I pulled this from a pro-Islam site, but I have seen this other places. I am just wondering what theological reason would a Jewish scholar state that Islam is closer to Judaiam than Christianity, when it's not Christians who are trying to destroy Judaism?
Because the Trinity is anathema to faithful Jews.
Because Muslims are just another type of jew.
Islam is a war plan — literally
Similarities and differences:
If they could get over their political differences, Muslims and Orthodox Jews and Orthodox Christians have many similarities. But there are differences, too.
On the concept of God: Christians have a personal God because of Jesus. Roughly, God the Father of Christianity is like God of Judaism and God of Islam. I say “like.”
Jesus changes everything for us.
Still, the Old Testament God, while a pure spirit, is with his people (”Emmanuel” meaning God is with us) and, furthermore, is sending his messengers (sometimes described as “the” angel of God), and also is raising prophets from his people. But, these relationships between God and his people seems to have come to an end as far as Jews are concerned.
For Christians and Jews, man is created in “the image of God.”
And God created man in His image, in the image of God He created him, male and female created He them.
That we are created in the image of God gives us dignity. We have the spark of the divine in us. We are sons and daughters of the living God.
I don’t think Islam has such a clear statement asserting that we are created in the image of God. I believe they have an hadith, or saying of the prophet, to this effect, but its meaning is debated.
islam is a totalitarian death cult founded by a child rapist!
Am Yisrael Chai!
My advice is, when Muslims YouTube apologists tell you what anyone thinks, look up the source if you can find it, and evaluate it separately. Also check out what else the source or person has to say.
Some apologists are good, some are bad, a few show they have issues.
Because Ishmael was Abraham’s son?
Christians have also tried to destroy Judaism.
Because Islam is a Jewish heresy with some Gnosticism thrown in- Christianity forces them to leave the law and accept a sacrifice they just won’t accept
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There isn’t a big Church with a golden dome in the cityscape of Jerusalem like there is a golden dome mosque/shrine shining like a beacon in the holiest of holy cities..
That’s one way Jewish scholars might see Islam as being closer than Christianity.