Judaism and Non-Jews
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The Torah and the “Old Testament”
How does the Torah differ from the Old Testament? The Torah is part of the so called “Old Testament.” The name “Old Testament” is a Christian theological statement of their view of the Jewish Bible in relation to the Christian…
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Torah and Pagan Influences
I’ve read on many sites that the scape goat concept and the sprinkling of blood on a person having skin disease for purification etc. were due to pagan influence and that G-D who is most compassionate would not allow that…
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Female Conversion
There were certain rites that a gentile male had to perform to become a Jew. What was required of a gentile women before she could become a Jew? Thanks for your question. I’d prefer you use the present tense –…
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Nations of the world
Hi! Are nations like the Chinese, Southeast Asians, Hindus, North and South American Indians, the Eskimos, or the Sami in Lapland written about in the Torah? Is there specific mention of these nations in the Talmud/Torah, and what is their…
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Why believe Moses more than Jesus or Mohammad?
If Jesus wasn’t the Christ as He claimed to be, then who was he? Answer: It’s hard to answer this kind of question, because you come into it with a set of assumptions that I think are very different from…
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Eastern Religions
Are Hinduism, Buddhism and generally religions of the east considered idolatry? Hi, Thanks for writing to us. The truth is that we believe that much of the far east spiritual wisdom comes from us. Abraham’s teachings were brought to this…
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Was Jesus a Prophet?
I want to know was Jesus a prophet? And could you give me some brief and concise information on him, and how he relates to Judaism in the Talmud, etc.. I don’t know anything about him, and I thought it…
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Jewish Evangelism
Someone has brought it to my attention that many Jews are not as evangelistic as Christians tend to be. Is this true? If it is true then I would really like to know why. Is it because Jews do not…
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Jesus not Messiah – short answer
Please tell me where the claim that Jesus is the Messiah can be refuted in the Torah. Thanks There are a host of reasons why we understand that Jesus was *not* the Messiah — because all of the things, *all*…