Judaism & Christianity

The Hebrew Scriptures (a.k.a. The Old Testament)

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Background:

Modern-day Christianity and Judaism both share the same foundation - the religion of ancient Judaism as described in the Hebrew Scriptures.

By the time of Jesus execution, there were about two dozen Jewish religious movements in ancient Israel. After the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem in 70 CE, -- a culture-destroying event -- two main movements survived:

	Rabbinic Judaism, centered in local synagogues.
	Three main forms of Christianity: Jewish Christianity, Pauline Christianity and Gnostic Christianity. These groups met informally in local house churches.

All but Jewish Christianity have endured to the present time.

Both modern-day Judaism and Christianity use the Hebrew Scriptures, although they interpret them in many different ways.

The following topics describe the Hebrew Scriptures, (a.k.a. Old Testament) including the Apocrypha:

Content, languages, translations of the scriptures

About the books in the Hebrew Scriptures:

	Description, author, & date of each book
	Who wrote the Pentateuch? (a.k.a. the 5 books of Moses) The Documentary Hypothesis Analysis of Genesis according to the Documentary Hypothesis
	Book of Genesis: Who wrote the book? Stories from the book(Creation, fall/rise of humanity, flood) About origins of the species, the Earth itself, and the rest of the universe: Comparisons between: The Genesis creation story & the theory of evolution The Genesis & Babylonian creation stories The two Genesis creation stories References to creation beyond Genesis. Possible biblical references to evolution Beliefs in the Earth's age: By old Earth creationists, youngEarth creationists, & scientists Where and When Did the First Humans Live? How religious conservatives and liberals interpret the Bible's creation stories *Interpretations of Genesis 1:1: "In the beginning, God...."* The second creation story (Genesis 2:4 to 2:25) on the length of time creation took.
	The books of Exodus & Deuteronomy: The Ten Commandments: Description of the Commandments Posting the Commandments(in schools, etc.)