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[–] 21854706? ago (edited ago)
Fail.
I can't speak for the Talmud since it is not scripture, but if Jews TRULY follow the Torah then they'd be on good terms with others since the Torah is 100% anti racist believe it or not. As in: yes there are some advantages at the time to being the natural descendants of Abraham, but being of that race in and of itself does not ultimately seal divine blessing whatsoever. There is no room for self righteousness, it is explicitly condemned in the precepts of the Torah. That's the whole symbolic point of circumcision, that being an ethnic Israelite, born as a descendant of Abraham is not sufficient to be within the realm of blessing and communion with their Creator and Redeemer. Circumcision was a symbolic cutting away of the natural, sinful flesh in order to be sanctified unto God. And so God spoke to the people through Moses very clearly: they must also circumcise their hearts. Meaning, cut away the sinful flesh they inherited from Adam like all peoples of the known world, and embrace the gracious promises of their God by faith and walk in those promises by loving God and doing good to their neighbor. Simple.
The book of Genesis was very clear that the children of Abraham were also children of Adam, and that must be remedied somehow just as much as it needs to be for the Gentiles. In a sense they could be even under more of a curse under the Law than the Gentiles ignorant of the Law, when they have all divine revelation yet knowingly violate it. Hence the need for a messiah to redeem both Jews under the Law and Gentiles outside of the Law.
[–] 21854884? ago
Abraham was a grifter and a con artist.
But understand the Written Torah: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. ARE NOT THEIR HOLY BOOK. THE TALMUD IS THEIR REAL HOLY BOOK.
Don't take my word for it, research away. If you hadn't looked into the Talmud, you're going to lose the information war.
[–] 21856058? ago (edited ago)
No I get it. Judaism of today is a sham and a fool's errand, because their era of the prophets and the temple came to an end in the 1st century. Without those elements, you cannot have a biblical Jewish religion. The coming of the messiah ensured that since the messiah fulfilled the prophets, the land promises, and the temple. Now its just a dead end moralism, and highly subject to self righteousness and moral hypocrisy at that.
I'm just concerned about the true purpose of the Torah as God gave it.
Abraham was no moral pillar of society, nor does the Torah ever claim him to be. That's why Paul, a former pharisee and expert on the Torah, constantly goes out of his way to explain that Abraham's faith in God's promises was counted to Abe as righteousness (a judicial vindication in the heavenly court). Not by works, in other words without reference to his moral accomplishments (which were spotty and few). This gives hope to us dirtbag Gentiles with our own histories of gross idolatries and self pleasures at the expense of others that same salvation comes by faith alone apart from works, so that no one may boast on the last day.