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Originally Posted by Gwaihir [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Technically, it's not really about keeping one "Culturally Jewish" because first you have to define "Jewishness" which isn't a monolith.

No one is going to argue that Essenes weren't "Jews" because all of the documentation outlining the cultural identity of the Essenes defines them as "Jewish", yet, the ideological disposition of the Essenes, is inherently different than that of the Pharisees (Levitical Priests), which, again, was entirely different than the ideological disposition of the Saducees (the agnostic branch of their Judicial system, which didn't believe in the metaphysical at all).

So, one cannot simply say "Jewishness" is a monolithic cultural construct, as what defines "Jewishness" to the outside observer varies based on which subdivision one looks at.

Its extremely easy to define what a Judean is:

Ju·dae·an
/jo͞oˈdēən,jo͞oˈdāən/
adjective
relating to or characteristic of Judaea, the southern part of ancient Palestine, or its inhabitants.

its in the torah dude, what to pray to, what to eat, how to dress, how to act, how to be a citizen of judeah, its all in the 613 comandments in the torah, you think that is all fake?

read the 10 comandments outloud, 5 are for morality, 5 are for governence. Laws you follow today in your respective countries, they all have those same laws. becaus that's what they are, laws of a goverment. 613 laws of judeah, 10 commandments, your constitution, the bill of rights, it is all. the. same.