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Proselyte, from the Koine Greek προσήλυτος/proselytos, is used in the Septuagint for "stranger", i.e. a "newcomer to Israel";[1] a "sojourner in the land",[2] and in the New Testament (Strong's G4339) for a convert to Judaism from Paganism. It is a translation of the Hebrew word גר/ger (Strong's H1616). For other uses, see Bible (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1993x1300, 432 KB) A Bible handwritten in Latin, on display in Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire, England. ... A biblical canon is a list of Biblical books which establishes the set of books which are considered to be authoritative as scripture by a particular Jewish or Christian community. ... The canonical list of the Books of the Bible differs among Jews, and Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox Christians, even though there is a great deal of overlap. ... For the musical collective, see Tanakh (band). ... 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Two kinds of proselyte in Judaism

There are two kinds of proselyte:

  1. Ger tzedek (righteous proselytes, proselytes of righteousness, religious proselyte, devout proselyte)
  2. Ger toshav (resident proselyte, proselytes of the gate, limited proselyte, half-proselyte)

A righteous proselyte[3] was a Gentile who had converted to Judaism, was bound to all the doctrines and precepts of the Jewish economy, and was considered a full member of the Jewish people. They were to be circumcised and immersed in a mikvah should they wish to eat of the Passover sacrifice. A gate proselyte[4] was a "resident alien" who lived in the Land of Israel and followed some of the customs. They were not required to be circumcised nor to comply with the whole of the Torah. They were bound only to conform to the so-called seven precepts of Noah, the Noahide Laws: do not worship idols, do not blaspheme God's name, do not murder, do not commit immoral sexual acts, do not steal, do not tear the limb from a living animal, and do not fail to establish courts of justice. Besides these laws, however, they were also required to abstain from work on the Sabbath, and to refrain from the use of leavened bread during the time of the Passover. Ger tzedek (Hebrew: righteous proselyte or proselyte [of] righteousness) or Ger (stranger or proselyte) is a gentile (i. ... Ger toshav (pl. ... The word gentile is an anglicised version of the Latin word gentilis, meaning of or belonging to a clan or tribe. ... This article is about Circumcision in the Bible. ... Mikvah (or mikveh) (Hebrew: מִקְוָה, Standard Tiberian  ; plural: mikvaot or mikvot) is a specially constructed pool of water used for total immersion in a purification ceremony within Judaism. ... This article is about the Jewish holiday. ... Satellite image of the Land of Israel in January 2003. ... Template:Jews and Jewdaism Template:The Holy Book Named TorRah The Torah () is the most valuable Holy Doctrine within Judaism,(and for muslims) revered as the first relenting Word of Ulllah, traditionally thought to have been revealed to Blessed Moosah, An Apostle of Ulllah. ... The Rainbow is the ancient symbol of the Noahide Movement reminiscing the seven coloured rainbow that appeared after the Great Flood of the Bible. ... The Adoration of the Golden Calf by Nicolas Poussin Idolatry is a major sin in the Abrahamic religions regarding image. ... For the black metal band, see Blasphemy (band). ... Fornication, or simple fornication, is a term which refers to consensual sexual intercourse between two persons not married to each other[1]. In contrast adultery is consensual sex where one or both of the partners are married to someone else. ... A young waif steals a pair of boots Stealing redirects here. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      The rule of law, in its most basic form, is the principle that no one is above the law. ... For other uses, see Sabbath. ... This article is about the Jewish holiday. ...


Proselytes in early Christianity

See also: Circumcision controversy in early Christianity

The "religious proselytes" spoken of in Early Christian writings were righteous proselytes, as distinguished from gate proselytes. There is some debate however as to whether proselytes known as Godfearers (Phobeomenoi)[5] and/or Worshippers (Sebomenoi)[6] - who were baptized but not circumcised - fit into the righteous or gate category. A dispute over this subject is recorded in the Council of Jerusalem, see also Circumcision in the Bible. The Early Christians is a term used to refer to the early followers of Jesus of Nazareth, before the emergence of established Christian orthodoxy. ... Note that the subject Godfearers has no direct bearing upon Marc Edmund Jones and the Sabian Assembly, about which more is to be found in the context of an article at [1]. This pre-script to this article on Godfearers has been written because a google-search read-out for... Baptism is a water purification ritual practiced in certain religions such as Christianity, Mandaeanism, Sikhism, and some historic sects of Judaism. ... This article is about the 1st century Council of Jerusalem in Christianity. ... This article is about Circumcision in the Bible. ...


