@john89@lemmy.ca to History@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 months agoIf Judaism is the oldest Abrahamic religion, why does it have so few followers compared to Christianity and Islam and why by such a large margin?message-square37arrow-up168arrow-down17
arrow-up161arrow-down1message-squareIf Judaism is the oldest Abrahamic religion, why does it have so few followers compared to Christianity and Islam and why by such a large margin?@john89@lemmy.ca to History@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 months agomessage-square37
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️linkfedilinkEnglish3•edit-22 months agoLooking at religion purely as a means of comfort for people who are afraid of dying, I wouldn’t think Judaism is very popular compared to Islam or Christianity because afaik, Judaism doesn’t have a clear way to heaven.
minus-squareJackGreenEarthlinkfedilinkEnglish4•2 months agoI don’t know about how much is actually from the book, but most jews I know believe that they will go to heaven by following the 613 laws
minus-square@MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglish3•2 months agoI mean, it doesn’t really have a hell, either.
Looking at religion purely as a means of comfort for people who are afraid of dying, I wouldn’t think Judaism is very popular compared to Islam or Christianity because afaik, Judaism doesn’t have a clear way to heaven.
I don’t know about how much is actually from the book, but most jews I know believe that they will go to heaven by following the 613 laws
I mean, it doesn’t really have a hell, either.