Christianity older than Judaism

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Some scholars claim that Christianity is older than Judaism. While some modern scholars describe early Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism as "sister religions" or "twin births" that crystallized in parallel during the late Second Temple and post-70 CE period (after the destruction of the Temple), this does not reverse the timeline—both drew from older Israelite traditions, but the Jewish matrix preceded the Christian offshoot. Claims attempting to invert this order (e.g., by emphasizing the later compilation of the Talmud or redefining "Judaism" narrowly) lack support in academic historiography and typically reflect theological rather than historical argumentation.

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History

In first century AD, Christianity began through Jesus Christ who came to this world and fulfilled the laws, the prophets, and psalms in the old testament (Matthew 5:17, Luke 24:44) and gave the salvation to everyone through his sacrifice on the cross. Christianity is both the continuation and the fulfillment of Old Testament.

Many people mistakenly believe that Christianity evolved out of Judaism. The completion of Babylonian Talmud was around 500 AD.[1] Judaism only began in early sixth century with the completion of Babylonian Talmud around 500 AD. Even Rabbis agree with this. Jewish Rabbi Stephen Wise (Formerly Chief Rabbi of United States) said:

"The return from Babylon and the adoption of the Babylonian Talmud, marks the end of Hebraism and the beginning of Judaism."[2]
"The Bavli [Babylonian Talmud] has formed the definitive statement of Judaism from the time of its closure to the present day." — Rabbi Dr. Neusner [3].

Judaism cannot be considered as a religion. In a religion, God is the greatest. But in Judaism, Rabbis are superior to God. Here is an example: Baba Mezia 59b: A rabbi debates God and defeats him. God admits the rabbi won the debate.

The holy book of Judaism - Babylonian Talmud

It is mistakenly taught that Old Testament is the holy book of Judaism. This is a fallacious impression. Judaism is not the religion of the bible. The holy book of Judaism is Babylonian Talmud. On page 59 of “Judaism and The Christian Predicament,” Rabbi Ben Zion Bokser says: “This is not an uncommon impression and one finds it sometimes among Jews as well as Christians; that Judaism is the religion of the Hebrew Bible. It is, of course, a fallacious impression. Rabbi Maggal also points out that both Judaism and Christianity are so different that one excludes the other. Rabbi Moshe M. Maggal, President, National Jewish Information Service wrote:

". [...] you will notice the great difference between the Jewish and Christian religions. But these are not all. We consider the two religions so different that one excludes the other [...]. We emphasized that there is no such thing as a Judeo-Christian religion. [...] There is not any similarity between the two concepts."[4]

Talmud being the holy text of Jews can be found in the Talmud itself. Erubin 21b (Soncino edition):

“My son, be more careful in the observance of the words of the Scribes than in the words of the Torah (Old Testament).”

Judaism is a reconstruction out of Pharisaism.

“Pharisaism shaped the character of Judaism and the life and thought of the Jew for all the future."[5].

Jesus Christ severely criticized the Pharisees and the scribes for obeying Traditions of the Elders which nullified the word of God.[6] That's why Jesus Christ's biggest opponents were the Pharisees and the scribes.[7]

First century Hebrew Priest Josephus calls Traditions of the Elders as "Tradition of our forefathers."

"What I would now explain is this, that the Pharisees have delivered to the people a great many observances by succession from their fathers, which are not written in the laws of Moses; and for that reason it is that the Sadducees reject them, and say that we are to esteem those observances to be obligatory which are in the written word, but are not to observe what are derived from the tradition of our forefathers."[8]

Traditions of the Elders finally came to be called Babylonian Talmud which marks the beginning of Judaism as mentioned above. This is also agreed by Jewish society. Rabbi Michael Rodkinson:

"The Talmud, then, is the written form of that which, in the time of Jesus, was called the Traditions of the Elders, and to which he makes frequent allusions."[9]

A Jew is someone who practices Judaism. A Jew is different from an ancient Israelite or Hebrew. This is also agreed by Jewish society.

