Reading through old threads here and I just wanted to make sure people were aware of the different groups exactly of Jews:
Rabbinic Jews:
Reform
Conservative (Note: Reform and Conservative are two groups on both sides of the atlantic, but the names flip/flop on the groups/theologies they apply to. So an American Reform Jew is a Conservative Jew in Britian)
Orthdox
Ultra-Orthodox (Including Chasidic and Haredi Jews among the Ashkenazi)
Non-Rabbinic Jews:
Karaites. An ancient group of Jews that split off from the modern rabbinic Jews and embraced many traditional teachings of the priests (Sadducees). Don't actually know a lot about them myself.
Falashas/Qu'ara. Two groups of Ethiopian Jews that aren't very different from each other. They are traditional Jews and follow the teachings of the Tanakh, and not the teachings of Rabbi Akiba. The communities in Ethiopia were very close to the Messianic and Christian communities and there was no division or hostility between the different groups.
Semba. South African Jews more recently identified and having ancient roots in Judaism. Its not known how this group of Jews migrated to southern africa in the last couple thousand years, but their practices are Jewish practices and even modern genetics proves that they are Jews.
Natzeri Yehudi (Nazarene Jews - AKA Messianic Jews). I didn't call them Messianic Jews because technically Lubavitcher Jews are messianic but also rabbinic. They follow a more recent rabbi as having been the messiah.
I gave Messianic Jews their own category because they are quite a diverse bunch. Its an old saying that where you find two Jews you'll find three opinions. Its probably even more accurate among Messianic Jews in my opinion. One of the earliest historical splits that still occurs todays is between the Judaizers and the non-Judaizers. Judaizers are Messianic Jews who traditionally held that in order to become a "Christian" (talmid yeshua) one had to be a Jewish practicioner (Proselyte) first. This is much of the debate that you see occuring in the book of Acts, and you see the debate in modern forms today. Then as well as today both groups are Christian with a different individual theology.
To NOTso angry-amy, don't be surprised when the world doesn't accept us. Rather be glad that the world has rejected because we are not of it! I am personally part Jewish from my maternal grandmother, and in general that either makes me not Jewish enough or too Jewish. Personally I do not care (though I do not deny what i am), I am the Lord's and that is all that matters.
Edit: Posted too late at night....
Rabbinic Jews:
Reform
Conservative (Note: Reform and Conservative are two groups on both sides of the atlantic, but the names flip/flop on the groups/theologies they apply to. So an American Reform Jew is a Conservative Jew in Britian)
Orthdox
Ultra-Orthodox (Including Chasidic and Haredi Jews among the Ashkenazi)
Non-Rabbinic Jews:
Karaites. An ancient group of Jews that split off from the modern rabbinic Jews and embraced many traditional teachings of the priests (Sadducees). Don't actually know a lot about them myself.
Falashas/Qu'ara. Two groups of Ethiopian Jews that aren't very different from each other. They are traditional Jews and follow the teachings of the Tanakh, and not the teachings of Rabbi Akiba. The communities in Ethiopia were very close to the Messianic and Christian communities and there was no division or hostility between the different groups.
Semba. South African Jews more recently identified and having ancient roots in Judaism. Its not known how this group of Jews migrated to southern africa in the last couple thousand years, but their practices are Jewish practices and even modern genetics proves that they are Jews.
Natzeri Yehudi (Nazarene Jews - AKA Messianic Jews). I didn't call them Messianic Jews because technically Lubavitcher Jews are messianic but also rabbinic. They follow a more recent rabbi as having been the messiah.
I gave Messianic Jews their own category because they are quite a diverse bunch. Its an old saying that where you find two Jews you'll find three opinions. Its probably even more accurate among Messianic Jews in my opinion. One of the earliest historical splits that still occurs todays is between the Judaizers and the non-Judaizers. Judaizers are Messianic Jews who traditionally held that in order to become a "Christian" (talmid yeshua) one had to be a Jewish practicioner (Proselyte) first. This is much of the debate that you see occuring in the book of Acts, and you see the debate in modern forms today. Then as well as today both groups are Christian with a different individual theology.
To NOTso angry-amy, don't be surprised when the world doesn't accept us. Rather be glad that the world has rejected because we are not of it! I am personally part Jewish from my maternal grandmother, and in general that either makes me not Jewish enough or too Jewish. Personally I do not care (though I do not deny what i am), I am the Lord's and that is all that matters.
Edit: Posted too late at night....
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