What are judaisms beliefs of how you will be saved?

Answer 1

Christian View

Basically, there isn't one except the promise from Moses of a great 'deliverer to come:

Deuteronomy 18:15New King James Version (NKJV) A New Prophet Like Moses15 "The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your midst, from your brethren. Him you shall hear,

In particular during the lifespan of Christ, 1st Century Israel expected the promised Prophet to come as a great military leader who would organize a Jewish army to liberate them from Roman occupation. Their common view of themselves was that they were God's righteous victims deserving freedom, not sinners needing His forgiveness. They anticipated a conquering King-not a Savior who would solve the problem of sin by dying for them. As a result, a Messiah who would die for their sins rather than lead a rebellion against the Roman army for the purpose of reestablishing the throne of David was to them a 'stumbling block:'

1 Corinthians 1:23New King James Version (NKJV)

23 but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness,

Yet God does not keep mankind in the dark but reveals to those He calls His Plan for the Salvation of all Mankind:

Amos 3:7New King James Version (NKJV)

7 Surely the Lord God does nothing, Unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets.

Though the 'Chosen People,' they were like most people today not having God's Holy Spirit to enlighten them (see Isaiah 25:7) of His Great Plan to save all of mankind from their sins - negating their chances to be with Him in Eternity. God gave Israel His 7 Annual Holy Days which foreshadowed events leading up to the Great White Throne Judgment. However, only the 'fathers' and the prophets could understand part or most of this plan in their day. The Book of Hebrews, written by Saul of Tarsus who became the Apostle Paul elaborates on this and he identifies Jesus as the Christ and Messiah of mankind.

Jewish View

It is important to clarify the difference between the Jewish understanding of the word "salvation" and the Christian concept of "salvation".

In Christianity, salvation is about the purification of the heart/soul and atonement for sin. Christianity puts strong stock in this notion because, in Christianity, a person must be pure to go to the "good place", i.e. Heaven. The idea of having a person's soul cleansed and his sins atoned for in Judaism is typically called redemption (geula - גאולה). Judaism does hold that God redeems the Jewish people who pray in repentance to him and will redeem the Jewish people as a whole in the Messianic Age.

As concerns actual salvation in Judaism (yeshua - ישועה), the act of salvation is the bringing of the Messianic Age and will only occur at a certain time and a certain place of God's choosing in the future. It is important to note that many Christians believe that the name Jesus from this same root which is how he came to be called the savior, in connection to this event of Messianic salvation. Of course, as Jews do not believe that salvation has come yet, Jesus is not considered a savior nor the bringer of salvation.

It should be added that Jews do not believe in original sin. According to Judaism, all persons are born with the capacity for both good and evil. Therefore, the concept of salvation does not have the same significance for most Jews as for Christians. Repentance and the promise of atonement are expectations during the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The ten Days of Repentance between these two observances are known as Aseret Yemei Teshuvah.

It should also be noted that Jews do not accept the Christian idea that "they were wrong to expect a Messiah who would actually accord with the political as well as the spiritual prophecies." Please see the Related Question below for why Jews did not accept Jesus as the Christ and an expiation.

Answer 2

Judaism does not have the emphasis on 'salvation' that some other religions, notably Christianity, have.

Judaism teaches that all humans are born pure and innocent. We don't believe in 'original sin', thus there is no need to be 'saved' from it. We believe that all people are equally God's creations, and that we all have the ability to know God. The righteous of all faiths will reach 'heaven'; and it is actions, not only beliefs, that matter.

So if a person leads a life that is moral and meaningful, they will have a place in the next world. Jews themselves are called upon to keep the Torah.

Answer 3

The Christian concept of salvation doesn't exist in Judaism. According to Judaism, faith is meaningless without action. In other words, it doesn't matter what we claim to believe, it's our actions that count and we become closer to HaShem by working to bring justice into the world.

Answer 4

The Christian concept of salvation doesn't exist in Judaism. According to Judaism, faith is meaningless without action. In other words, it doesn't matter what we claim to believe, it's our actions that count and we become closer to HaShem by working to bring justice into the world.

The Christian concept of salvation doesn't exist in Judaism. According to Judaism,

faith is meaningless without action. In other words, it doesn't matter what we

claim to believe; it's our actions that count and we become closer to HaShem by

working to bring justice into the world.

Salvation is not a proper concept in Judaism like the Christian concept. Personal salvation is not what the Messiah is about in Judaism. The Messiah will make the world perfect according to Jewish definition. It's not about sins, it's about making the world perfect as it was when God made it.

Answer 5

The Jewish way to say that would be "What are Judaism's beliefs of how you will merit the World to Come?"

While non-Jews are not required to keep Jewish laws, the Torah states (Leviticus ch.26) that in order for a Jew to gain God's favor, the Jew needs to keep the Torah and its laws.

Answer 6

Judaism teaches that "the righteous of all nations have a place in the world to come." (That is a quotation from a medieval commentary on the Talmud.) That is, that salvation is available regardless of membership (or non-membership) in the Jewish people. In more detail, God made a covenant with Noah after the flood described in the book of Genesis. The Talmud records the reasoning by which the rabbis concluded that that covenant has 7 basic laws that apply to all mankind. Any religion that teaches those laws is considered a legitimate path to salvation. By the 12th century, Jews concluded that Islam was a legitimate path. For Jews, Christianity poses a harder problem because the doctrine of the incarnation is very problematic, but the Jewish position is that actions are what matters, not stated beliefs, and on the whole, Christianity teaches a moral path.