The inroads into Judaism gave rise to Hellenistic Judaism in the Jewish diaspora which sought to establish a Hebraic-Jewish religious tradition within the culture and language of Hellenism. Hellenistic culture had a profound impact on the customs and practices of Jews, both in the Land of Israel and in the Diaspora. Main articles: Second Temple Judaism and Hellenistic JudaismĬhristianity arose in the syncretistic Hellenistic world of the first century CE, which was dominated by Roman law and Greek culture. It is also a term used for Jews who converted to Christianity but kept their Jewish heritage and traditions. The term "Jewish Christian" appears in historical texts contrasting Christians of Jewish origin with gentile Christians, both in discussion of the New Testament church and the second and following centuries. The earliest recorded use of the term "Christianity" (Greek: Χριστιανισμός) was by Ignatius of Antioch, in around 100 AD. the Jewish followers of Jesus) referred to themselves as followers of "The Way" ( ἡ ὁδός - hė hodós), probably coming from Isaiah 40:3, "prepare the way of the Lord." According to Acts 11:26, the term "Christian" ( Greek: Χριστιανός) was first used in reference to Jesus's disciples in the city of Antioch, meaning "followers of Christ", by the non-Jewish inhabitants of Antioch. 6.2 Surviving Byzantine and 'Syriac' communities in the Middle EastĮarly Jewish Christians (i.e.5.6 Growing anti-Jewish sentiment in Christian writings.5.4 Controversies over Passover and the Eucharist.5.3 First Jewish–Roman War and the destruction of the Temple.5.1 Emergence as separate religious communities.5 Split of early Christianity and Judaism.While the First Jewish–Roman War and the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE were main events, the separation was a long-term process, in which the boundaries were not clear-cut. The split of Christianity and Judaism took place during the first centuries CE. Jewish–Christian gospels have been lost except for fragments, so there is considerable uncertainty as to the scriptures used by this group. Jewish Christians drifted apart from mainstream Judaism, eventually becoming a minority strand which had mostly disappeared by the fifth century, and did not emerge again until the twentieth century. Some modern scholars have suggested the designations "Jewish believers in Jesus" or "Jewish followers of Jesus" as better reflecting the original context. Many see the term Jewish Christians as anachronistic given that there is no consensus on the date of the birth of Christianity. Modern scholarship is engaged in an ongoing debate as to the proper designation for Jesus' first followers. Christianity started with Jewish eschatological expectations, and it developed into the worship of a deified Jesus after his earthly ministry, his crucifixion, and the post-crucifixion experiences of his followers. Jewish Christianity is the foundation of Early Christianity, which later developed into Christianity. The name may derive from the city of Nazareth, or from prophecies in Isaiah and elsewhere where the verb occurs as a descriptive plural noun, or from both. The Nazarene Jews integrated the belief of Jesus as the prophesied Messiah and his teachings into the Jewish faith, including the observance of the Jewish law. Jewish Christians ( Hebrew: יהודים נוצרים, romanized: yehudim notzrim) were the followers of a Jewish religious sect that emerged in Judea during the late Second Temple period (first century AD).