Judeo-Christian
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
"What we think of as Western thought today is generally defined as Greco-Roman and Judeo-Christian culture, the Renaissance, the Enlightenment and colonialism."--Sholem Stein "Judeo-Christian (or Judaeo-Christian, sometimes written as Judæo-Christian) is a term used to describe the body of concepts and values which are thought to be held in common by Judaism and adapted by Christianity, and typically considered (sometimes along with classical Greco-Roman civilization) a fundamental basis for Western legal codes and moral values. In particular, the term refers to the common Old Testament/Tanakh (which is a basis of both moral traditions, including particularly the Ten Commandments); and implies a common set of values present in the modern Western World. The term has been criticized by some for suggesting more commonality than may actually exist." --Sholem Stein |
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See also
- Abrahamites
- British Israelism
- Israel–United States relations
- Judeo-Christian ethics
- Judeo-Christian-Islamic
- Law and Gospel
- Western culture
Related terms
- Abrahamic religions – an umbrella term used to refer to the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam as well as sometimes indicating smaller, related religions such as Bahá'í Faith and Samaritans
- Christo-Islamic – term used to refer to common elements in Christianity and Islam
- Judeo-Christo-Islamic – a term used to describe common elements in Judaism, Christianity and Islam; this is normally called Abrahamic
- Judeo-Islamic – term used to refer to the common cultural elements and backgrounds of Islam and Judaism