History of the proselyte in Israel

Proselytes have had a place in Judaism from early times.[7] The Law of Moses made specific regulations regarding the admission into Israel's kehilla of such as were not born Israelites.[8] The Kenites, the Gibeonites, the Cherethites, and the Pelethites were thus admitted to levels of Israelite privileges. Thus also we hear of individual proselytes who rose to positions of prominence in the Kingdom of Israel, as of Doeg the Edomite, Uriah the Hittite, Araunah the Jebusite, Zelek the Ammonite, Ithmah and Ebedmelech the Ethiopians. In the time of Solomon there were 153,600 proselytes in the land of Israel[9] and the prophets speak of the time as coming when the proselytes shall share in all the privileges of Israel.[10] Accordingly, in New Testament times, we read of proselytes in the synagogues.[11] Torah, (תורה) is a Hebrew word meaning teaching, instruction, or especially law. It primarily refers to the first section of the Tanakh–the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, or the Five Books of Moses, but can also be used in the general sense to also include both the Written... A kehilla or kehillah (קהלה, Hebrew: community) is a Jewish community. ... The Kenites or Kainites (in Hebrew, Kainim) were a tribe of the ancient Levant, possibly a branch of the Midianite nation. ... The city of Gibeon in Canaan (about 6 miles north of the center of Jerusalem in the West Bank) was one of the four cities of the Hivites, which did not easily fall to the Hebrews. ... 10th century BCE: The Land of Israel, including the United Kingdom of Israel Commonwealth of Israel redirects here. ... Doeg, Chief herdsman to King Saul. ... Uriah the Hittite was a soldier in King David’s army mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. ... According to the Hebrew Bible the Jebusites (Hebrew יְבוּסִי, Standard Hebrew Yəvusi, Tiberian Hebrew Yəḇûsî) were a Canaänite tribe who inhabited the region around Jerusalem in pre-biblical times (second millennium BC). ... For the extinct mollusc see Ammonite. ... This article is about the Biblical character . ... A synagogue (from Greek synagoge place of assembly literally meeting, assembly,) is a Jewish house of prayer and study. ...


The name proselyte occurs in the New Testament only in Matthew and Acts.[12] The name by which they are commonly designated is that of "devout men", or men "fearing God", or "worshipping God", or "Godfearers". Note that the subject Godfearers has no direct bearing upon Marc Edmund Jones and the Sabian Assembly, about which more is to be found in the context of an article at [1]. This pre-script to this article on Godfearers has been written because a google-search read-out for...


On the historical meaning of the Greek word, in chapter 2 of Acts of Pilate (roughly dated from 150 to 400), Annas and Caiaphas define "proselyte" for Pilate: The Acts of Pilate (Latin Acta Pilati) is a book of the New Testament apocrypha. ... Annas (also Ananus), son of Seth, was a Jewish High Priest from AD 6 to 15 and remained an influential leader afterwards. ... Yhosef Bar Kayafa (Hebrew יְהוֹסֵף בַּר קַיָּפָא, ), also known as Caiaphas (Greek Καϊάφας) in the New Testament, was the Jewish high priest to whom Jesus was taken after his arrest in the garden of Gethsemane, and who played a part in Jesus trial before the Roman Governor, Pontius Pilate. ... Pontius Pilate (Latin Pontius Pilatus) was the governor of the small Roman province of Judea from 26 until 36? AD although Tacitus believed him to be the procurator of that province. ...

"And Pilate, summoning the Jews, says to them: You know that my wife is a worshipper of God, and prefers to adhere to the Jewish religion along with you. ... Annas and Caiaphas say to Pilate: All the multitude of us cry out that he [Jesus] was born of fornication, and are not believed; these [who disagree] are proselytes, and his disciples. And Pilate, calling Annas and Caiaphas, says to them: What are proselytes? They say to him: They are by birth children of the Greeks, and have now become Jews" - Roberts Translation [1]

In the citation we can also see that Pilate's wife is a gate proselyte. Though drawn to the Jewish religion, she could never become a Jewess as long as she was married to a gentile uninterested in adhering to Judaism.


