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How many years has Judaism been a religion compared to Christianity?
Judaism - 3800 years. Christianity - 2000 years.
How many years have Christianity been around?
Christianity has been around for 2009 yrs. it branched off of Judaism , Judaism has been around since God has created the world.
How old is judisam?
Tradition holds that Judaism was founded by Abraham in Israel, about 4000 years ago. Judaism has undergone many transformations since that time. The type of Judaism practiced today, called "Rabbinic Judaism" has been around almost 2000 years.
What religions worshipped many gods and goddesses?
Basically any religion besides Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Nearly every other religion, before or since, has been pantheistic or polytheistic in nature. Its a long list.
How was judaism different from the roman religion?
The Romans were polytheistic meaning they worshiped many gods. Judaism was and is monotheistic.
Is Judaism a closed religion?
Judaism has always accepted converts. Moses's wife was the daughter of a Midianite priest. Ruth, the ancestor of King David was a Moabite convert. Onkelos, the creator of the most important translation of the Hebrew Bible into Aramaic was a Greek or Roman convert. However, Judaism is not a missionary religion because it does not hold that it is the only path to righteousness, and because for much of the past 2000 years, converts to Judaism and sometimes those who oversee their conversion have been subject to serious consequences, including at many times the death penalty.
How many gods do the judaic religion believes in?
Judaism is a monotheistic religion, believing in and worshiping only one God.
What religion is Israel home to?
Israel is home to many people of every religion. Historically, both Judaism and Christianity began there.
Is the early Israelite religion just a continuation of the Canaanite religion?
No. The Israelites practice the Jewish religion. Many Canaanite's have converted to Judaism or have taken on traits of the Jewish religion.
What religion developed from the religious ideas of the Hebrews?
Christianity and Islam both originated from the religious ideas of the Hebrews because they are all Abrahamic (they all follow Abraham of the Bible). These two religions were also created many years after Judaism had been established.
Did Cyrus the Great convert Babylonians to Judaism?
No. Many Babylonians became followers of Zoroastrianism, an ancient religion that shares many concepts with Judaism and Christianity. Some say that Nehemiah and Ezra were sent to the Jews to teach them their own religion.
What is the oldest abrahamic religion?
The three major abrahamic religions are Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Judaism and Islam both claim to be as old as creation. Of course, at most only one of these claims could be true, and that would be the oldest religion in the world. More practically, Judaism is by far the oldest of the three religions. Many Jews believe that Judaism was founded by Abraham over 4,000 years ago. Even biblical scholars say that Judaism, as we know it today, had its origins in the middle of the first millennium BCE - long before the start of Christianity and Islam.
