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No, although the Christian Old Testament was based on the Tanach (Jewish Bible), it was altered to support the teachings of Christianity. Therefore, Jews do not accept the the Christian OT as a valid text for Jews to follow.
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Who is the Old Testament imporatant to?
The old testament is important to the Jews, but also to all christians.
Do Christians Jews and Muslims believe in all or part of the Bible?
Christians believe in all of the Bible, Jews believe in the Old Testament part of the Bible and Muslims profess to believe in "all the Prophets and all the Scriptures." At the same time, however, they dismiss the Bible as being invalid and untrustworthy.
What religion accepts the Old Testament as sacred Text?
All Jews and most Christians honor the Old Testament as canonical.
Why do the Jews only accept the first five books of old testament?
Orthodox Jews read all the 24 books of the Bible (Old Testament).
What best is described a difference between Christianity and judaism?
The first part of the Bible, called "The Old Testament" is shared between Christianity and Judaism. When Christ was born, some people believed he was the son of God, and others believed he was lying. The people who believed in Christ became known as Christians, and people who did not believe that Christ was God's son were Jewish.
Believe in god but not the Bible?
Is it possible? According to the Bible ~ it is possible to believe in God and not the Bible. The Bible was written by human men, who some Christians believe was written by the guidance of the Holy Spirit. However, in the case of the Jewish Faith. Although many of the portions of the Old Testament of the Holy Bible is also believed within the Jewish Faith. The New Testament is not part of the Jewish Faith. Some Jews do believe that Jesus Christ was a Prophet, but will never, acknowledge Him as the true Son of God. So, how do Jews get into Heaven if they don't believe in the Holy Bible or convert to Christianity? Simple. Long before Jesus Christ ever came to this world ~ the Jewish Nation was and will always be "God's Chosen People." The Bible is basically a guide book to doing the right things in life. Also, no where in the Bible does it say, "You must believe in the Bible, and every line it states." The belief in God is what gets you into Heaven, and that's also stated in various places of both the Old Testament and New Testament of the Bible.
What is the term for Christians Muslims and Jews who follow the Old Testament?
They are all followers of the Abrahamic religions.
What is the importance of the Old Testament in Judaism Christianity and Islam do they all consider the Old Testament a historic account?
There is a whole range of views on the reliability of the Old Testament. Conservative Jews and Christians believe it to be a totally reliable historical account, but other see it as largely based on history but would be unconcerned to find historical errors. Muslims believe the Old Testament to be based on actual events, but also believe that it has been corrupted by the Jews for their own purposes.
Why do Jews only believe the Old Testament?
The New Testament primarily assumes that Jesus was the Messiah and the Savior, who came to forgive all our sins and fulfill the prophesies made in the Hebrew Bible. (Jews do not call it the Old Testament. It is generally called in Hebrew the Tanakh, or sometimes referred to as the Torah-- the Teachings of God.) The New Testament is the book about the origins of Christianity, and that is why Christians refer to the Hebrew Bible as the Old Testament, since Christians believe there is a now a new religion and a new testament. But Jews do not believe any new bible can be added to the Hebrew Bible, nor do they believe in the new religion of Christianity. Christians often point to verses in the Hebrew scriptures that they believe are predictions of Jesus as the savior and messiah, but Jews do not believe that these verses are about Jesus at all. Among the other reasons why Jews do not accept the New Testament: Jews do not believe that God has a son (we are ALL sons and daughters of God); that a human sacrifice is needed for sins; or that anyone's death can atone for another person's sin: the Book of Ezekiel says very clearly in chapter 18 that no-one can die for your sins, and that the person who sins, he (or she) alone bears the punishment. Also, Jews commonly understand that when the messiah comes, there will be world peace, an end to prejudice, and everyone uniting in the belief in the one God (Zechariah 8:23). Since this has not yet occurred, and since there is no mention in the Hebrew Bible of a second coming, Jews conclude that Jesus could not have been the messiah, and they are thus still waiting for the Messiah to come. See Related Questions as well.
What are three things Jews and Christians of the first century shared in common?
The same God and some of the same scripture. Christian people have the Old Testament as part but not all of Christian scripture. The Jews also have the Old Testament, but they call it the Tanakh. Christians also obviously have the New Testament as well.
What other religions use the Old Testament?
Traditionally, Christians use the whole old testament whereas Jews only use the first 5 books (called the Torah scrolls). Quite a lot of the Qu'ran draws on some old testament stories but changes it from the original, biblical version.
What is the Old Testament for kids?
It is the story of God's creation and reveals the of the coming of Jesus.
