Is Judaism so much more benevolent than Christianity and Islam because the Talmud amended the Old Testament?

Answer 1

"Rabbi Yitzhak Ginsburg says he knows in the near future the Land of Israel is about to expand. 'It is our duty to force all mankind to accept the seven Noahide laws, and if not – they will be killed.'"


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In 1952 Moshe Dayan declared: "Our task consists of preparing the Israeli army for the new war approaching in order to achieve our ultimate goal, the creation of an Israeli EMPIRE. "



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Answer 2

(1) Too bad some of the people responding don't read newspapers or history books. I don't recall seeing a Jew who killed an Arab (which is pretty rare anyhow) get praised by the Israeli government, certainly never saw a Jewish mother say she wishes all of her children can be suicide bombers, give high fives when 9/11 happened like the Moslem doctors in Pennsylvania who weren't fired. I've asked numerous Moslems in America why they moved out of Syria, Lebanon, or Iraq and was always told that they weren't the right sect of Moslems (ie Sunni not Shiite etc) and their families were killed for that. The Arabs in Israel also have a higher rate life expectancy and education than their counterparts in Arab countries. Things would be even better, but the Arafats in charge, skim a lot off the top, and too much $$ goes into teaching hatred. I also don't recall Jews having Synagogue sponsored Crusades killing all the infidels (Jews and Arabs), nor throughout the generations people killing in the name of Moses. (Read a lot of testimonies from WW2 about Poland, Hungary, and the Ukraine.) I am certainly not condemning all Arabs or Christians, certainly in all of these times mentioned not all the people were involved, and many tried saving the victims. Certainly, in America, the Jews and all minorities have tremendous freedom, which is certainly a merit in G-d's eyes. However the questioner asked that Judaism historically seems more benevolent.
(2) The Talmud didn't "amend" the Old Testament, it is based on the oral laws given to Moses on Mount Sinai.

Answer 3

The Old Testament is based on the Talmud. No, Judaism is not more benevolent than Christianity because using the laws of the Old Testament makes the person using that code of laws liable for keeping all of them. A works based theology is great for those who like to have bragging rights about how great they keep a religious code. The problem is that keeping a set of laws gets no one anywhere. The Talmud contains the Law of Moses and was never meant to be a system by which man could be justified by works of keeping the laws. Even a bad thought is enough to break the law thus making the transgressor guilty of all of the law. Islam is even worse since there isn't even a possibility given for any kind of assurance that Allah is going to accept the believer even if they did their best to obey all points of the legal system of that religion. Christianity, as a relationship with God, through Jesus is the best, and only way to find peace with God and the salvation man seeks to find.

Answer 4

The Talmud did not modify the Tanakh or halakah mi sinai at all. The entirety of the law, written and oral, was given at Sinai. The Mishnah (oral law), and latter the Gemorrah(explanations on the Mishnah) were written down after the destruction of the second temple.

The Torah was never meant to be understood as only a written document. It is incomplete- deliberately so in order to show that there HAD to be an oral law given at the same time. (You find anywhere where it tells you how to kill an animal so it will be kosher written in the Torah- all the Torah says is :"as I told you".)

Because of the understanding provided by the oral law and the "other knoweldge" ("Kabel"- received knowledge, commonly called Kaballah) received from God at Sinai we know how to interpret the written law in accordance with God's wishes- and thus know when something is stated for hyperbole's sake, or to understand something which might otherwise be seen as too strict (such as knowing that "an eye for an eye, a life for a life" is to be understood to refer to just compensation rather than a literal understanding of the term)

Answer 5

The Koran is constantly amended according to an islamic friend who claims it is upgraded as the world changes and to meet with science I don't know if this even matters as the content and form of the amended word can be better or worse . The judicial system is amended however and usually supersedes al religions who wait for judgement after death rather in the here and now . Benevolence is however only as good as the kindness and wisdom with which it is applied .

Answer 6

Sigh- the Talmud did not regulate the Tanakh or halakah mi sinai in any respect. the coolest purchase of the regulation, written and oral, replaced into given at Sinai. The Mishnah (oral regulation), and latter the Gemorrah(causes on the Mishnah) were written down after the destruction of the 2d temple. The Torah replaced into not in any respect meant to be understood as in straightforward words a written record. it truly is incomplete- deliberately so as a fashion to reveal that there had to be an oral regulation given jointly. (you locate everywhere the position it tells you techniques to kill an animal so it is going to likely be kosher written contained in the Torah- each and each of the Torah says is :"as I informed you".) by recognize-how presented via the oral regulation and the "different knoweldge" ("Kabel"- received expertise, in many circumstances stated as Kaballah) received from God at Sinai all of us recognize the thanks to interpret the written regulation in accordance with God's needs- and for this reason recognize even as something is declared for hyperbole's sake, or to understand something which may in the different case be seen as too strict (such as understanding that "an eye fixed for an eye fixed, a existence for a existence" is to be understood to search for advice from with in basic terms reimbursement somewhat than a literal recognize-how of the time period)

Answer 7

The Talmud is actually a pretty hateful book, if you've read it. It justifies lying to non-Jews and assuring Jewish supremacy by keeping the other races and peoples down. Just thinking about some of its passages really makes my stomach do a turn.

All of the big three religions have their flaws. If you look long enough, you'd be hard-pressed to call any of them "benevolent."

Answer 8

Yes. Torah is divided up into millions of books and explained throughly in some cases. not just talmud but mishna, shulchan aruch, mishnah berura, zohar and many more.

Answer 9

It has more to do with the fact that Judaism dose not have this concept of "turn or burn" meaning that if you are not one of us you are damned to hell.

The result was that Jews did not go out and "convert by the sword"

Answer 10

Go dig through the Talmud and you will find it condones pedophilia.
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Answer 11

Give me an instance of Judaisms benevolence.

Just one.