Since Judaism was the 1st Abrahamic Religion, why hasn't it conquered more...

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mmmAllanDmmm

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...new believers than Christianity? Especially in the very beginning, right after the collapse of Roman Empire (and Antique Greece Civilization), in Europe , and then in North America, Latin America,etc

I mean, why a religion that was born more than 3000 years before Christianity ( Christianity, 2010 years ago, and Judaism more than 5000 years ago), didn't spread as much as Christianity?
What is the reason?
 
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JohnMize

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Christianity was born of Judaism, after Jesus was born and was proclaimed the son of God, the mainstream Judaic clergy felt threatened and deemed him a heretic and convinced the Romans to have him crucified. After his death he was martyred and his teachings of love and tolerance became more popular and spread throughout the world, many non Christian religions revere Jesus as a Prophet and his teachings and parables are used as universal guidelines on how to treat your fellow man.
 
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Navi

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Judaism has never been the main religion of any conquering nations In history where nations have invaded and beaten others they have spread/imposed their religions. In another form isn't this what all the religious terrorism is about nowadays.
 
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ViquarS

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Because Judaism doesn't accept people that were not born into Judaism. A person Muslim or Christian cannot become a Jew like Christianity or Islam on the other hand welcomes everyone So, in Judaism, there is no concept of propagation. Jews believe that they are chosen people of God. Jews are by birth only not by converting or propagation. Christianity spreading in poor countries or in poor communities by offering money OR by financial support.
 
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Lincoln6

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Jews don't try to convert people with other religious beliefs. And the Crusades and Inquisition gave people a choice of becoming Christian are dying on the spot and now that's been replaced by people with bibles and pamphlets knocking on your door. it's ironic that 1500 different religions can't agree on God, but the one thing they agree on unanimously, is God asking for money.
 
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MrAnfieldAces

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because the old testament is a little too outdated and the new tesatment chronicles the life during and after Jesus life ?


Judaism , earliest forms practiced a entirely different form of judiasm that now exists.
 
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Brownynm

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I have never seen a Jew that wanted to convert me most I've met could care less about religion while on the other Christians are all about the "jesus can help you with any thing! Hell is graves!" bullshit lies.
 
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GinaDlove

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Because they never were interested in expanding their religion by converting someone. They simply prefered to people convert to judaism for their own reasons.
 
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Annsan_In_Him

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Judaism was never a prosyletising faith, though converts from the Gentiles have always been acceptable to them. The role of Israel, right from the start of its nation-hood at the foot of Mount Sinai, was to be a special people for God's possession, chosen by Him to be His witnesses. They were to testify to God's greatness by keeping God's holy commandments. They were to stand apart from the nations around them by maintaining God's holy standards. They were to be His covenant people.

Interestingly, God has promised from the time of Abraham on, that all nations would be blessed because of Abraham's faith. Christians believe that this happens by means of Jesus Christ, the promised Messiah, opening up the new covenant in His blood, to save sinners. Jesus commanded His followers to go out into the world, baptising and teaching, spreading the gospel. That's the difference.
 
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AisforAtheist

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Because they didn't have the head of the Roman Empire (constantine) behind them. He chose Chrisianity because it promised him "salvation" after death, when his pagan priests could not do so. And since he was guilty of all sorts of heinous crimes such as murdering his own wife and son.....he jumped on the christian bandwagon and spread it throughout the Empire. The rest is history.....
 
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martiansanta

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you are making a common mistake Judaism isn't the 1st Abrahamic Religion

the Jewish religion was born between 70AD and 200AD
around the time Christianity was born

they are both the successors of the monotheist Canaanite hebrew religion

the Jewish religion is as deferent from the Hebrew religion as it is deferent from Christianity

edit:yay so many thumbs down
they can hide the truth for ever
the old testament is as old as the new testament
 
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Eros

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Because Judaism doesn't accept people that were not born into judaism.They think that a person cannot become a jew but rather has to be born one.Christianity on the other hand welcomes everyone who believes in god and the preaches of Jesus Christ.
 
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JasonK

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We don't believe in "conquering new believers".

Judaism is not a proselytizing religion. We do not believe that Judaism is a necessary condition for spiritual fulfillment; it is an option for those who feel called to it.

We don't try to convert people because it doesn't matter.

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Eros, that is patently false. All sects of Judaism welcome sincere converts and treat them equally. I should know, I am a convert and my congregation does not view me as an outsider or lesser Jew.
 
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seekerofHolyGod

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because god wants all to unite under jesus as messiah both jew and gentile a like.


KJV: Romans Chapter 11

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For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.

[26] And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:

[27] For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.
 
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