Questions tagged [judaism]
The religion, philosophy, and culture of Jewish people, based on the Hebrew Bible, especially the Torah, and on other ancient Jewish texts and traditions.
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Would Jesus have been familiar with the Siddur?
I've been reading a lot from Messianic Jewish sources. I'm really interested in the Siddur, but I can't find any sources which can tell me if the prayers and rituals in the Siddur were practiced in ...
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How can the Jewish burden of proof argument against Christianity be refuted? [closed]
Adherents of Rabbinic Judaism makes the following argument:
If Christianity is not true then it is idolatry because we know that Jesus was at least human. The abrogation of the Mosaic Law although ...
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A step into darkness: Historical Judeo-Christian relations in the early church, does it persist in the modern era?
I recently took a "plunge" into the Jewish SE and noticed a very strong anti-christian sentiment from some of the active and "vocal" members. Some of this was my own reaction, but ...
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Does the Catholic Catechism categorically reject the idea that Christ may have come before he came, i.e. when we knew him?
There is an idea in Judaism that there is/was a messiah for every generation.
I have heard some people muse that it was Christ in the Garden, and so I float the idea that during the timeline in which ...
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What significance did Rosh Hashanna have for early Christians?
This question is asked on the day that the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanna, the celebration of the new year, begins in 2024. The institution of the holiday is found in the Book of Leviticus, chapter 33:
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Why is it traditionally thought that book of daniel's author is Daniel?
I understand that most scholars think that book of Daniel is a forgery and definitely not written in the 6th century BC and not written by Daniel.
What strikes me is why Christians traditionally think ...
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How do I answer someone who argues that the phrase: "I am the way, the truth, & the life...." (John 14:6) is true for all prophets not just Jesus?
John 14:6: Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me..”
A Jewish professor that I know argues that this statement is true for all prophets ...
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Did the Jews of the New Testament era think the time was imminent for the coming Messiah?
As Christians, we can look at New Testament passages and conclude the Jews of the New Testament era were expecting the Messiah. What I am looking for in this question is: What evidence is there ...
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Is the Bible anti-Semitic? [closed]
It seems the Bible is anti-Semitic or how else do you explain these Bible passages?
God himself wanted to kill all Jews but Moses stopped him:
(Ex 32:9-11) 9 And the LORD said to Moses, I have seen ...
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Why were the Christians anti-Semitic?
The first Christians such as Justin Martyr, the Church Fathers such as Augustine, the Reformers such as Luther were all anti-Semites. Why was that so?
Here are some quotes:
Luther: "Accordingly, ...
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Did Jesus the Christ practise Judaism?
I read the following on the internet:
Jesus continued practicing Judaism, per Luke 4:16 ("as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read").
The ...
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Where in the New Testament is God described as a Yahweh?
God is described as Yahweh passim in the Old Testament, but where in the New Testament is God described as a Yahweh?
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Struggling w/ Jesus and Jewish law
Struggling with this question regarding Jesus as a messiah given Jewish prophecy. With regards to formatting of this post, I recently had a stroke and so have to use speech to text; I mean no ...
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Do Christians believe that Jews and Muslims go to hell? [closed]
As we know, Judaism, Christianity and Islam are the main 3 monotheistic religions.
Quran says:
Surely, those who believed in [God], and those who are Jews, and Christians, and Sabians, -whosoever ...
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What caused radical shift in Protestant disposition toward Jews between Martin Luther and today?
Most contemporary Protestants are very favorably disposed toward Jews and explain it with their theology. However, it hasn't always been like that. My question is, what has caused this radical shift ...
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Did Paul remain a Jew even after his conversion?
I’m doing some research about early Christianity, specifically looking into the circumstances of the divergence between Judaism and Christianity as two very distinct religions as we know them today. ...
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Could the messiah be adopted into the lineage of David like Jesus and if no why?
I was debating with my Jewish friend on the messiah and one of his objections was that the messiah would be from the direct linage of David and that the messiah could not be adopted into the linage, ...
