I think it’s good to share information and engage in conversations about Christ. I noticed this community has a lot of “religious” posts but I’m often seeing common misconceptions and a lot of negativity or hopelessness.
Are religious posts encouraged on this forum? I have been working on a series of posts over on the christianity . win and I’m wondering if there would be more conversation by posting here
What is the difference between an Israelite, Hebrew, Semite, Judaist, Pharisee and Jew?
I would guess it’s something like this:
Israelite - national identity
Hebrew - participant in the old covenant of YWHW
semite - ethnic designation for someone from that region
Judaist - i don’t have a guess
pharisee - specific designation relating to the second temple period sect known as “pharisees”; its the name of their faith similarily to how a Christian may be Baptist or Lutheran or Anglican etc.
Jew - this is actually a more difficult thing to identify. the word contains the meaning Israelite, Hebrew, semite or the modern expression of Talmudic Judaism. the latter of which is in fact no longer linked to the tradition of the old covenant because it didn’t exist until after the second temple period
The word Jew did not exist at the time of Christ.
Was the descriptive word "jew" sloppily applied in the King James version of the bible? What does it actually mean in the context of the KJV?
I had not investigated that word yet. I’ve picked this verse at random for discussion:
from strongs:
ioudaios Ἰουδαῖος
ESV also translates it as “jews”
What makes Jesus "jewish" ? The place he was born? His lineage?
Why should a non-jew follow a jewish god who only chose jews as disciples and only preached to jews and gave racial preference to jews and was murdered by lying jews?
Or is God a jokester and made Jesus a jew because jews are devilish fucks and He wanted to REALLY test our faith? It's hard enough to believe God would ever manifest in human flesh. But as a LYING WICKED UGLY JEW?!? They certainly tried to test ones faith.