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What religion is the Old Testament based off of?
The Old Testament is primarily based on the religion of Judaism, which is the oldest monotheistic religion. It contains the sacred scriptures of Judaism and is also a part of the Christian Bible.
What other writings do jews hold as sacred?
The sacred book of Judaism is the Tanach - the Jewish Bible. The word Tanach is an acronym made up of the names of its three sections: Torah (Teachings), Nevi'im (Prophets), K'tuvim (Writings).
What is the third sacred text in Judaism besides the Hebrew Bible and the Torah?
There is only one sacred text, the Hebrew Bible, of which the Torah is a part. There are several other writings of religious significance, such as the Talmud and Mishnah (writings of ancient rabbis). Only the Hebrew Bible is considered sacred by most Jews.
What is the most sacred part of the Hebrew scripture?
The most sacred part is the Torah, which is the first 5 books of the Hebrew Bible.
The Western Wall is a particularly sacred site to what religion?
The Western Wall is particularly sacred to the JUDAISM, the religion of the Jews.However, the general Temple Mount site, of which the Western Wall is just a part, is holy to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
What part of the Bible was taken from judaism?
Christianity and Judaism share all of the old testament books.
How many religions consider the old testament books to be the holy books?
Both Judaism and Christianity consider the Hebrew Bible to be part of their sacred scriptures. Islam believes that the Hebrew Bible is the writings of the prophets of God but that the Koran is the ultimate prophecy given by God.
Which part of the bible is sacred to Jews as their religious book?
The old testament
What religion does not consider the Bible a sacred text?
Basically any other religion besides Christianity, Judaism and Islam since all three religions believe in the first part (the old testament) and once you get to the second part that's when the beliefs divide.
Why does the Catholic church accept the Apochrypha?
The Apochrypha has been a part of the Catholic Bible since the earliest days. The question should be 'Why did the Protestants not accept the Apochrypha' when it had been a part of the Bible for 1500 years.
What are the book of each group?
The Holy Bible for Christianity and the Tanakh for Judaism. The Tanakh is also the first part of the Holy Bible. Both of those are inspired from God.
Which part of the Bible does Judaism Christianity and Islam have in common?
Judaism and Christianity have the bulk of the old testament in common. However Islam draws some of its source material from biblical stories but re-interprets it, so it does not have anything in common in terms of the bible.
