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The Hebrew people believe only in the old testament.
well actually that would imply that anyone who is Hebrew can't be christian, the Jewish religion is what only believes in the old testament, or the Tanach , which by the way has a lot more books in it and is a lot longer than The Bible version
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Judaism is a monotheistic religion that considers the Old Testament (also known as the Hebrew Bible) to be a sacred text. Jews do not accept the New Testament as scripture and focus on the teachings and laws found in the Torah, Prophets, and Writings of the Old Testament.
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What religion is the Old Testament based off of?
The Old Testament is primarily based on the religion of Judaism, which is the oldest monotheistic religion. It contains the sacred scriptures of Judaism and is also a part of the Christian Bible.
What religion does not accept the New Testament?
Apart from Christianity, you could say that all other religions do not accept the New Testament. (The religion that accepts the Old Testament, or Hebrew Bible, but not the New Testament, is Judaism.) It is also worth noting that Islam rejects the New Testament as written, but does not reject the spiritual nature of the events it describes. Islam holds the New Testament to be a corrupted form of Jesus's Ministry, something that is very important in Islam.
What book in Old testament has only 2 chapters?
The book of Obadiah in the Old Testament has only 2 chapters. It is the shortest book in the Old Testament and focuses on a prophecy against the nation of Edom.
Is Simon's name in both the Old and New Testaments?
No, Simon's name is only found in the New Testament. In the Old Testament, there are different individuals with the name Simon, but they are not the same as the Simon mentioned in the New Testament, who was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus.
How many Old Testament books are there?
The list is far to long, but there are 66 books in the bible, but only Ruth and Esther are named after ladies.
What did the Christianity gain from Judeo?
Judaism-believes the Old Testament and that the messiah which the Old Testament fortells has not come. Christianity- believes the Old Testament and the New Testament and that the Messiah which the Old Testament fortells has already come. John 3:16 (in New Testament) "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that who so ever believes in Him shall not parish but have everlasting life. " Jesus Christ is this Son/Messiah, according to the New Testament.
What religion is the Old Testament from?
Christianity
The Old Testament was originally a sacred book of this religion?
The Old Testament is sacred to Judaism
What are the disadvantages of only reading the Old Testament?
This question can be understood in terms of reading only the Old Testament but not the New Testament, or in terms of reading only the Old Testament but nothing else that could contradict or challenge the stories and traditions portrayed in the Old Testament. For a Jew, there is no particular disadvantage in reading the Old Testament but not the New Testament, as the New Testament is not relevant to his religion. For a Christian, the disadvantage is that the books most important to his faith are in the New Testament. Anyone reading only the Old Testament and not what is now known about the history of the times and biblical scholarship on the Old Testament, the disadvantage is that the reader must take everything literally and can not have an informed view as to how literally the Old Testament should be read.
Is the word religion mentioned in the Old Testament?
I don't think so. I believe it is in Revelation only.
What is the religion based on the Old Testament?
Judaism
What religion is the Old Testament based off of?
The Old Testament is primarily based on the religion of Judaism, which is the oldest monotheistic religion. It contains the sacred scriptures of Judaism and is also a part of the Christian Bible.
Why are the books of the Torah also in the Old Testament of the Bible?
Not only are the books of the Torah found in the Christian Old Testament, all of the books of the Tanach (Jewish Bible) are found in the Old Testament because the Christian Church incorporated the Tanach into its religion. However, the Christian Old Testament was greatly modified to support the teachings of the Church.
What religion accepts the Old Testament as sacred Text?
All Jews and most Christians honor the Old Testament as canonical.
Do Jews believe more in the old testament?
YES. Compared with any other religion, Jews have the strongest focus on the Old Testament.
What has the author Robert H Pfeiffer written?
Robert H. Pfeiffer has written: 'The books of the Old Testament' 'Religion in the Old Testament'
Does the religion of Judaism have a bible?
Sort of. they only have the old testament, made up of the Torah, Prophets, Writings, and others. they only think that Jesus was a prophet, not the Messiah.
