Judaism is more logical than Christianity.

It is refreshing to see a Jew arguing for his own point of view. Most of the Jew I know aren't interested in that kind of thing. As MouthWash said in the comments, "Jews don't proselytize." That has been my experience.Anyway, let's look at the case for and against Judaism, then the case for and against Christianity.JudaismPromises to AbrahamIt's true that there are Jews back in the homeland after 1800 years, but this falls far short of the promises made to Abraham in which all of the Jews would be gathered back to Israel. The Jews in Israel are a small minority compared to the Jews worldwide, and most of the Jews worldwide have no desire to move there. I don't think there's even room for all of them.The Law of MosesPro concedes that parts of the Law are inoperable and have been for nearly 2000 years (since the second Temple was destroyed). He claims there are Jews today who can trace their geneology back to Aaron. We need a source for that information. It seems doubtful considering the fact that most historians doubt there ever was an historical Aaron. Pro agrees with me that the Law was supposed to be forever, but then qualifies it by saying, "in some form," but he offers no justification for that qualification. The Bible certainly doesn't give it.The TemplePro expresses optimism that a new Temple will be rebuilt, but the fact that there hasn't been a Temple in nearly 2000 years ought to raise serious doubts about whether God is dealing with the Jewish people anymore. And there seem to be major obstacles to a Temple actually being built. There's currently an important Mosque on the Temple mount, and it doesn't look like it'll be coming down without a major fight.Throne of DavidI found Pro's claim that roughly 250,000 Jews can trace their lineage back to David very interesting. I've never heard that before. Pro ought to give us a source for that information, though. Many scholars doubt David ever existed, so the evidence for these geneologies can't be that strong. Pro agrees that most Jews today don't want a king but that that could change with divine intervention. But that's just the problem. It's been 2500 years since the Jews had a king from David's line (unless you count Jesus, which Jews don't). That raises serious doubt about those promises God made to David and Solomon. And if modern Jews don't want a king, then that raises serious doubts about the legitimacy of modern Judaism.Sin and ExilePro claims Judaism has a permanent solution to sin, but then he lists three ways of dealing with sin, none of which have ever prevented Jews from going into exile. These provisions for sin existed before Jews lost their sovereignty, theiir king, their homeland and their Temple. My point remains. If the Jews ever got these things back, there's nothing to stop them from losing them all over again. Sin has not been permanently dealt with, and there's no way in the modern conception of Judaism that it can be. Pro says there will be no more sin when the Messiah comes because the law will no longer be in force. But that contradicts the Old Testament claim that the law will be forever. Again, this is a very unJewish worldview, which is why modern Judaism is problematic.ConclusionBy all appearances, historic Judaism is dead, and it has been for a couple thousand years. Modern Jews have salvaged some of the trappings, and called it "Judaism," but it bares little resemblance to Judaism as it originally was. There appears to be both a lack of an historical Jewish worldview among modern Jews, and it appears that God does not intervene on their behalf. He says this will all change when the Messiah comes. If so, then we might say Judaism has been restored, but until then, it's dead. Most Jews place little or no significance on messianic hope. It's not a big part of modern Judaism as it should be if Judaism is really true.ChristianityThe risen JesusI gave an argument for the resurrection of Jesus, which Pro ignored. Instead of addressing that argument, he made a fallacious argument from silence, saying that no contemporary writers mentioned it. He is quite mistaken in his claim that the earliest report comes 50 years after Jesus' death. Paul records an oral tradition about Jesus' resurrection that most scholars date to within six months to five years of Jesus' death.[1]Pro says that Bar Kochba's movement remains to this day, which is news to me. A quick google search turned nothing up saying these people still think bar Kochba is the Messiah (and certainly no people from his time continued to think he was the messiah after he was killed), so Pro should provide a source.The TrinityPro is mistaken both on the logic of the Trinity and on its history.[2] Athanasius was defending the Trinity before Constantine even understood what the argument was about. The Trinity is deduced from the New Testament, which the link demonstrates. That is how the church has always defended it. It did not come from Mithraism. And if Pro is referring to the Council of Nicea, that happened in 325, not 362. The Trinity is not a math error, nor is it a contradiction. It does not say that three persons are on person, nor does it say that three gods are one God. Rather, it says that one God is three persons. Since God is not three and one in the same sense, there is no contradiction.Christianity and sinPro doesn't deny that Christian theology deals decisively with sin (which Judaism is unable to do). Instead, he makes an argument from silence to the effect that the Old Tesatment doesn't say anything about the Messiah dying for sins. Christians have always interpreted the suffering servant in Isaiah 53 as referring to the Messiah, and it has him dying for sins. Jews understand the suffering servant from isaiah 40 all the way to 53 as referring to Israel itself. Although the servant in previous chapters is explicitly identified as Israel, such an interpretation in Isaiah 53 is untenable since the servant dies for Israel.The second coming and the laws of MosesPro has dropped his arguments against Christianity from the second coming and from the laws of Moses.ConclusionSo far, Christianity is still looking more promising than Judaism. Judaism has no permanent solution to sin and its effects, but Christianity does. Jewish history for the last 2000 years has been inconsistent with what we should expect given the promises in the Old Tesatment. Modern Judaism bares little resemblance to historic Judaism. Christianity has, in many ways, explained the fulfillment of Jewish promises and expectations. The messiah did come, and he proved his claim by rising from the dead. The promises for everlasting peace and properity can be fulfilled becaues the messiah dealt with sin once and for all. The Davidic kingdom has been restored, although its earthly actualization remains in the future. Each Christian is a Temple of God, and the Spirit of God dwells in each one.Pro claims that Judaism has evidence in its favor, namely that it has survived for thousands of years, which he thinks is evidence of God's intervention in Jewish history. But Hinduism, Buddhism, and Christianity have also survived for thousands of years. But he points to the re-establishment of the nation of Israel as proof of devine intervention, claiming that other nations have not survived. But the peoples of other nations have survived. Only the governments have changed forms, and the modern country of Israel has a very different form of government than the ancient country of Judea. And Israel isn't the only country that has ceased to exist and come back into existence either. Poland did the same thing. There was no obvious divine intervention when modern Israel was established. It happened through the ordinary activity of history and politics.[1] Mike Licona, The Resurrection of Jesus, p. 234, footnote 140. This footnote cites several scholars on their estimate of how old the tradition is.[2] http://philochristos.blogspot.com...