Did Jesus and Christianity give prominence and longevity to Judaism?

Question

Would this ancient religion be around today if Christians did not incorporate the Old Testament as the basis of theirs.

In other words would Judaism have gone the way of the other religions of that time.

Please don't give me a knee-jerk response - think about it for a moment.

Answer 1

Judaism would probably be larger now were it not for Christianity. After the Romans destroyed Jerusalem and sent the Jews to wander the Earth, many went to Europe. Unfortunately for them, when the people there converted to Christianity, most of them also attacked and expelled the Jews. The Muslim kingdoms of the time were more tolerant, and took in many of them.
The persecution of Jews by Christians continued until the present day. Don't forget that Hitler put crosses on his aircraft, tanks, and around the necks of his SS. The Holocuast was not a specifically Christian act, but its foundations were absolutely in the history of Christian anti-Semitism.
Peace.

Answer 2

Inherent in your question is denial of it being true. You are also forgeting the Christians made it harder to remain a Jew e.g. expulsion, pogroms, Crusades, etc. They didn't give them an easy time for the last 2000 years.

Christianity's varification of Judaism perhaps is an endorcement, which remains hidden from the minds of many followers, yet is not helpful at all to its survival. No one became Jewish or remained Jewish on the basis that Christians say that it used to be the real thing. If anything the fact that Christians say there is a new way in the world would be hurting Judaism.

It definately didn't give it prominince, see above. The only way Christianity has helped is to spread monotheism in the world.

No one has suffered more directly based on their beliefs, more than the Jews, and they still hold to their faith. That is why it is still around! They hold fast to their faith because they inherently believe it is true. It is their life, not an outside practice.

Answer 3

Possibly, but I dont think so. They dont use the Bible, they use the Torah, the Old Testament, but not the new.

If anything Christianity, who sometimes condemns the Jews for the death of Jesus (not the right way to be by the way) would have done more to harm the religion, than help it out.

Answer 4

Umm... no. Christianity stole the Old Testament from the Jews... and most of their ceremonies and holidays from the pagans and wiccans and various other religions and cultures...

In order to create something that could withstand the test of time... because their own premises without stolen traditions would have faded over the years and vanished.

Christianity was the first major corporation in world history.

Answer 5

Absolutely. The Bible tells us in the book of Hebrews that “. . .it is evident that our Lord arose from (the tribe of) Judah . . .” (Heb 7:14).

The apostle John wrote that “He came to His own (the Jews), and His own did not receive Him” (John 1:11).

Both a Samaritan woman and the Roman governor Pontius Pilate clearly recognized that Jesus was Jewish (John 4:9; 18:35).

We are further told that “the scepter shall not depart from Judah” (Genesis 49:10). The scepter symbolizes the promise of kingship and salvation. Jesus, the King of the Jews, is the Messiah. Christ (the Greek term for Messiah) is the ultimate fulfillment of the ruler mentioned prophetically in 1Chronicles 5:2: “Yet Judah prevailed over his brothers, and from him came a ruler.”

The Bible’s final book refers to Jesus as “the Lion of the tribe of Judah” (Revelation 5:5). On Jesus’ human side, David is called His father, meaning ancestor, in Luke 1:32. Thus He was certainly a Jew.

What ultimately counts, however, is that He is the Savior of all mankind because He died for all men, women, boys and girls regardless of their race or other ethnicity (John 3:15-17).

Answer 6

no, for a simple reason

Judaism existed in places that Christianity did not such as the Middle East, Persia, North Africa and India.

in fact if it was not for the fact that Christians killed about 20 million Jews though out history Judaism would be stronger today.

Answer 7

Jesus changed into born and died a Jew, yet he advised human beings that he delivered a sparkling covenant (it fairly is, a sparkling compact between God and his believers). no matter if Jewish or Gentile (non-Jewish), Jesus' followers persevered to believe in and spread his teachings. They were only differentiated from classic Jews as Christians (followers of the Christ). So, no, he changed into no longer rejected by using all Jews, very few (many, even maximum) of them. the religion depending upon his teachings continues to be round and going sturdy. only because some human beings reject a faith would not make it incorrect; nor does accepting a faith by using some make it actual.

Answer 8

Judaism has suffered at the hands of Christian bigotry about as often as it benefited from Christian protection. I think Judaism would still exist even if Christianity had never come to exist.

Answer 9

After Jesus lived, died and rose form the dead, His disciples spread the gospel to the corners of the earth and many faced execution and banishment for it. He, Jesus, was the fulfiment of the Old Testament. Without Jesus you have just that, a religion. but with Jesus, you have eternity.

Answer 10

If you think about it, Judaism had longevity long before Jesus lived on Earth. They survived a lot, and I think they would have continued to do so.