"Strictly speaking it is incorrect to call an ancient Israelite a ‘Jew’ or to call a contemporary Jew an Israelite or a Hebrew."[10]
"When the word 'Judaism' was born, there was no longer a Hebrew-Israelite State. The people who embraced the creed of Judaism were already a mixture of many nations, races, and strains, and this diversification was rapidly growing [...]"[11]

Biblically speaking, obedience to Talmud is disobedience and treason punishable by execution due to the the fact that Talmud violates the laws of the Bible. One of the most important violations is Talmud completely dishonors Jesus Christ in Gittin 57a which violates Leviticus 24:15-16 and John 5:22-23. Gospel of John teaches that Jesus Christ and God are one.[12] The language of Hebrews in first century Israel and early second century AD was Aramaic until False Messiah Simon Bar Kokhba revived Hebrew during Bar Kokhba revolt (132-135 AD).

Judaism, Marxism, and Zionism

Judaism, Marxism, and Zionism are one and the same. As mentioned above, Judaism cannot be considered as a religion due to the fact that Rabbis are greater than God. So God has no value in Judaism. So Judaism can change from one form to another based on the human teachings taught by Rabbis. So Judaism became Marxism (later Bolshevism) and Zionism. This is also agreed by Jewish society.

  • “Some call it Marxism — I call it Judaism.”[13]
  • “Marxism is the modern form of Jewish prophecy.” — Reinhold Niebur, speech before the Jewish Institute of Religion, New York, October 3, 1934
  • “There is much in the fact of Bolshevism itself, in the fact that so many Jews are Bolshevists. The ideals of Bolshevism are consonant with many of the highest ideals of Judaism.”[14]
  • “The Communist soul is the soul of Judaism. Hence it follows that, just as in the Russian revolution the triumph of Communism was the triumph of Judaism, so also in the triumph of fascism will triumph Judaism.”[15]
  • “Zionism is Judaism, and Judaism is unthinkable without Zionism.”[16].
  • “Marx was a Jew. His manner of thought was Jewish. His keenness of intellect was Jewish; and one of his forebears was a most distinguished rabbi endowed with a powerful mind.” — N.H. Bialik, in an address delivered at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, May 11, 1933, which appeared in Lines of Communication, Palestine, July, 1933.

Freemasonry and Judaism

Judaism and Freemasonry are also the same. The Jewish Guardian admitted openly on 12 April 1922: "Freemasonry is born out of Israel."

Rabbi Isaac Wise: "Freemasonry is a Jewish establishment, whose history, grades, official appointments, passwords, and explanations are Jewish from beginning to end." ref>Isaac Wise; of B’naiB’rith, quoted in Israelite of America, March 8 & Aug 3, 1866 </ref>

The following could be read in the French masonic magazine Le Symbolisme (July 1928): "The most important duty of freemasonry must be to glorify the Jews, which has preserved the unchanged divine standard of wisdom."

The high-ranking freemason Dr. Rudolph Klein stated: "Our rite is Jewish from beginning to end, the public should conclude from this that we have actual connections with Jewry."[17].

LA VERITE ISRAELITE, Jewish paper 1861, IV, page 74: “The spirit of Freemasonry is the spirit of Judaism in its most fundamental beliefs; it is its ideas, its language, it is mostly its organization, the hopes which enlighten and support Israel. It’s crowning will be that wonderful prayer house of which Jerusalem will be the triumphal centre and symbol.”

AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FREEMASONRY, Philadelphia, 1906: “Each Lodge is and must be a symbol of the Jewish temple; each Master in the Chair, a representative of the Jewish King; and every Mason a personification of the Jewish workman.”

