Salvation from the LORD is mentioned over and over in the Hebrew Scriptures, and since Isaiah 25:8 states that God will swallow uo death forever, why do Jews repeat that Judaism has no concept of salvation?
2007-12-30 09:22:05 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
They don't interpret their scriptures correctly. The Old Testament is filled with prophecy about Christ Jesus, but they cannot see because it was one of their prophecies that the Messiah would be rejected by his own people.
2007-12-30 09:27:29 · answer #1 · answered by Dreamcast 5 · 2⤊ 8⤋
its more accurate that the concept of "salvation" is so completely different in judaism that its not really comparable.
theres no eternal hell in Judaism, and everyone has a place in the world to come. so "salvation" just... doesn't exactly work the same as you may think.
in the "god will swallow up death forever" I think this generally is intepereted as that when the messiah comes the dead will be ressurected and there will be no more death in the world.
though, not everyone sees this as being literally so.
hopefully this is helpful.
oh another "angle" is that some see that after death we have the possibility of going to the grave with our body, (sheol) and wish to be "saved" from that, by God, taken up from our body "saved")
2007-12-30 09:31:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Judaism does not have a notion of an original sin from which we must be "saved." We are to be redeemed and saved from our exile and suffering. The simple fact that that is what is promised but we are all still in exile is incredible proof that our salvation has not occured.
Make sure when you talk about "salvation" you are talking about the same thing. You'll find that Judaism knows that we need god to save us, but not that a faith in god takes away some stain.
2007-12-30 09:26:23 · answer #3 · answered by rosends 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
"Pagan" isn't a Jewish theory. It replaced into in basic terms a impolite time era that early Christians used to denigrade different religions -- it capacity "u . s . a . bumkin". It has no descriptive fee in a civil dialogue with regard to the origins of non secular ideals. The Christian description of "Salvation" the two not a Jewish theory in any respect or it so converted a source Jewish theory as to make it virtualy unrecognisable.
2016-12-18 12:38:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you should just talk to a Rabbi or even several Rabbis for more clear answer instead of Answers opinions. I learn about Judaism so far, that the Torah interpretation is profound and must be done carefully precepts upon precepts. To understand the Jewish mind about that interpretation is even more challenging.
2007-12-30 09:35:07 · answer #5 · answered by treatsinlife 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Judaism, in particular the Old Ways, do not have a concept for an afterlife as you know it. No Christian heaven or hell and no eternal damnation from original sin from which one must be saved. GOD declared that the GOD of the Hebrews is a LIVING GOD and not a god of the dead. GOD's role is to save the people who have committed themselves to GOD's laws from their enemies and to bless those who in turn bless GOD's name.
The closest thing they even had to a type of afterlife is the ghostly realm of sheol, which more closely resembles the Gray Waste of Hades than the heaven or hell of Christian and Islamic nature.
2007-12-30 09:31:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
You are seriously mistaken. We believe that everyone who is a good, moral person (defined as following the seven Noahide laws at a minimum) will have a place in the World to Come. We don't have a concept of "salvation" because we don't believe in original sin to begin with.
2007-12-30 09:29:21 · answer #7 · answered by Mark S, JPAA 7 · 6⤊ 2⤋
if you read elaine pagels you will find in the original hebrew tradtion heaven was just wehre God lived with the angels and a few select humans ( kinda like olypmus) when you died you went to the same place regardless of whether you were good and bad. the whole. theres no proof jesus said anythng other than the roman court records of his trial and the gospel writers were politically motivated.
2007-12-30 09:33:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
I am not Jewish, but I have to defend their position... at least they have not taken on a Pauline gospel of blood for sins.
How does forgiveness come?... Forgive others and God will forgive you... Sermon on the Mount.
Get back to the Original Kingdom Gospel. The Pauline gospel is not a good substitute for the original.
2007-12-30 09:30:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
Judaism is a prescription for successful living. For some reason, it begat Christianity, which claims to be a prescription for successful dying.
2007-12-30 09:33:56 · answer #10 · answered by Hera Sent Me 6 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Jews feel they already belong to God.....so they do not need to be "born again"
to them ..salvation is salvation from their enemies....
2007-12-30 09:25:31 · answer #11 · answered by Angel wings 4 · 5⤊ 1⤋