No such thing as "Judeo-Christianity"

[Loki]

I wish people realised how erroneous it is to talk of a Judeo-Christian religion. I don't even know where to start with this topic. The Christian religion is older than Judaism. The Christian Bible is older than the texts of Judaism (The Babylonian Talmud, Jerusalem Talmud, Zohar, etc). Even the Hebrew Bible is younger than the Christian Bible. Only the Tanakh -- parts of the Bible -- are older, but that is included in the Christian Bible.

Modern Judaism didn't take form until after the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 AD -- as prophesied by Jesus 40 years earlier. The first Talmudic compilations began after 200 AD - 350 AD. Some much later, in the middle ages.

The Jewish religion take most of its values and ideas from the Talmud and Zohar, which have nothing to do with Christianity.. it is actually specifically anti-Christian.

Various occult concepts find their origin in Jewish writings like the Zohar. Forbidden for Christians.

The two religions can more realistically be seen as opposites.

[Crimean]

Jesus taught REAL Christians to distinguish "sheep" from "wolves in sheep's clothing" - people from the Jews.
Modern "churches" do not teach this distinction, so these are sects controlled by Jews and do not have the right to be called Christianity.
Christianity and Judaism bear absolutely opposite values.
True Christianity does not presuppose a hierarchy of its members, all must be brothers. In Judaism, on the contrary, a strict system of subordination, as in the army.
The churches also ignore this point.

[Bosniensis]

Your Hero: Yeshua Hamashiach comes from Jewish teachings, it's unrelated to Christianity. That name means nothing to Christians.

[Loki]

Your Hero: Yeshua Hamashiach comes from Jewish teachings, it's unrelated to Christianity. That name means nothing to Christians.

It doesn't come from "Jewish teachings". It is what Jesus was called in real life -- a Hebrew name. It means "Jesus the Messiah". You are not even a Christian, you wouldn't know.

[Bosniensis]

It doesn't come from "Jewish teachings". It is what Jesus was called in real life -- a Hebrew name. It means "Jesus the Messiah". You are not even a Christian, you wouldn't know.

Might be so, I really haven't observed that subject, I'll create a thread on Christian subforum to ask other Christians.

Cheers.

[Odin]

[Crn Volk]

I wish those Pentecostal Born-Agains would take note of this.

[Loki]

I wish those Pentecostal Born-Agains would take note of this.

Excuse me? I'm a Pentecostal Born-again Christian. It's got nothing to do with that.

[Smeagol]

The Israelites were Jews. I agree that "Judeo-Christian" means nothing but it's nonsense to say that Christianity is older than Judaism or that the Old Testament wasn't written by them.

[Smitty]

Judaism is the corruption of the Old Testament. Christianity is its fulfillment. That's how I see it, though I can't call myself a Christian. But I see nothing wrong with the term "Judeo-Christian" outside of strictly religious discussion, given the common root of the two religions.