THE FREEMASONRY, Jan 19, 1935, quoting instructions by Albert Pike, who simultaneously was Grand Master of the Central Directory of Washington, Grand Commander of the Supreme Council of Charleston, Sovereign Pontiff of Universal Freemasonry: “That which we must say to the crowd is – We worship a God, but it is the God that one adores without superstition. To you, Sovereign Grand Inspectors General, we say this, That you may repeat it to the Brethren of the 32nd, 31st, and 30th degrees – THE MASONIC RELIGION should be by all of us initiates of the high degrees, maintained in the purity of THE LUCIFERIAN DOCTRINE. . . Yes, LUCIFER IS GOD.”

It must be noted that several American Presidents were Freemasons. In 1782, Illuminati merged with Freemasonry. Giuseppe Mazzini was a 33rd degree freemason and the founder of the Mafia. Freemason Albert Pike and Jewish Nathan Forrest were the founders of Ku Klux Klan.

Judaism and Illuminati

According to Encyclopedia Britannica, 1939 edition, Vol. 12, p. 100, the Order of the Illuminati was founded on 1 May 1776 by German academic Dr. Adam Weishaupt, Professor of Cannon Law at the University of Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. In "Forbidden Knowledge History of the Khazar Empire Lecture" by Writer Jack Otto, Jack Otto mentions that the creation of Illuminati by Adam Weishaupt was done in behalf of Jewish Baron Rothschild. The name implies that those individuals who are members of the Illuminati are the only members of the human race who are truly enlightened and know how to govern. Their AVOWED purpose and goal was the establishment of a "Novus Ordo Seclorum" - a New World Order, or One World Government. The name Illuminati is derived from the word Lucifer, which means "Bearer of Light." In the Mystery Schools, "Light" is synonymous with "Illumination or Knowledge.

In "Forbidden Knowledge History of the Khazar Empire Lecture" by Writer Jack Otto, Jack Otto mentions about different Illuminatis. Adam Weishaupt's Illuminati is called Bavarian Illuminati. There was another illuminati in France called "Grand Lodge Orient de la France." But there was another illuminati called Alumbrados that was formulated in Spain. Alumbrados in Spanish means "Enlightened ones" or "Illuminated ones".[18] Alumbrados only existed for about twenty years before they changed their name. They changed their name to "the Society of Jesus." They called themselves "Jesuits" and pledged themselves as "the protectorate of the Pope. It must be noted that Ignatius of Loyola who founded "Society of Jesus" or "Jesuit Order" belonged to Alumbrados (Spanish - "Los Alumbrados").[19]

The Merging of the Illuminati and Freemasonry on 16 July 1782 at the Congress of Wilhelmsbad, an alliance between Illuminism and Freemasonry was finally sealed. This pact joined together all the leading secret societies of the day and united "not less than three million members all over the world.

Against Jesus Christ and Christianity

Talmud severely insults Jesus Christ on several passages and encourages the destruction of Christians. The London Jewish World of March 15, 1923 declared: "Fundamentally, Judaism is anti-Christian." Here are the teachings of Talmud in the destruction of Christians. It is the law to kill anyone who denies the Torah. The Christians belong to the denying ones of the Torah - Coschen Hamischpat 425 Hagah 425.5. It must be noted that when Jews say Torah, they are referring to Oral Torah which is Talmud. As mentioned above, Judaism is not the religion of the Bible:

  • Christian birth rate must be diminished materially — Zohar (II 64b)
  • Do not save Christians in danger of death, (jews) instructed to let them die — Hilkkoth Akum (x,1)
  • If a Jew kills a Christian he commits no sin. — Sepher Or Israel 177b.
  • A Jew may lie and perjure to condemn a Christian… The name of God is not profaned when lying to Christians. — Baba Kama 113a, b

Jesus Christ wasn't a Jew

Jesus Christ was a Judean. Not a Jew. Josephus points out that Judeans is the name Hebrews were called by from the day that they came up from Babylon, which is taken from the tribe of Judah, which came first to these places, and thence both they and the country gained that appellation [20].

