Masterblaster wrote: ↑Sun Feb 25, 2024 2:49 pm
Christianity and Judaism have been disassociating themselves ,within their scriptures,from
their pagan origins, for millennia.
IS JUDAISM ROOTED IN PAGANISM?
Paganism is generally a term used to designate those religions that do not worship the God of Abraham. Pagan worship of the God of Abraham is therefore an oxymoron. The only reliable record we have of the history of Abraham is in the Hebrew bible, which has no record of him worshipping nature or engaging in any other idolatrous practises* . Although Abrahams descendents are recorded as adoptjng various pagan practise during various periods, there is no record of these departures being approved by Jehovah (YHWH) the God of Abraham. The biblical Israelites were prohibited absolutely by their law from worshipping nature.
* The biblical records does indicate Abrahams father was associated with pagan idolatry but it seems he later joined his son in pure worship
Given the above it is inaccurate to suggest
biblical Judaism had {quote} "pagan origins" . Any association it subsequently had would be a departure from the worship of the God of Abraham. Worshipping of creatures, trees or even the planet itself ( and any theology that God can literally be found inside of his creation) is
not a reflection of the worship of Abraham but a corruption and a defilement thereof.
Jesus of Nazareth, the founder of Christianity was a worshipper of the God of Abraham and encouraged his followers to do the same. Any subsequent departure from the religious traditions of the Jews
did not allow for "nature worship" (idolatry).
JW