Rules for proselytes in the Torah

The Torah lists several rules that proselytes (גר/ger,Strong's H1616) must follow. These precepts and their interpretation in the Talmud form the basis for any rules regarding converts to Judaism. Template:Jews and Jewdaism Template:The Holy Book Named TorRah The Torah () is the most valuable Holy Doctrine within Judaism,(and for muslims) revered as the first relenting Word of Ulllah, traditionally thought to have been revealed to Blessed Moosah, An Apostle of Ulllah. ... The Talmud (Hebrew: ) is a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, customs, and history. ... Conversion to Judaism (Hebrew גיור, giur, conversion) is the religious conversion of a previously non-Jewish person to the Jewish religion and to the Jewish people. ...

  • partake in Yom Kippur (Lev 16:29)
  • not possess Chametz during Pesach (Ex 12:19)
  • celebrate the Feast of Weeks (Deut 16:11)
  • celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles (Deut 16:13-14) and stand at the Day of Assembly of the Sabbatical Feast of Tabernacles (Deut 31:9-13)
  • not follow after any Nochri gods & their abominations (Idolatry) (Deut 29:09-30:20)
  • not worship Molech (Lev 20:2) nor practice any of the abominations of the Egyptians & Canaanites (depravity) (Lev 18:3-26, see also Leviticus 18)
  • not blaspheme (Lev 24:16, Num 15:30-31),
  • may be donated carrion to eat if in need, but must observe ritual after eating carrion or treif to escape sin (Lev 17:15; Deut 14:21)
  • not engage in bloodshed (Lev 24:17-22) but Proselytes of the gates & the settlers among them guilty of accidental manslaughter may flee to any of the six cities of refuge (Num 35:15)
  • not steal by not making compensation for damages (Lev 24:18-22)
  • not if also settlers steal rights by not following the laws on contracting Jews (Lev 25:47-55)
  • not steal by eating the Paschal Feast Offering if also a settler (Ex 12:45) or if not without accepting circumcision as compensation if he does (Ex 12:48) there being one law for all in this regard (Ex 12:49; Num 9:14)
  • not steal God's compensation for sins by consuming blood and must remember also to drain & bury the blood of any edible game ever caught (Lev 17:10-14),
  • not steal God's due by not offering the first fruits after immigration (Deut 26:1-11)
  • not steal from Aaron if anyone of the Proselytes of the gates would burn an offering by not bringing it to the tent of meeting to offer. (Lev 17:8) but shall bring any free-will, vow, or sin offerings to the Aaronites to make atonement on the altar (Lev 22:18-25; Num 15:22-29) and shall follow the same rules as the kehillat of Israel with regards to them. (Num 15:14-16)
  • have the right to a just hearing of cases before the Shoftim (Deut 1:16; 24:17; 27:19)
  • have the right to be chosen to carry the red heifer ashes for a water of sprinkling, but must wash his clothes and declare himself unclean until evening (Num 19:10)
  • have the right to loving unopressive treatment from Jews especially if a poor or needy hired help (Ex 22:21; 23:9; Lev 19:33-34; Deut 10:18-19; 24:14)
  • have the right to exemption from being charged interest by Jews (Lev 25:36-37)
  • have the right if also settlers to have their children contracted to a Jew for life (Lev 25:45)
  • have the right as Israel's brethren (Exod 12:19, Lev 10:6) not to be ruled over with rigour if under contract to a Jew (Lev 25:46)
  • have the right to enjoy rest on the Sabbath (Deut 5:13-14; Ex 20:9-10; 23:12)
  • have the right if also settlers to eat of Jews' statutorily unharvested Sabbatical year produce (Lev 25:6)
  • have the right to field corners & purposefully ungleaned & forgotten harvest & fallen fruit in Jews' fields (Deut 24:19-21; Lev 19:9-10; 23:22)
  • have along with the Levites, Asuphim & widows the right to in the Shaari (Beth Din) feast of Israel's tithe in the end of every third year (Deut 14:29; 26:12-13)
  • have the right to replace the unfaithful (Deut 28:43)

