What is the basic scripture of the Jews? If it is identical with Old Testament, why Christians also read it ?

Answer 1

Tanakh is the basic Jewish scripture. There is also Oral Torah, which deals with how to actually interpret the Tanakh and also there are some extracts such as the Talmud.

Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy are five Books of Old Testament which are also common for the Jews as well as the Christians. These are said to have been given by Moses, the first Law giver for the Semitic races. Jesus wanted the Christians to read the New Testament along with the Old Testament which was identical to Torah, for he wanted his followers to know what went wrong with the Jews that he wanted to improve as per the original desire of his predecessor Prophet Moses.

Answer 2

The "Old Testiment" of the Christian Bible basically comprises what the Jews call the Tanakh and it consists of 24 books, starting with the Torah or first 5 books and then continues with 19 other books.

Jesus was a Baptised Jew and he adhered to the Jewish faith but was on a mission to change mankind and modify the Laws of Moses, which are contained in the Torah.

Since the Christians believe in the same God as the Jews do (although the Jews don't use the name of god nor spell it out, the go G-d) the works are incorprated as they were the spiritual guide PRIOR to Jesus.

The New Testiment was written after the Death of Jesus up until 1 AD by his dsiciples, recalling what they did and what was said, along with the things Jesus told them that came before he met them.

They also then contain letters, visions and dissertations written by the Disciples or those in the era or relatives of the Disciples to the various groups of people they were nuturing in the New Church of Jesus.

These works were collected, more than likely, by Constatine's edict, possibly re-edited and turned into a new Bible for the Catholic religion which also incorporated the Old Testiment translations from the Greek Jewish Tanakah.

The Bible has since gone through many revisions chapter additions and deletetions, however most of it is 90 to 99% consistent from Bible version to Bible version.

Most Modern bibles are the authorized CAtholic bible, the King James second revision the NIV, the Gideon, New Age and the Living Bible or Bible written in American Slang or idium.

Answer 3

The "basic scripture" of the Jews is exactly the same as what Christians call the "Old Testament" minus a couple of books (Maccabees and Revelations?).

Christians believe they understand Judaism having never read a word of the Talmud. That could be likened to Jews understanding Christianity never having read the "New Testament!"

Answer 4

It's not identical with the Old Test. What the Bible has is several hundreds of years of translations. What the Jews have is, basically, the same thing they had when it was first written. After talking with a few Jews, I have found that most of the meanings Christianity gives to the Old Test is so far off from what the Jews believe that it's not even funny.

Answer 5

The basic scripture of the jews are the first five books of the bible. Genesis, Leviticus, Exodus, Numbers and Deuteronomy, otherwise known as The Torah. Jesus was Jewish. Judaism is Jesus's history and what he believed. Is that important to Christians?

Answer 6

maximum Jews are off line as a results of fact its Sabbath yet i will component out some transformations. (i'm no longer Jewish) . One important difference is that the books are arranged in a various way in the Tanach than the Christian O.T. There are some locations the place verses are arranged in a various way or a minimum of numbered in a various way. Isaiah 9 and the Psalms spring to strategies . so some distance as mistranslations the main significant 2 that spring to strategies are Isaiah 7:14 and Psalms 22. there is not any virgin delivery in Isaiah 7:14, the youngster it is to be a demonstration to Ahaz is Isaiah's son (I comprehend some say Hezekiah). Psalms 22 is a little extra complicated, Jewish translations examine "Like a Lion " the place Christian translations examine "they have pierced". The Jewish translation is right in accordance to what's unquestionably in the Hebrew textual content fabric however the Christian translation is per what's a margin notice in the Masoretic textual content fabric, probable nevertheless a mistranslation yet no longer an entire fabrication as some would have you ever have confidence. In Obadiah there are countless verses that are written as destiny annoying yet maximum Christian translations translate them as previous annoying, comparable issues happen someplace else. There are countless extra, maximum of that are minor, yet those are those that spring to strategies. you will desire to notice that there is extra advantageous than one English translation of the Jewish Tanach, the two that i'm familiar with are the JPS and the Artscroll Stone version. There are countless minor transformations between the two with the JPS in maximum situations examining fairly nearer to Christian revealed translations. while you're heavily fascinated what i'd advise is determining to purchase an Artscroll Stone version Tanach and comparing it verse with the aid of verse with whichever translation you generally use. It additionally incorporates loads of commentary that supplies you with a extra advantageous concept of ways Jews comprehend the verses in question. The JPS is attainable online someplace yet i can't keep in mind the place i chanced on it.

Answer 7

it isn't the same

By the way... American Christians (predominantly evangelicals) know very little about other religions. They live in a vacuum where anything not related to Jesus holds little importance. Listen to even European Christians snicker at the whole American "rapture" thing.

Christian Zionism is the next big wave in evangelical circles ... wait till that builds up steam if you think they're whacky now!

Answer 8

the basic jewish scripture is the Tanakh, which is what other religions call the old testament

there is also the Oral Torah, which deals with how to actually interpret the Tanakh, and also there are some extras such as the Talmud

Answer 9

The Old Testament is the basic Jewish law..

Christians follow no known laws other than whatever laws their cult leaders tell them to follow.

Answer 10

I think it is the first 5 books. Please note that both the jews and the muslims agree that there is no way that this God would come down to earth and be flogged by his creation