john89@lemmy.caBanned to History@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 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-squaremessage-square37linkfedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down18
arrow-up160arrow-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.caBanned to History@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square37linkfedilink
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 🏆@yiffit.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-28 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-squareJackGreenEarth@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 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-squareMachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 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.