If Christianity & Judaism originated from the same religion-Judaism,why...

[TomeU]

...are there numerous dietary restriction? s for Judaism but not Christianity? Nowhere in the old and new testaments did it mention that some non-kosher foods like pork and shellfish are not to be consumed, so why is it forbidden in Judaism?

After all both religions believe in the same god, but different messiahs, so if god had instructed Jews not to consume non-kosher food, why did god not instruct the Christians to do so too?

 

[Amberlyn1]

That is a good question. I think it is possible that each heard what they wanted to hear. Each man has different knowledge, so they heard their own voice and called it God. That doesn't mean that there is no God, it just means that God says different things to different people, BUT SOME PEOPLE think it is the ABSOLUTE TRUTH and therefore, they think it should be true for EVERYONE else. Then they end up creating a religion out of it. Then we are supposed to follow the religion of that ONE PERSON , when it is quite possible I could hear a Voice too, but it would NOT say the same thing to me, as it did him, because everyone is different.

 

[shirleykins]

Leviticus 11 explains which foods are not to be eaten by Jews. Some Christians like Seventh-day Adventists carry on those preferences because the health benefits are so many and God obviously wants the best for us. The God of the Hebrews did not try to give them a science course in the desert, He just gave them a list which has proven to be very effective towards disease prevention and long life.

 

[HannesA]

Kosher law is under the old testament. We as Christians are no longer under the law.
We are under the Blood of Jesus. Jesus died for our sins. We don`t have to work our way to heaven anymore. God gives it to us by grace.

Be Blessed

 

[belithery]

The dietary law forbids the eating of pork, seafood and other animals such as bear, rabbit, owl etc.. These restrictions ARE still in place, and anyone saying otherwise is abusing Scripture, and taking as truth what they were told it says or means. Jesus came to pay penalty for our sins, not to obliterate the Law. People quoting passages such as Colossians 2:16 need to read more than 10 words to seek justification of what they are quoting, as this verse supports dietary law, not abolish it. The same as Peter's vision of the unclean animals lowered on a sheet, this entire chapter is talking about the preaching of the gospel to the Gentiles ( whom the Jews of that time considered unclean ) and had nothing to do with diet. A little study of the word of God confirms in both OT and NT that these laws remain.

 

[AmbivalentLAUreate]

But it does say this in what you call "The Old Testament" at least in its original Hebrew version, and I'm sure your translations can't have totally expunged all the references.

To quote from the website http://www.jewfaq.org/kashrut.htm (where you can also read much more about the whole subject):
" Of the "beasts of the earth" (which basically refers to land mammals with the exception of swarming rodents), you may eat any animal that has cloven hooves and chews its cud. Lev. 11:3; Deut. 14:6. Any land mammal that does not have both of these qualities is forbidden. The Torah specifies that the camel, the rock badger, the hare and the pig are not kosher because each lacks one of these two qualifications. Cattle, sheep, goats, deer and bison are kosher.

Of the things that are in the waters, you may eat anything that has fins and scales. Lev. 11:9; Deut. 14:9. Thus, shellfish such as lobsters, oysters, shrimp, clams and crabs are all forbidden. Fish like tuna, carp, salmon and herring are all permitted.

For birds, the criteria is less clear. The Torah provides a list of forbidden birds (Lev. 11:13-19; Deut. 14:11-18), but does not specify why these particular birds are forbidden. All of the birds on the list are birds of prey or scavengers, thus the rabbis inferred that this was the basis for the distinction. Other birds are permitted, such as chicken, geese, ducks and turkeys. However, some people avoid turkey, because it is was unknown at the time of the giving of the Torah, leaving room for doubt.

Of the "winged swarming things" (winged insects), a few are specifically permitted (Lev. 11:22), but the Sages are no longer certain which ones they are, so all have been forbidden. There are communities that have a tradition about what species are permitted, and in those communities some insects are eaten.

Rodents, reptiles, amphibians, and insects (except as mentioned above) are all forbidden. Lev. 11:29-30, 42-43. "

So I suggest you take another look at your bible and see that all these things are stated clearly.

By the way, it's not exactly a case of different messiahs (though certainly that's true) - the real issue is totally different CONCEPTS of what a messiah is.

 

[jcmmanuel]

It's because Jesus 'internalized' the law, made it a very personal thing, a way of life in the most direct sense of the word. But still, those dietary laws made sense, they all had a particular meaning, something to contemplate, etc.

 

[Frizby]

If you take a second look in the Bible and digest it as you should you'll find that the dietary restrictions written in the old testament still applies to the new testament..

You must have missed this when you read through the scriptures..

 

[Shane]

i don't know exactly. but Christ says that it isn't what does into your body that makes you unclean, but what comes out.

i have wondered this myself, because in genesis it says that vegetables should be used as meat

(the edible part of anything, as a fruit or nut: Crack the walnuts and remove the meats. ) from the dictionary

so i think god started off wanting us to only eat vegetables, but man wasn't satisfied and maybe things got changed, but it is all besides the point.

the 10 commandments are more important than what you eat

once you get those down, then start worrying about the physical things of the religion

 

[liwmld]

the OT Law says do not eat pork or shellfish. in the book of Acts, Jesus came to Peter in a vision and told Him it's okay to eat these things, for we are no longer bound by the Law.

 

[Yodasm]

God was like, you can't eat pigs and shrimp you sinful people.

Then he sent his son to teh earth.

Then people nailed him to a tree.

Then God said, OK, I take it back. Go ahead and eat those things.

 

[MreDale]

The Bible does not condone the eating of Pork and shell fish or scavengers of any type.

The Vision given to Peter was for him to call Any Man unclean. He even says that he understood the vision and that's what God was telling him. He never did eat of any of those foods in the "vision" - he refused them every time!

Act 10:19 While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.

Act 10:28 And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; BUT GOD HATH SHEWED ME THAT I SHOULD NOT CALL ANY MAN COMMON OR UNCLEAN. (!!!!!!!)