Anyone here familiar with Judaism?

[Arkitech]

I'm curious what parts of the bible Jews use in their worship. If I'm not mistaken I think Jews accept all of the hebrew scriptures as being valid, but I'm not sure if that extends to the greek ones.

Anyone here know for sure? Also can anyone explain what the Torah and the Talmud are? I think read somewhere the Torah is composed of the writings of Moses, but I'm entirely certain. One last question I just thought of, what is the difference between an Orthodox (sp?) Jew and a non-Orthordox Jew?



Edit: I know a lot of ATOT hates religion but this is more of just a common knowledge kind of question.

 

[sao123]

Originally posted by: Arkitech
I'm curious what parts of the bible Jews use in their worship. If I'm not mistaken I think Jews accept all of the hebrew scriptures as being valid, but I'm not sure if that extends to the greek ones.

Anyone here know for sure? Also can anyone explain what the Torah and the Talmud are? I think read somewhere the Torah is composed of the writings of Moses, but I'm entirely certain. One last question I just thought of, what is the difference between an Orthodox (sp?) Jew and a non-Orthordox Jew?



Edit: I know a lot of ATOT hates religion but this is more of just a common knowledge kind of question.

The Jewish religion does not accept the Greek Scriptures (also known as the new testament)...
The Tanakh is the jewish religious bible, it consists of 3 subdivisions...
The Torah (the 5 books of moses)
The Neviim (the books of the prophets)
The Ketuvim (the writings and poetry)

the talmud is a record of rabbinic discussion pertaining to jewish laws, customs, ethics, and history. Its more like a commentary on the Tanakh.

When using the term orthodox in judiasm usually refers to the religious zionism movement. They adhere to a strict & literal interpretation of the Tanakh. (generally opposite of Secular Jews.)

 

[Arkitech]

Originally posted by: sao123

Originally posted by: Arkitech
I'm curious what parts of the bible Jews use in their worship. If I'm not mistaken I think Jews accept all of the hebrew scriptures as being valid, but I'm not sure if that extends to the greek ones.

Anyone here know for sure? Also can anyone explain what the Torah and the Talmud are? I think read somewhere the Torah is composed of the writings of Moses, but I'm entirely certain. One last question I just thought of, what is the difference between an Orthodox (sp?) Jew and a non-Orthordox Jew?



Edit: I know a lot of ATOT hates religion but this is more of just a common knowledge kind of question.

The Jewish religion does not accept the Greek Scriptures (also known as the new testament)...
The Tanakh is the jewish religious bible, it consists of 3 subdivisions...
The Torah (the 5 books of moses)
The Neviim (the books of the prophets)
The Ketuvim (the writings and poetry)

the talmud is a record of rabbinic discussion pertaining to jewish laws, customs, ethics, and history. Its more like a commentary on the Tanakh.

When using the term orthodox in judiasm usually refers to the religious zionism movement. They adhere to a strict & literal interpretation of the Tanakh. (generally opposite of Secular Jews.)

Thanks man, exactly what I was looking for. Are you Jewish?

 

[sao123]

no, but i have a specific interest in religion in general.

 

[Arkitech]

Originally posted by: sao123
no, but i have a specific interest in religion in general.

Are you a theology major or do you just read up on other religions just for personal edification?

I like reading up on other beliefs too from time to time. I have a long way to go though, its a lot of things I'd like to know about.

 

[shocksyde]

Do christians accept the word of the flying spaghetti monster? It's kind of hard to understand, kinda sounds like 2 meatballs being smacked together with spaghetti sauce in between.

I know a lot of ATOT hates religion but this is more of just a common knowledge kind of question.

 

[uhohs]

Originally posted by: shocksyde
Do christians accept the word of the flying spaghetti monster? It's kind of hard to understand, kinda sounds like 2 meatballs being smacked together with spaghetti sauce in between.

I know a lot of ATOT hates religion but this is more of just a common knowledge kind of question.

go troll elsewhere. kthx

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: Arkitech
I'm curious what parts of the bible Jews use in their worship. If I'm not mistaken I think Jews accept all of the hebrew scriptures as being valid, but I'm not sure if that extends to the greek ones.

