Why are jewish people given the right to define themselves as a relgious race? If judasim is a relgion how are those who follow a seperate genetic race? I fear alot of the issues around antisematism are caused by this. No other relgion in the world claims its followers as a race. Are there genetic christian race?
Jews do not believe they are a race. They do not see themselves as a racial group at all. Whenever I see this being discussed I am deeply saddened because I know where this thought process originated...
Please explain more. Im intrested to understand the origins of this. I understand the theology of the abrhamics relgions but im asking is not how people choose to divide on faith but actual genetics as the claims are always made as if jewish people are a race hence the antisematism.
The Christian view of this is that men organized themselves by tribes. In order for God to reveal himself to all men he chose one tribe to start with. When the Jews had developed their understanding to a very high degree, God sent his son so that all nations would know him. Christians consider themselves adopted children of God. So, there's no real exclusion. Also, you can convert to Judaism or you can adopt their moral code - which, as I understand, is good enough to be a worshiper of God.