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- Title: JUDAISM
- Author : Walter Lamp
- Release Date : January 22, 2011
- Genre: Religion & Spirituality,Books,Bible Studies,Judaism,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 2179 KB
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Comparing the first Bible ever written (which is called either the Yahwist Bible or Tamar Bible) with today's Bible highlights the changes made to the religion over some 600 years by the Jewish priests. The entire text of the Tamar Bible is included in the Appendix so you can see for yourself by comparing it to the Bible you have at home. The Tamar Bible covered the period from the Creation to the time of King David, about 1000 BCE, when it was written.
The voluminous additions made by the priests throughout the Tamar Bible text materially changed the original Judaism. The events on Mount Sinai were added, making Judaism into a religion revolving around law (the laws of Moses) wheretofore it had been a religion revolving around the land (the Promised Land). To get the people to comply with the laws of Moses, the priests instilled the fear of God in the people by showing them that God can be very violent and fearsome if He is disobeyed. Thus, the excessive violence found in the Bible was added for the specific purpose of forcing Judaism into a religion of law. Previously, original Judaism was a simple religion with no constraints placed on the people; a religion of total personal freedom without any biblical restrictions or requirements. Only the traditions and customs of the Jewish community governed what the people did, and they did well through the time of King David. King David had conquered much of the Middle East and the Jewish nation was then foremost amongst nations.
The priests also forced monotheism on the originally polytheist Jewish people. It was a tough battle as can be seen throughout many pages of today's Bible because the stiff necked Jewish people did not lightly yield the polytheist beliefs and idols of their fathers. Judaism became subject to criticism because Jews appeared to disobey their own God while they maintained their fathers' beliefs, as in the Golden Calf incident -- yet, God had theretofore legitimatized Jewish...