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Jewish sources hold varied views, often affirming that the nations of the world share in the redemptive future (e.g. Zechariah's 'all nations' coming to worship; the Noahide framework) without becoming Jewish. Judaism is not universalizing; redemption is not imagined as everyone becoming Jewish.
Why people ask this
This corrects a common misunderstanding that redemption means everyone joins Judaism; the tradition is more plural.
Key terms
- Noahide laws
- A framework of obligations for non-Jews.
Jewish perspectives
- Traditional: the nations have a place in redemption through their own covenant (Noahide).
- Some sources: universal worship of God without conversion.
Scholarly & historical context
Prophetic and rabbinic sources imagine the nations sharing in redemption without erasing difference; the Noahide framework is a key expression.
What is agreed upon
Redemption is not the conversion of all humanity.
Where the disagreement begins
The precise status and role of the nations.
Practical consequences
See Jewish redemption as inclusive but not assimilating.
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