Your comments on the following statement: Christianity is Hebrew Folklore?

weapons hot asked:


My primary reasoning against the validitiy of Christainity (as an Agnostic) is that I see it as “Hebrew Mythology.” It’s like the equivalent of Greek Mythology, only not from Greeks but from Middle Eastern Jews.

To me, it’s just another version of how the world came to be by another primitive culture. So why should I care? Especially since my ancestors weren’t from the Middle East and have very different cultures. I can’t pronounce the names in the Old Testiment, I don’t know the geography of the region… and in my opinion: why should I?

I think the only people that really should care are people with ancestral roots from the Middle East. Everyone else should just call it foreign culture. Afterall, history shows how Christianity became mainstream: through European politics. But no matter how much they mainstream it, they can’t change the fact that it’s based on a Jewish culture, and for someone like me it might as well be from Mars.

So what is your opinion of this? Is it new?
Some of the responses from Christians aren’t making sense, but that sort of still indirectly answers my question. (Thank you.) They’re very antogonistic against Judaism, treating it as if it were an alien way of life, yet not realizing that Christianity is an offshoot: same people, same place, same style, same scope.

Why would any educated Chinese person, American Indian, African take it literally?
Thanks for all your replies. Keep answering if you want, but I’m going to share my personal feelings towards my statement:

I think the statement is a big in-your-face religion-killer! Maybe I’m wrong, but I think it’s an extremely powerful and lethal dose of logic. I think anyone who really wraps their head around what it’s saying will lose their religion (lol).

And I don’t know why more athiests/agnostics don’t use it as their primary argument. They waste their breath debating crap on human suffering and divine motives. In my opinion, they should be pushing this issue until one side cracks.

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Do any of the Christians comprehend that they are just practicing the Eleusian Mysteries of Greece?

Father Guido asked:


Modified into a Hebrew format.

Greece had a huge impact on Jewish culture, with half of them adopting the Greek ideas and half clinging to the ancient Hebrew ways.

Do you not understand that this is the conflict in the Gospels between the Christians and the Jewish authorities?
Dillenger, you are right about one thing.

You are filth.
Does anyone else notice that smell?

Oh, it’s just dillinger.
There were several thousand names given, opinionated/not educated.

Dionysus, Apollo, and Heracles come to mind.
dancanman needs his meds! Is there a doctor in the house?

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What to do after learning the Hebrew alphabet?

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Have we as Christians forgotten the roots of our beliefs? ?

A Gabbi asked:


For years I have gone to church and heard sermons about Christ coming to save me from my sins, but I rarely ever thought, why? For the past few years I have been digging deeper into the Jewish culture, and the Hebrew language, and I have never felt more fulfilled in my faith in the Messiah than I have now.

I think that throughout time, Christians have neglected to remember from where are Messiah came and for what reason. Looking through the prophecies and learning more about the Law the Lord gave to Moses has given me a much better understanding of what I believe and I’m wondering if other Christians are feeling the same way? I felt that the law was something that didn’t matter to me because Christ fulfilled it.

Are there others who feel the same?

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what is the significance of?

Allyn asked:


i just learned that i have Jewish ancesters and i’m very intrested in learning about Jewish culture/religion/traditions. what is the significance of:

1. the yamica (forgive me for my misspelling)
2. the western wall/wailling wall
3. having a “given name” and a “hebrew name”

any other information you think is relavent will also be appriciated!

thank you!

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i’m interested in learning about my Jewish roots?

Allyn asked:


my ancesters immigrated from germany, and somewhere along the way we lost our Jewish traditions and faith (we ended up southern baptist in the mountains of NC). i would like to learn about the Jewish culture…where should i start? would anyone be offended if i just showed up at Temple… would i need to understand Hebrew?
i should have mentioned that i myself am not a southern baptist, i was raised that way though. currently i worship in a non-denominational church

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Actors in the Bible?

Guvo asked:


Does anyone know of any Bible passages that tell of actors in the Jewish/Hebrew culture? Not so much musicians, but those who acted out roles or stories? Thank you.

Blessings in the Light of Christ!
~Embracing my Pangelism

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what is the language that you beleive your god spoke?

Slayer asked:


As one of the most important elements of a culture’s identity, language is also incendiary. A group’s language can feel essential to its very existence. It’s no surprise that often the more vulnerable a group feels, the greater its devotion to its language. “There are different qualities of allegiance,” Shell says. Francophones tend to have a more explicit allegiance to their language than Anglophones do. “Most Americans don’t have a close tie to their language of which they are aware. Most don’t believe, for example, that God spoke English. But if we are Muslim, we may believe that God spoke Arabic, or if we are Jewish, Hebrew.”

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Do Jewish children take middle names?

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A question for Jewish Yahoo-ers?

jimthecelt asked:


I am not Jewish (Irish, in fact!), but I have a longtime interest in Jewish culture, history, etc.
My question: What is the current status of the Yiddish language?
Here in California where I live, I’ve not met anybody under the age of 80 who still speaks it.
Is there anywhere in the United States or in the world where the language still thrives as a daily vernacular? Is there still literature being produced in Yiddish? Who are the current Yiddish authors, so to speak? How many people still speak the language? Does Hebrew literature compare to Yiddish literature in volume, quality, etc.?
A link or links, please!

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