Religion In Judaism

All I knew about this religion was what I heard and discussed in conversations with some of my friends who are practicing members. According to an article published in 2004 and updated in 2015 in the religion facts website, Judaism is one of the oldest religions in the world that still exists today. Jewish history, beliefs, and traditions were recorded in the Hebrew Bible beginning as early as the 8th century BC. Although it never achieved dominant numbers, the faith of the Hebrews continues to influence the modern western world. Jewish beliefs center on the conviction that there is only one God. Today, approximately 14 million people identify themselves as Jews. There are three main branches of Judaism, each with different approaches to religious …show more content…
However if he rejects one of these fundamentals he leaves the nation and is a denier of the fundamentals and is called a heretic and a denier, and they have to hate him and to destroy him financially. Judaism's central belief is the people of all religions are children of God, and therefore equal before God. It accepts the worth of all people regardless of religion. However there are fundamental differences between Judaism and Christianity. While Jews believe in the unity of God, Christians believe in the Trinity. While Jews believe that all divine revelation only comes through the prophets, Christians believe it comes through Jesus and the prophets. Judaism believes in the divine revelation and acceptance of the written and oral Torah. Christianity believes the Holy Bible (the Old Testament and the New Testament) as authoritative: written by human authors under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, and therefore the inerrant Word of God. While Jews are still waiting for the messiah and don’t recognize Jesus as the one, Christians seek ways to introduce the teachings of Jesus into their lives. To Jews, Jesus was a wonderful teacher and storyteller. He was just a human, not the son of God. Jews do not think of Jesus