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Are there references in the gospels that confirm or deny the dual eternal resurrections of both the wicked and righteous souls in the Talmud?
One of the early collections of Rabbinic Law and Doctrine is contained in the Babylon Talmudic. I presume it’s fairly safe to say that it is a good source to indicate what the Rabbis at the time of ...
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Question regarding the name of the Father
I currently came across some question regarding the name of the Father in the Trinity, God the creator. I have seen that a lot of people use the tetragrammaton YHWH especially in the case of Judaism, ...
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Is the context of Mark 7:19 eating bread without ceremonial handwashing (Ref. Mark 7:1, Matt 15:2) or about unclean animals?
The contemporary Christian interpretation of the passage found in Mark 7:19 seems incompatible with the greater context of the chapter as a whole. How can this be about unclean meat?
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Has any comparative study been made on Jewish and Islamic perceptions of Christianity?
Christians see Jesus as the only Son of God who incarnated as a human being to redeem mankind from sin in fulfilment of the prophesies made in the Old Testament.
The Qur'an refers to Jesus as one of ...
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What is the origin of the Pharisees and Sadducees?
I understand that Sadducees were upper-class wealthy men who made up the Jewish aristocracy. Pharisees came from all economic classes but were distinguished by their rigid adherence to behaviour as ...
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How Did the Earliest Church Define Salvation?
This question came up for me in a discussion of the meaning of "saved" in Acts 15:1.
But certain ones having come down from Judea were teaching the brothers, "Unless you are
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How did the disciples' view of the messiah evolve?
Numerous miracles and theophanies in the New Testament make clear the Christ was perceived to be divine. A range of epithets were used across the books, such as "Son of the Living God" ...
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Are Zerachiel and Sariel the same angel (according to orthodox churches)?
I know that Zerachiel and Sariel are both rather tied to Judaism as they are most prevalently found in the book of Enoch. In most denominations of christianity this book is not recognized as a canon, ...
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Is there a traditional belief in Christianity or Judaism on the cause of death of Moses?
Deut 34:5-7 say that when Moses died at the age of 120 years, his eyesight or strength had not diminished. That implies that he did not die of age-related ailments. One is left to assume that Moses ...
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Is Christianity an ethnic religion?
It's well-known that in the Bible God mentioned all about Israel and its people like Judaism. Judaism and Christianity believe in the same Bibles also. So Judaism is an ethnic religion according to ...
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Which is closer to traditional Christian doctrine: Judaism or Mary Baker Eddy?
Regarding the existence of the evil side in every individual, Judaism and Christian Science teach two conflicting doctrines. Judaism teaches that the evil side (Heb. yetzer hara) is an essential and ...
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Why did Origen oppose birthdays? Was this a Jewish belief?
I found this quote of Origen condemning birthdays as the practice of the gentile sinners.
...of all the holy people in the Scriptures, no one is recorded to have kept a feast or held a great banquet ...
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Did different Jews have different canons?
During the time of Jesus Christ and even before the time of Christ there existed different sects of Jews (the Pharisees, the Sadducees and the Hellenistic Jews) but did they different sect of Jews ...
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Did any Jews have the same canon as Jesus during the time of Christ and did the early church ever quote from it?
Orthodox Christians have a much larger canon than both Roman Catholic and Protestant Christians, this includes books such as 3 Maccabees. During the time of Jesus there were different sects of Jews. ...
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Does Christianity have any explicit position on Jewish matrilineality?
Among denominations which recognize infant baptism, in my experience, Christians — even those who are otherwise not really practicing — baptize their children as a matter of course. In cases where the ...
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How do New Perspective proponents respond to Robert Cara's 3 critiques on NPP?
A Gospel Coalition short essay (Justification and the New Perspective on Paul) by Robert J. Cara, author of the 2017 book Cracking the Foundation of the New Perspective on Paul: Covenantal Nomism ...