Anyone here know for sure? Also can anyone explain what the Torah and the Talmud are? I think read somewhere the Torah is composed of the writings of Moses, but I'm entirely certain. One last question I just thought of, what is the difference between an Orthodox (sp?) Jew and a non-Orthordox Jew?



Edit: I know a lot of ATOT hates religion but this is more of just a common knowledge kind of question.

Jews do not recognize the New Testament. I had no concept of the New Testament as having anything to do with the Greeks, though AFAIK, Jews do not study Greek scriptures, not as part of their practice of Judaism, anyway. The Greeks weren't monotheists, for one thing, and the very first and most basic precept of Judaism is monotheism, and Abraham was, according to Judaism, the very first monotheist, and hence the first Jew.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Arkitech
Edit: I know a lot of ATOT hates religion but this is more of just a common knowledge kind of question.

If Jews believed in the New Testament, they'd be Christians.

 

[RapidSnail]

Originally posted by: Muse

Originally posted by: Arkitech
I'm curious what parts of the bible Jews use in their worship. If I'm not mistaken I think Jews accept all of the hebrew scriptures as being valid, but I'm not sure if that extends to the greek ones.

Anyone here know for sure? Also can anyone explain what the Torah and the Talmud are? I think read somewhere the Torah is composed of the writings of Moses, but I'm entirely certain. One last question I just thought of, what is the difference between an Orthodox (sp?) Jew and a non-Orthordox Jew?



Edit: I know a lot of ATOT hates religion but this is more of just a common knowledge kind of question.

Jews do not recognize the New Testament. I had no concept of the New Testament as having anything to do with the Greeks, though AFAIK, Jews do not study Greek scriptures, not as part of their practice of Judaism, anyway. The Greeks weren't monotheists, for one thing, and the very first and most basic precept of Judaism is monotheism, and Abraham was, according to Judaism, the very first monotheist, and hence the first Jew.

I think he was referring to the Septuagint.

 

[shocksyde]

Originally posted by: uhohs

Originally posted by: shocksyde
Do christians accept the word of the flying spaghetti monster? It's kind of hard to understand, kinda sounds like 2 meatballs being smacked together with spaghetti sauce in between.

I know a lot of ATOT hates religion but this is more of just a common knowledge kind of question.

go troll elsewhere. kthx

Haha, damn. I'm sorry I hurt your feelings.

 

[Arkitech]

Originally posted by: Muse

Originally posted by: Arkitech
I'm curious what parts of the bible Jews use in their worship. If I'm not mistaken I think Jews accept all of the hebrew scriptures as being valid, but I'm not sure if that extends to the greek ones.

Anyone here know for sure? Also can anyone explain what the Torah and the Talmud are? I think read somewhere the Torah is composed of the writings of Moses, but I'm entirely certain. One last question I just thought of, what is the difference between an Orthodox (sp?) Jew and a non-Orthordox Jew?



Edit: I know a lot of ATOT hates religion but this is more of just a common knowledge kind of question.

Jews do not recognize the New Testament. I had no concept of the New Testament as having anything to do with the Greeks, though AFAIK, Jews do not study Greek scriptures, not as part of their practice of Judaism, anyway. The Greeks weren't monotheists, for one thing, and the very first and most basic precept of Judaism is monotheism, and Abraham was, according to Judaism, the very first monotheist, and hence the first Jew.

The New Testament and the Greek scriptures are the same thing, I just tend to call it the latter. I'm assuming it's called Greek scriptures because that's the language the New Testament was written in, not really sure though.

Found this on wiki

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Testament

The New Testament (Greek: ?a??? ??a????, Kaine Diatheke) is the name given to the second half of the Christian Bible, the first half being the Hebrew Bible (also called by Jews Tanakh), known to Christians as the Old Testament. It is sometimes called the Greek Testament or Greek Scriptures, or the New Covenant

 

[Arkitech]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: Arkitech
Edit: I know a lot of ATOT hates religion but this is more of just a common knowledge kind of question.

If Jews believed in the New Testament, they'd be Christians.

Hah, good point.

 

[nakedfrog]

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