...Judaism comes from Jacob? Jacob had a brother named Esau and Esau had descendants called Edomites. The Greeks called them Idumeans and they played a major role in the first century establishing of Jerusalem. During the days of King David he forced the Edomites to convert to Judaism. In 1st...
I know that some Jews believe that the Torah and the Rabbinical writings are equally holy. What exactly are they? Is that the stuff contained within the Talmud? And is the Talmud just commentary on the Torah?