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When was the Old Testament Canon defined?
When was the Old Testament Canon defined?
I wonder if it was defined in the days when Jesus was crucified
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What evidence is there that God as father was a common concept for Jesus's first century Jewish audience?
Many Christians believe that Jesus' teaching about the Fatherhood of God was new and even revolutionary. Previously, Jews thought of God as "Lord" but not as Father. However, we can indeed ...
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How can it be defended that all Israel is Jewish?
Many texts, publications, teachers, preachers etc. refer to ALL of Israel as Jewish. I'm forgoing putting links herein as there are many references online quickly and easily found. For example, &...
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How do Christians respond to the criticism that Jesus of Nazareth did not bring world peace?
One criticism I've heard of Christianity repeatedly by devout Jews is that Jesus of Nazareth did not usher in a time of peace - there are still wars, internal strife, and so on.
Here is an example, ...
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Whom or what did Azazel signify in the Old Testament?
We read of the name Azazel on three occasions in the OT:
Lev 16:8
and Aaron shall cast lots on the two goats, one lot for the Lord and the other lot for Azazel.
Leviticus 16:10
but the goat on ...
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What was the relationship between Jesus and the Pharisees?
A casual reader of the Gospels usually sees the Pharisees as Jesus' implacable enemies. After all, they often accused him of breaking the Laws of the Torah and Jesus frequently denounced them as ...
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Proof of the Messiah’s Role?
I am struggling with Judaism and Christianity on the role of the Messiah.
I have been taught that the Messiah is not some divine figure, but a righteous leader who will castigate nations for their ...
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How ancient were the Jewish Targums?
Did they precede the time of Jesus or were they compiled around the time of Jesus? Also, is it true that they were only an oral tradition at first?
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Did the Jews in Our Lord’s time or earlier believe in a form of purgatory?
Purgatory is most often dismissed as being nothing more than a Roman Catholic belief, but does Judaism have a form of purgatory? (ie a place where our remaining sins are purged) or to quote from the ...
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Does any denomination commemorate the Weaning Ceremony of Infant Jesus?
We read in Gen 21:5-8:
Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him. Now Sarah said, “God has brought laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh with me.” And she said, “...
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What is the purpose of the title "King of the Jews"?
Jesus is named the "King of the Jews" both at his birth and at the end.
It seems to me that this term has meaning, and I would like to ask what do you think is its meaning ? Does it mean any ...
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Does Jesus' descending into hell in the Apostles Creed have any reference to the scapegoat's descend in the Jewish tradition?
The Creed of the Apostles say that Jesus descended into hell after his death on the cross. He is referred to as the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. In this context, it would be ...
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Did any in the Early Church require a kosher diet?
In the Early Church, we see statements suggesting that the dietary laws of clean/unclean meats from Old Testament passages such as Leviticus 11 are no longer binding. For example:
As for their [the ...
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How do believers in post-mortal consciousness respond to objections by the Jewish Encyclopedia article on the immortality of the soul?
I'm specifically referring to this article: https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/8092-immortality-of-the-soul
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IMMORTALITY OF THE SOUL (late Hebrew, "hasharat ha-nefesh"...
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Is the practice of seeking the intercession of Rachel admonished in the New Testament?
Some modern Jews claim that seeking the prayers and intercession of Rachel is an ancient tradition.
See https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/rachel-bible
More than a hundred years after the exile of ...
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What is the the difference between the monotheism of Trinitarian Christianity and Judaism?
If both Judaism and Trinitariansm are monotheistic, Jesus being a jew, do both faiths have the same God?
If the word mono means one, single how can it be explained logically that 3 is 1 and 1 is 3?
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According to Catholic Church, did Jesus belong to the Essenes sect of Judaism?
According to Josephus, there were four prominent sects of Judaism at the time of Jesus'ministry namely, Essenes, Pharisees, Sadducees and Zealots. In the NT we come across a number of people ...