What does the Torah have to do with Christianity?

Christians accept the Written Torah and other books of the Hebrew Bible (alternatively called Old Testament) as Scripture, although they generally give readings from the Koine Greek Septuagint translation instead of the Biblical Hebrew/Biblical Aramaic Masoretic Text.

Was Jesus a rabbi explain your answer?

Jesus was a Galilean Jew, who was baptized by John the Baptist and began his own ministry. His teachings were initially conserved by oral transmission and he himself was often referred to as “rabbi”….

What does the word rabbi literally mean?

my master
rabbi, (Hebrew: “my teacher” or “my master”) in Judaism, a person qualified by academic studies of the Hebrew Bible and the Talmud to act as spiritual leader and religious teacher of a Jewish community or congregation.

How do Jehovah’s Witnesses stay politically neutral?

Jehovah’s Witnesses try to remain politically neutral. They don’t believe in serving in politics or in the military, mainly as another way for them to distance themselves from the culture. Instead, they emphasize citizenship in God’s heavenly kingdom.

Do Jehovah’s Witnesses use other translations of the Bible?

“The New World Translation of the Bible is Jehovah’s Witnesses own translation, no other religious group uses this Bible and Jehovah’s Witnesses make very little use of other Bibles. The translators of The New World Translation were: Nathan Knorr, Albert Schroeder, George Gangas, Fred Franz, M. Henschel.”

Where did the Jehovah’s Witnesses come from?

The Jehovah’s Witnesses movement came out of the Bible Student movement, which was also founded by Taze. When Taze began disputing some of the traditional views within Christianity, the Jehovah’s Witnesses were born.