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  Judaism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Judaism has seldom, if ever, been monolithic in practice (although it has always been monotheistic in theology), and differs from many religions in that its central authority is not vested in any person or group but rather in its writings and traditions (known as the Torah).
A Jew who ceases to practice Judaism is still a Jew, as is a Jew who does not accept Jewish principles of faith and becomes an agnostic or an atheist; so too with a Jew who converts to another religion.
Jews trace their religious lineage to the biblical patriarch Abraham, who established a covenant with God and moved to Canaan with his followers around 1800 BCE according to the Bible, through Isaac and Jacob, and they consider Abraham to be the starter of Judaism.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/judaism   (9230 words)

  
 Judaism - LearnThis.Info Enclyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Jews began to grapple with the tension between the particular ism of their claim that only Jews were required to obey the Torah, and the universalism of their claim that the Torah contained universal truths.
A Jew who ceases to practice Judaism is still considered a Jew, as is a Jew who does not accept Jewish principles of faith and becomes an agnostic or an atheist; so too with a Jew who converts to another religion.
Jews for Jesus is an evangelical Christian religious movement, self-identified as Jewish, that believes that Jesus is God, and the messiah.
encyclopedia.learnthis.info /j/ju/judaism.html   (5908 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Judaism
With regard to creed, worship, and morality, the Jews felt themselves far superior to their pagan fellow-citizens, and the works of their leading writers of the time were in the main those of apologists bent on convincing pagans of this superiority and on attracting them to the service of the sole living God.
JUDAISM SINCE A.D. While Christianity thus asserted itself as the new Kingdom of God, the Jewish theocracy, guided by leaders unable "to know the signs of the times", was hastening to its total destruction.
The inhibition of intermarriage between Jews and Christians, which is yet in vigour, is clearly justified by reason of the obvious danger for the faith of the Christian party and for the spiritual welfare of the children born of such alliances.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/08399a.htm   (4715 words)

  
 The Peace Encyclopedia: Jews, Jewish, The Jewish People   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Jew: this is a term derived from a geo-political designation; Jews are identified with the country of Judea and its nation; this indicates ethnic and national identity rather than just belief or practice.
A sample of Jews subdivided according to the birth-place of their parents or grand-parents have been examined for a large number of genetic markers in the course of a long-term project on the genetics of Jews.
The Jew saw them all beat them all, and is now what he always was, exhibiting no decadence, no infirmities of age, no weakening of parts, no slowing of his energies, no dulling of his alert and aggressive mind.
www.yahoodi.com /peace/jews.html   (4418 words)

  
 Jews for Judaism: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The word jew (hebrew:) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the jewish faith, a child...
Messianic judaism is any of a group of loosely related religious movements, all claiming a connection with judaism....
Jews for jesus is an evangelical protestant organization founded in 1973 by martin rosen, also known as moishe rosen, an ordained baptist minister,...
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/je/jews_for_judaism.htm   (606 words)

  
 JUDAISM
Judaism is an Abrahamic religion -- faiths which recognize Abraham as a Patriarch.
Although Jews comprise only about 0.2% of the human race, Jewish influence on the world has been vast -- far more than their numbers would indicate.
Judaism and Jewish Heritage is a non-profit site which encourages Jews to learn about their heritage.
www.religioustolerance.org /judaism.htm   (532 words)

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