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I think it is easy both to over-play and to under-play the resemblance of each of the three religions to each other. They are distinct and distinctive, sister faiths. They share some important concepts -- and are utterly unlike each other in other ways.

The First Christian Church was in Jerusalem and consisted of Jews. The origination of Christianity was totally Jewish -- as there were absolutely no Gentiles in the beginning (but, of course, later on -- as evidenced by Peter under guidance of the Holy Spirit and from prophetic Scriptures of the Jews).

There was no such thing with Islam and they set themselves against Christians and Jews in their own writings.

Christians don't set themselves against Jews in their Holy Scriptures -- and in fact -- say that they are part of the same belief and same God. Jesus, Himself makes that claim. And Christians accept totally and 100% the Holy Written Scriptures -- the law, prophets and writings of the Jews, that Jesus accepted, too -- in their entirety.

There is *no such thing* with Islam - in any way.

Your reply appeared at the same time as my previous posts. Please note: Christians make and have always made lots of claims about their faith being tied to Judaism. For example, "The origination of Christianity was totally Jewish". Jews, from those days to this, have rejected this. When those first Christians became Christians, they stopped being Jewish in Jewish eyes. You cannot be Jewish and believe in Jesus as the Christ. You cannot believe in the teachings and writings of the 'NT' and be Jewish. They teach different things. Please accept that there is a difference between what you, as a Christian, believe to be the link between your religion and mine, and what I, as a Jew, believe. You'll find Moslems who believe the 'NT' to be sacred -- you won't find a Jew.