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-squareDagwood222@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·8 hours agoOne thing no one mentioned yet. Christianity really spread once it became Rome’s state religion, and Islam was always about expanding. Once the Jews got kicked out of their homeland they were stateless people. Pretty hard to go against local religion when you’re a guest with no army.
One thing no one mentioned yet.
Christianity really spread once it became Rome’s state religion, and Islam was always about expanding.
Once the Jews got kicked out of their homeland they were stateless people. Pretty hard to go against local religion when you’re a guest with no army.