john89@lemmy.ca to History@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 hours 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-square27fedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down13
arrow-up141arrow-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 · 9 hours agomessage-square27fedilink
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️@yiffit.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-29 hours 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 hours 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-squareMachineFab812linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 hours 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.