What is the origin of the word Judaism?
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The Assyrians exiled 10 of the original 12 Tribes of Israel in the eighth century B.C.E.  The remaining tribes were the small tribe of Benjamin and the very large tribe of Judah.  Hence the people of Israel became known thereafter as 'Jews" from the word Judah. (Much as people from Poland are called Poles)\nThe religion which is followed by the 'Jews' is know as 'Judaism'.
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There was apparently a small sect of Jews who followed a rabbi they called "Christ" which would be really odd since "Christ" is Greek.\n\nBut, ignoring Hebrews who used Greek to describe their rabbi, in 325 CE (ad), Judaism was grafted into paganism by Roman Emperor Constantine and became known as "Christianity" although Constantine never referred to his brand new religion as "Christian," he called it the "Universal (Catholic means universal in Latin) Religion."\n\nThe original "Christianity," assuming it actually existed, died long before Constantine invented his brand new religion and banned its practice (if it existed in the first place).\n\nAnd anyone who refused to adopt Constantine's brand new religion was executed.\n\nThat's a summary of what most people call "Christianity."
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It depends on what you mean by the origins.  There is the religious perspective (based on belief) and the would-be factual perspective (except there's also no actual proof).\n\nAccording to the Jewish and Christian Bibles (some of this is similar in the Koran), Jews began as a people with Abraham, whose son Isaac and grandson Jacob continued the tradition that eventually led to the Jewish people.  Jacob had 12 sons who became the 12 tribes.  Moses was the primary prophet, who led them out of slavery in Egypt to eventually settle the land of Israel.\n\nSome archeologists believe that there is evidence that a number of (possibly 12) different social groups combined to form the Jewish people and that the Biblical record is man-made.\n\nChristianity was founded by followers of a then-prominent Jew about 2000 years ago named Jesus.  There is some scientific evidence of his actually having lived, but it is not definitive; again, it is a belief.  Christians believe that their religion exists to replace and complete Judaism.\n\nIslam grew out of the teachings of the Moslem prophet Mohammed (different spellings exist).  His writings, inspired by God, became the Koran (ditto).  Moslems believe that theirs is the final religion, the culmination of the religions that came before it (Judaism and Christianity).
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well, 'jew' means 2 things.  it can mean someone who adheres to a particular religion, and it also can refer to someone of a particular ethnic background.\n\nthere are actually several jewish ethnicities - ashkenazi jews, for instance are typically from eastern european/slavic backgrounds and have pale skin, whereas sephardic jews are from spain/southern europe and have dark skin, sorta like what one thinks of when one pictures an israeli.\n\nso, most religion-jews are descended from one of the main jewish ethnic groups.  but not all.  as someone else pointed out, a few (not many) black people have converted to judaism.  i would say the confusion arises from having a single term carry two meanings.\n\n(also, for what it's worth - jesus was born and lived in what is modern-day israel, jordan and egypt.  the people from around there aren't really black in the sense of black africans from central/southern africa.. so i would call BS on whoever says he was black, and suggest that maybe he was more medium-toned and his ethnicity could be described as israeli, jewish or closer to arabic than black.)
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Judaism as it points directly to the coming of Jesus Christ.  I'm Christian.\n\npeace
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Judaism is a religion based on a belief in One G-d.  Judaism's sacred texts are the Five Books of Moses, or the Pentateuch, which are the first five books of the Hebrew Bible (Christians call that the Old Testament.)\nJews and Muslims worship the same One G-d (ari - see the Rambam on this.)\nAbout 80% of the people of Israel are Jewish.  The Land of Israel is the Jewish People's holy land, and Jerusalem is the holiest city.\nJews may eat meat, but only certain animals.  The animals must be killed according to the laws of Shechita, very quickly and with a very sharp knife, so that the death is as quick and painless as possible.  Personally, I'm vegetarian.\nJews never say the name of G-d, but instead we talk about Hashem, which means "the name" - so that we don't use The Name, which is too holy.\nHope this helps :)
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If you want a full answer, you have to visit "Judaism 101" at www.jewfaq.com
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The Hebrew word for "day" (or other period of time) is "YOM," not "yome."\n\nThe Hebrew Scriptures (Tanakh) were indeed translated into Greek.  The earliest Greek translation known is the Septuagint.  It was done in the 3rd century BCE in Alexandria.\n\nThe Greek word for "day" is ημέρα.  This is the word used by the translators of the Septuagint when translating the Hebrew word "yom."