Yom Kippur (Hebrew:יוֹם כִּפּוּר , IPA: ), also known in English as the Day of Atonement, is the most solemn of the Jewish holidays. ... Chametz or Chometz (חמץ) is the Hebrew term for leavened bread. The word is used generally in regard to the Jewish holiday of Passover. ... Passover, also known as Pesach or Pesah (פסח pesaḥ), is a Jewish holiday (lasting seven days in Israel and among some liberal Diaspora Jews, and eight days among other Diaspora Jews) that commemorates the exodus and freedom of the Israelites from Egypt; it is also observed by some Christians to... Shavuot (Hebrew שבועות), ([seven] weeks) (pronounced: shah-voo-OH-t) is one of the three Biblical pilgrimage festivals; it is a major Jewish holiday; it is also known as the Feast of Weeks. ... Sukkot (סוכות or סֻכּוֹת sukkōt, booths) or Succoth is an 8-day Biblical pilgrimage festival, also known as the Feast of Booths, the Feast of Tabernacles, or Tabernacles. ... The word Gentile has several meanings. ... Moloch or Molech or Molekh representing Hebrew מלך mlk is either the name of a god or the name of a particular kind of sacrifice associated historically with Phoenician and related cultures in north Africa and the Levant. ... This article is about the land called Canaan. ... Leviticus 18 is a chapter of the Biblical book of Leviticus. ... Blasphemy is the defamation of the name of God or the gods, and by extension any display of gross irreverence towards any person or thing deemed worthy of exalted esteem. ... It has been suggested that Kosher foods be merged into this article or section. ... The Cities of Refuge were six Biblical towns in Israel that offered asylum to someone who had unintentionally slain another. ... In the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches, the cycle of the moveable feast is built around Pascha, or Easter. ... The Adoration of the Golden Calf by Nicolas Poussin Aaron (Hebrew: , Standard  Tiberian ), or Aaron the Levite (flourished about 1200 B.C.), was, according to biblical accounts, one of two brothers who play a unique part in the history of the Hebrew people. ... A kehilla or kehillah (קהלה, Hebrew: community) is a Jewish community. ... Shoftim, Shoftim, or Shofetim (שופטים), Hebrew for “judges,” may mean: The plural of Shofet, judge Sefer Shoftim (ספר שופטים), the Hebrew name for the Book of Judges Shoftim (parsha) (פרשה שופטים), the 48th weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the fifth in the book of Deuteronomy The... For other uses, see Sabbath. ... In the Jewish tradition, a Levite (לוי Attached, Standard Hebrew Levi, Tiberian Hebrew Lēwî) is a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi. ... A beth din (בית דין, Hebrew: house of judgment, plural battei din) is a rabbinical court of Judaism. ...

References

  1. ^ 1 Chronicles 22:2
  2. ^ Exodus 12:48; 20:10; 22:21
  3. ^ Acts 13:43
  4. ^ Exodus 20:9-10, Deut 5:13-14, 14:20-29, 16:10-14, 24:13-14, 26:11-12, 31:11-12
  5. ^ Luke 1:50,18:2-4; Acts 10:2,10:22,10:35,13:16,13:26; 1 Pet 2:17; Rev 14:7, 19:5
  6. ^ Acts 13:43,13:50,16:14,17:4,17:17,18:7; Josephus Ant. 14.7.2
  7. ^ Isaiah 56:3; Nehemiah 10:28; Esther 8:17)
  8. ^ Exodus 20:10; 23:12; 12:19; 12:48; Deuteronomy 5:14; 16:11-14, etc.
  9. ^ 1 Chronicles 22:2; 2 Chronicles 2:17-18
  10. ^ Ezekiel 47:22; Isaiah 2:2; 11:10; 56:3-6; Micah 4:1
  11. ^ Acts 10:2-7; 13:42-50; 17:4; 18:7; Luke 7:5
  12. ^ Matthew 23:15; Acts 2:10; 6:4; 13:43

See also

Anusim (Hebrew, forced ones) is a term describing unwilling converts from Judaism to another religion. ... The Rainbow is the ancient symbol of the Noahide Movement reminiscing the seven coloured rainbow that appeared after the Great Flood of the Bible. ... Bnei Noah or Children of Noah is an ancient concept in Jewish Tradition. ... This T and O map, which abstracts that societys known world to a cross inscribed within an orb, remakes geography in the service of Christian iconography and identifies the three known continents as populated by descendents of Shem (Sem), Ham (Cham) and Japheth (Iafeth) The Table of Nations is...

External links

  • BeJewish.org
  • Catholic Encyclopedia: Proselyte
  • Jewish Encyclopedia: Proselyte
  • AskNoah.org - United Noahide Academies
  • Jewish Encyclopedia: Noachian Laws
  • Noahide.org - Institute of Noahide Law
  • HaMikdash.com - The Responsibilities of the Gentiles
  • BneiNoach.org - Noachide Resource Center
  • Noachide.org.uk - Bnai Noach in the UK
  • Free Online Book: 'The Path of the Righteous Gentile'
  • The Proselyte (Psychedelic Metal from Boston, MA)
  • Gentiles and Circumcision
  • Proselyte in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica
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