Judaism is a REACTION TO Christianity, not its source.
“My son, be careful to fulfill the words of the Sages even more than the words of the Torah…with respect to the words of the Sages, anyone who transgresses the words of the Sages is liable to receive the death penalty…”
-Eruvin 21b
“The [Babylonian Talmud] has formed the definitive statement of Judaism from the time of its closure (around 500 AD) to the present day.”
-Rabbi Jacob Neusner, The Sacred Chain: A History of the Jews, p. 112
“[The notion that Judaism is the religion of the Old Testament] is of course, a fallacious impression…[W]hoever would seek to compare the classic Jewish tradition with the biblical word of faith and life would find some startling contrasts. The Bible conceives of all Jewish worship as centered sanctuary in Jerusalem, where the service is to consist of animal sacrifices presided over by an order of hereditary functionaries, priests, and Levites. The Bible knows nothing of the synagogue, of prayer service, of the office of the rabbi, of a festival like Hannukah. Much of what exists in Judaism is absent in the Bible, and much of what is in the Bible cannot be found in Judaism.”
-Rabbi Ben Zion Bokser, Judaism and the Christian Predicament, p. 59
“witHout JUdaISm THerE wouLD Be No cHrISTianitY!”
-Philosemitic knuckleheads