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The word Abracadabra comes from the Hebrew expression ‘I create as I speak.’ A variation of these words exist throughout the Jewish scriptures.
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do you mean RELIGION?  im jewish - a religion based on morals and learning, not on obey something that was written thousands of years ago!
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A Jew is an Israelite, and the name Jew actually derived after the split of the Northern and Southern parts of Israel. The North was then called Israel, while the south was called Judah, from which we derive "Jew". A Jew is a citizen of Judah. The Northern part of Israel was assimilated into its surrounding culture, and Judah seems to have carried the lines of the remaining Israelites. So now we understand a Jew to be an Israelite, a son/daughter of Abraham, through whom the God YHWH  covenented. God's covenant was with Israel or the "Jews", and not with other nations. All other nations, who are not decendents through Abraham, his son Isaac, and his son Jacob, are not considered part of the Hebrew Covenant, and therefore are called Gentiles, which is a generic term for all other nations and people who are not Jews (or Israelites).
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I believe you mean "Shoah", which is the Hebrew word for the Holocaust. Just remember to substitute Shoah for Holocaust (or vice versa) as you read the article. \nIf you want more sources, look up Holocaust; there will be a lot of information.
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Arabs are sons of Abraham, Jews on the other hand is a religion not a race. We call people Jews because their religion is Judaism, and NOT because they are Israelites.
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Kosher (kashrut or kashruth) is the name of Jewish dietary laws. These set of laws regulate what a Jewish person can and cannot eat on certain days. For example, on some days you cannot eat meat along with milk. In English as slang, it generally means legitimate, acceptable, permissible, genuine or authentic.
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http://www.behindthename.com/\n\nAKIVA  \nGender: Masculine \n\nUsage: Jewish \n\nOther Scripts: עֲקִיבָא (Hebrew) \n\nPronounced: ah-KEE-vah   [key] \n \nVariant of YAKOV. This was the name of a 1st-century Jewish sage
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I will explain this in full detail with proof if you don't mind. \n\nOK, in the Bible we have people known as Jews in the N.T. If you look in Strong's concordance under the word Jew. It will state "a member of the tribe of Judah"(only). So that is what the word means in the Bible, a seed of Judah or people from Judea. It's found in 3062 and 3064 of Strong's concordance which state that the word Jew only means Judah. Jew is Old English for the tribe of Judah which is "Lewe".\n\nSo if someone is claiming to be a Jew then they are claiming to be a seed of Judah, Jacobs 4th son. Today we call people Jews because their religion is Judaism or their mom is Jewish thus she practice Judaism. As you can see the modern term, it means people who convert to the religion of Judaism, and not being a seed of Judah.\n\nRev 3:9 and 2:9 state their will be those who claim to be Jews(Judahites thus Israelites) and are not, but do lie" If you call you self a Jew, then you claim to be of Judah. But if you convert it don't change your heritage, you are still a German, Nigerian, or Mexican of Jewish faith. The Messiah say himself that those people who call themselves Jew base on the modern definition are Not Judahites but do lie.\n\nWho are the people who claim to be Jews thus Israelites, they don't claim to be a seed of Israel! We know them as Jews? What else is mention about them base on the scriptures? They don't believe Jesus is the Messiah.\n\n1 John2:22 Who is the LIAR but he who denies that Jesus is the Messiah...\n2John 1:7 Many DECIEVERS have gone out into the world; they do not confess the coming of Jesus the Messiah in the flesh. This is THE DECIEVER and the ANTICHRIST
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Jews do that... in the Old Testament it says "Thou shalt not take the "LORD GOD'S" Name in vain.  Jews have a very strict "law" that prohibits from using the name of god (which, btw, is NOT lord god, nor is it GOD).  But out of respect they decline from using GOD altogether and instead use G_D or something similar.