Thread:Amikam.israel/@comment-5175866-20190506194707

Hi there- welcome to Bible Wiki. I am so glad you have participated in our ministry. I wanted to let you know I reverted your second edit (removing Yahwism as the religion) on the Joshua (Son of Nun) article and to explain why.

We are using "Yahwism " as a term to describe the worship of Yahweh, the one true God of the Bible by Joshua and other Israelites. The focus isn't as much on the religiosity as it is having a standardized term. You are exactly right- for the Israelites it was about obeying the statutes of God. Yahwism is a standard term, used especially in academia to describe the worship of God in contrast to Judaism.

Properly speaking, Judaism did not develop until the exile. The distinction between "Yahwism" and "Judaism" is that the Judaism added additional laws and texts (ie the Mishnah, the Talmud etc) surrounding the original laws God had laid out in the Pentateuch. Judaism has changed a lot since then and "Yahwism" isn't really praticed nowadways. We still worship the true God, Yahweh- but in a somewhat different manner than the Israelites (no sacrifices, the trinity, faith in Jesus Christ alone, worship from anywhere)

We aren't trying to use Yahwism to equate it as "just another religion" or an "ancient near eastern worship of the Levantine deity Yahweh". It is simply just a descriptive term to describe the religion or worship of Yahweh in Israel as prescribed in the Old Testament; that is distinct from Judaism and Christianity.

Let me know if you need any help on getting more involved in our ministry or how we can be a resource to you as you pursue God through an understanding of his word. In Christ, Superdadsuper, Sr. Content and Community Manager (Bible Wiki) 19:47, May 6, 2019 (UTC) 