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Originally Posted by 7luminaries
I've never heard anyone refer to themselves as Hebrew and it would likely weird or even offensive to most. Hebrew is a modern language (and also an ancient biblical term for the people of that era).
Maybe your friend means he considers himself culturally or ethnically Jewish (a Jew) but does not practice or affiliate with some, most, or any of the religious tradition ( Judaism). That would apply to some degree to many other folks, too.
Maybe the confusion or conflation of these terms is a part of it, as well?
Peace & blessings 
7L |
My friend definitely considers his religion to be Hebrew. I did some research on it and found out that Hebrew is an ancient religion, it is also a language, and a culture. Below are some links to websites regarding this. In my friends words, "Judaism grew out of the Hebrew religion." Like I said, those are not my words, but my research does seem to support that what was once called the Hebrew religion today is called Judaism. (See links below)
https://bigsiteofhistory.com/hebrew-...civilizations/
http://www.differencebetween.net/mis...sh-and-hebrew/
https://study.com/academy/lesson/the...r-beliefs.html
https://www.biblicaltraining.org/lib...ligion-hebrews