Historical Relationship Between Christianity and Islam Religions

Running Head: CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM RELIGIONS 1
Historical Relationship Between Christianity and Islam Religions
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ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES 2
Historical Relationship Between Christianity and Islam Religions
Introduction
Christianity and Islam are two of the largest religions in human civilization. The two
religions share both a historical as well as traditional connection with some theological
disparities (Armstrong, 2011). Christianity and Islam share a common place of origin that is the
Middle East and both regard themselves as being monotheistic. The aim of the following paper is
to provide a comparative analysis of Christianity and Islam thus making an argument of the
similarities and differences of the two religions.
Christianity was established in the 1st century CE. Consequently, this was from the
Second Temple Judaism. Islam on the other hand was established in the 7th century CE
(Richards, & Bergin, 2014). Moreover, it is founded on the teachings of Muhammad and the
people following the religion are referred to as Muslims. Christianity is founded on the teachings
of life, death as well as the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Persons that follow Christianity are
referred to as Christians. The two religions hold their original conceptualization to be in the
Middle East as they both assert that they are Abrahamic religions (Richards, & Bergin, 2014).
Muslims and Christians have an array of views regarding each other. A good example is
the Muslim view of Christians as fellow monotheistic scriptures possessors and heretics.
Christians on the other hand regard Islam as fellow Abrahamic religion that worships the same
God to the perception that it is also a heresy (Asad, 2009). According to Islam, Christianity is
defined as being a Christ follower. Islam call Christians as people pf the scripture and asserts that
Christianity has distorted Abraham. Consequently, Islam claims that Abraham was a monotheist
and did not have anything to do with the Jewish race. Additionally, was the grandfather of Israel
that is Jacob and with a Christ to worship (Burbank, & Cooper, 2010).