Louis XXIV
Le Roi Soleil
But indeed I've made arguments, which you've made every effort to ignore, as to why they should be separated; the fact that they have the same mythical figures doesn't negate it somehow.
I responded to the points I disagreed with most strongly because I felt that they undermined your position. I did so by raising points of my own. Have you made any effort to answer those points?
Even if I were to go that route, Judaism and Christianity are both products of the same religious tradition- the Talmud and the Gospel are their different answers to it. Islam claims lineage from Ishmael and believes that even the OT was corrupted.
From a Christian perspective, Judaism is part of its past, but from a Jewish perspective, they're not the same tradition at all. Christianity is seen as a rejection of the tradition. By having Jesus fulfill the laws, by emphasizing the need to be "circumcised in your heart," by changing the whole doctrinal framework from Yahweh to a trinity, Christianity is a substantial change. In fact, the whole emphasis of Christianity has been faith, salvation, and the end of times. Judaism is about covenant with God and the laws to follow in this life. Only Christianity is focusing on the individual and getting into heaven. That's why I disagree with your points as they relate to this thread that Islam is somehow a tribal, group-based religion while Christianity and Judaism are religions focused on the individual. The point about the emphasis on the rules to follow in this world, as opposed to salvation, is essential to both Islam and Judaism. Or, more importantly, it was central to those religions at the time that matters most. Obviously, I'm not talking about Reform Judaism or anything like that here.