Judaism Response Paper- Vivian

Judaism is just like any other religion in the world that is comprised of many characteristics a basic religion: a close relationship to God that is bonded by the Ten Commandments, a group of people being defined in Judaism, Torah as a guidance of the religion, myths about the origins of Judaism in the Jewish Bible, and rituals to follow in terms of dedication to God.
However, Judaism is simpler, or rather, more complicated than the other world religions. The Judaism is less complex because it is not evangelical, and only the descendants of Abraham or people with Jewish mothers. As a result, Judaism is less likely to be accessible to the non-Jews. This additional factor to this religion nonetheless has made Judaism more complicate because it seems like Judaism is just a practice of a certain ethnic group that allows the specific race of people to live by moral codes and practice some rituals to appreciate the God who lead them to the right path of life.
Moreover, the Jewish were the “chosen people” by God, whose words are so sacred that people must follow what God says, or else they would die. It seems to me that this certain group of people did not become what they have by their own will. Instead, they were destined to be Jewish and follow everything what God say so they would not suffer from this “mutual relationship.” If this is the case, I don’t agree that Judaism can exactly be defined as a religion, but more of a race that has specialized its own culture since the birth of the race. Besides, other than Torah, there are no other primary evidences that prove the existence of the myths written in the book.
On the other hand, since the descendants of Abraham have spread out through the world from Israel, Jewish in different places have developed into various kinds of rituals. In addition, some Jewish even do not practice the “religion;” they just have an additional title than just human, like any other race.