Christianity is NOT Derived From Judaism

[Wick Stick]

Stop it, people. While the term "Jew" may have been derived from the tribe of Judah, the term has been a synecdoche for "descendent of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (a.k.a. 'Israel'; see Genesis 32:22-32)" for millennia and was used that way in the New Testament.

You stop it.

The Bible goes to great lengths to separate the Northern kingdom (Israel, House of Israel, Ephraim, Samaria) from the Southern kingdom (Judah, House of Judah, Judea, Jews).

They are NOT the same thing. The books of history treat them as separate. The prophets give them different prophecies.

"Jew" has been a synecdoche only for the religion invented by the Pharisees after the destruction of the 2nd Temple, starting near the end of the 1st century. If you have believed that this is all the descendants of Abraham, then you have believed some propaganda.

 

[prism]

The Bible identifies the patriarchs as Syrian:

Where in the Bible does it say Abraham was Syrian?
"A Syrian ready to perish [was] my father" Deut 26:5 doesn't pass the smell test. Abraham was Gentile converted to Jew due to circumcision.

 

[Wrangler]

I will make it simple for the ignorant on this thread that form the belief that Christ was a Jew in the sense of today's Jews/Judaism

It is your ignorance on display buddy. There is more than one sense of many words, including “Jew.” I meant the sense that makes what I write correct - and not the narrowest possible sense of the word maximize the chance that I’m wrong.

Honestly, the hatred Christians have for Jesus’ people on this site is appalling!

Stop it, people. While the term "Jew" may have been derived from the tribe of Judah, the term has been a synecdoche for "descendent of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (a.k.a. 'Israel'; see Genesis 32:22-32)" for millennia and was used that way in the New Testament.

Agreed.

You stop it.

The Bible goes to great lengths to separate the Northern kingdom (Israel, House of Israel, Ephraim, Samaria) from the Southern kingdom (Judah, House of Judah, Judea, Jews).

They are NOT the same thing. The books of history treat them as separate.

‘The Bible‘ also uses the term ”Jew” to refer to all Israel in the time of the Apostles. See Romans 2. Verse 9 specifically says the Jew first, not in contrast to Israel but in contrast to Greeks.