Benjamin Freedman explains that Jesus Christ was a Judean. Not a Jew. Here are excerpts from Benjamin Freedman's 1954 letter for Dr David Goldstein, LL.D. of Boston, Massachusetts, to explain the history of Khazarian Jews. It has been printed as a booklet with the title Facts are Facts.

"Without any fear of contradiction based upon fact the most competent and best qualified authorities all agree today that Jesus Christ was not a so-called or self-styled "Jew". They do confirm that during His lifetime Jesus was known as a "Judean" by His contemporaries and not as a "Jew", and that Jesus referred to Himself as a "Judean" and not as a "Jew". During His lifetime here on EARTH Jesus was referred to by contemporary historians as a "Judean" and not as a "Jew." Contemporary theologians of Jesus whose competence to pass upon this subject cannot challenge by anyone today also referred to Jesus during his lifetime here on earth as a "Judean" and not as a "Jew".

Inscribed upon the Cross when Jesus was Crucified were the Latin words "Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudeorum". Pontius Pilate's mother-tongue. No one will question the fact that Pontius Pilate was well able to accurately express his own ideas in his own mother-tongue. The authorities competent to pass upon the correct translation into English of the Latin "Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudeorum" agree that it is "Jesus of Nazarene Ruler of the Judeans." There is no disagreement upon that by them.

During His lifetime here on earth Jesus was not regarded by Pontius Pilate nor by the Judeans among whom He dwelt as "King of the Jews". The inscription on the Cross upon which Jesus was Crucified has been incorrectly translated into the English language only since the 18th century." Hebrewism is also called "Judeanism" since Hebrews came to be called Judeans after they came up from Babylon as mentioned above by Josephus.

The meaning of Judean can change according to the context. The word "Judean" usually has three meanings - 1) Judeans can refer to all Hebrews who practiced Hebrewism 2) Judeans can refer to Hebrews from the tribe of Judah 3) Judeans can refer to all Hebrews who lived in Judea until the fall of Jerusalem in 70 AD and also Masada Siege in 73-74 AD mentioned by Josephus in Judean Wars Book Seven.

Hebrewism and the race of Hebrews collapsed with the fall of Jerusalem in 70 AD and the last traces of Hebrewism ended with the completion of Babylonian Talmud in 500 AD as mentioned above.

References

  1. Book "Alfred Edersheim: A Jewish Scholar for the Mormon Prophets" by Marianna Rica, Page 44
  2. Book "The F.O.J. Syndrome in America: Bamboozled Americans and their vile brainwashers", Page 253-254, American Mercury, Volume 6
  3. Rabbi Dr. Jacob Neusner, quoted by Norman F. Cantor, The Sacred Chain (A History of the Jews), page 112
  4. Letter of August 21, 1961
  5. The 1905 edition of the Jewish Encyclopedia says under the subject of “Pharisees”
  6. Matthew 15, Mark 7
  7. Matthew 23, Luke 11
  8. Josephus' Antiquities Book XIII.X.VI
  9. The History of the Talmud, Vol. II, page 70, Chapter IX
  10. under the heading of "A Brief History of the Terms for Jew", The Jewish Almanac, October, 1980, page 3, Bantam Books, Inc.
  11. The Zionist Connection II, Alfred M. Lilienthal, pp. 759-768
  12. John 10:30
  13. The American Bulletin, Rabbi S. Wise, May 5, 1935
  14. Jewish Chronicle London, April 4, 1919
  15. A Program for the Jews and Humanity, Rabbi Harry Waton, pp. 143-144
  16. Harper’s Encyclopedia of United States History, Vol. X, “Zionists”
  17. Latomia, No. 7-8, 1928
  18. http://www.religiouscounterfeits.org/CatholicConnection_Introduction.htm
  19. Encyclopedia Brittanica, Vol. 14, 1910, pg. 320 & http://mysterybabylon-watch.blogspot.com/2011/03/what-is-jesuit-order.html
  20. Josephus' Antiquities of Jews Book 11:5:7