What is a Gentile, and how is it different than a Jew?

Question

Please explain it to me, as i'm ignorant to it. thanks

Answer 1

In biblical times, there were Jews, and everybody else was a Gentile.

Answer 2

In what time period? Gentiles are people who lived outside of Israel. Jews heritage comes from Israel. Jewish males are all circumcised, but Gentiles can be either way. Jews do not believe that Christ was the chosen Messiah and the son of God, or God in human form. They do not include the new testament in their bible as Christians call it. Gentiles are all people who are not Jewish.

Answer 3

A Gentile is a non-Jew, which is different by definition from a Jew.

Answer 4

Gentile is the term that Jews use for all non-Jews and means `Pagans` however in the Talmud, the Christian is refered to as a Goyim which is a term that means an animal.

Answer 5

It means a non-Jew, but dintinctions of responsibilities were mostly referred to in the Old Testament. Christ was Jewish, but he brought the gift of salvation to the gentiles, and everyone who believes in him.

Answer 6

A Gentile is basically someone who does not follow the Jewish faith and religion. This link may explain it in better detail:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentile

Answer 7

a gentile can be described as one who knows God but does not except the truth,there really is no difference

Answer 8

I am not sure when this term began, but it generally refers to a "non-Jew", unless, in a Mormon context it means "non-Mormon".

The person who answered and said "goyim" means "animal" is absolutely, positively, incorrect. It means "nations", referring to a non-Jewish nation, non-Jewish people. In the singular,"goy" refers to a non-Jewish person.