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Theology

Original Sin

Jews do not believe in original sin as the western church defines as the Orthodox Churches don’t:

http://www.greatcom.org/resources/areadydefense/ch28/default.htm

Judaism holds no concept of original sin. According to Christian belief, all human beings are born into the world with a sinful nature because of the transgression of Adam (Romans 5:12-21). Judaism’s emphasis is not on original sin but original virtue and righteousness. Although Judaism acknowledges that man does commit acts of sin, there is not a sense of man being totally depraved or unworthy as is found in Christian theology.

(Thus the Jewish religion along with the ancient Orthodox Christian religion both do not see humankind as “totally depraved” as is found in Augustinian, Lutheran and Calvinist theologies in varying degrees.)

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