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there is no christianity without judaism. if christianity had a profound impact, than by transitive property, judaism did as well. the only way to argue your
by compsciphd 7y ago
there is no christianity without judaism. if christianity had a profound impact, than by transitive property, judaism did as well.
the only way to argue your "If anything reached us of Judaism it was already entirely contained and transformed by Christianity." is to argue a christian supersessionist worldview (which was certainly the primary christian viewpoint for the majority of its history)
- Udik 7y agoIt's exactly that. Christianity was historically born out of Judaism but (to simplify) in opposition to it. Any belief of Judaism that is not already included in Christianity is not part of the West's cultural heritage, and often in opposition to its values. Supersessionism was challenged only very recently, and out of purely political, not religious or cultural, reasons. Claiming Judeo-Christian roots is a bit like saying that you're genetically the product of your father AND of your paternal great parents- pretty pointless, especially when you fail to mention the maternal contribution.
- Udik 7y agoBtw, apparently the idea itself that Christianity separated from Judaism two thousand years ago is imprecise. What is considered to be Judaism today is just one of the sects that were born in Palestine approximately two thousand years ago- in other words, rabbinical Judaism is not even an ancestor of Christianity, it's a sibling.