What is Judeo-Christian?
[[Christianity]] started within [[Judaism]], and then became an independent religion. The [[Old Testament]], which is the first half of the Christian bible is based on the 24 books of the [[Hebrew Bible]]. Since about the 19th century, the term '''Judeo-Christian''' is used, to either describe this common heritage, or to show how Christianity developed from Judaism.<ref>Mack, