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In response to the Holocaust (though earlier accounts of reconciliation exist), and many instances of the persecution of Jews by Christians throughout history (most prominent being the Crusades and the Inquisition), many Christian theologians, religious historians and educators have sought to improve understanding of Judaism and Jewish religious practices by Christians.
Jewish Christians continued to worship in synagogues together with contemporary Jews for centuries. [126] [127] [128] Some scholars have found evidence of continuous interactions between Jewish-Christian and Rabbinic movements from the mid-to late second century CE to the fourth century CE.
Data from the Pew Research Center show that as of 2013, there were about 1.6 million Christians from Jewish background, most of them Protestant. [134] [135] [136] According to the same data, most of the Christians of Jewish descent were raised as Jews or are Jews by ancestry. [135]
The 2010 census lists the overall population as 1.2 million, with citizens making up slightly less than half of the population. Citizens are 99% Muslim, while Jews, Christians, Hindus, and Bahá'ís constitute the remaining 1%. Muslims comprise 70.2% of the total population of citizens and noncitizens.
The list of religious populations article provides a comprehensive overview of the distribution and size of religious groups around the world. This article aims to present statistical information on the number of adherents to various religions, including major faiths such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and others, as well as smaller religious communities.
Columnist Bill Gindlesperger looks at the three Abrahamic religions and concludes there are more similarities than differences.
Christianity began as a movement within Second Temple Judaism, but the two religions gradually diverged over the first few centuries of the Christian era.Today, differences of opinion vary between denominations in both religions, but the most important distinction is Christian acceptance and Jewish non-acceptance of Jesus as the Messiah prophesied in the Hebrew Bible and Jewish tradition.
Christians in Israel are generally more religious than Israeli Jews and Druze. Over half (57%) say religion is very important in their lives. [176] About one third (34%) pray daily and 38% report that they attend church at least once a week. [176] Israeli Christians also are more likely than Jews and Druze to participate in weekly worship ...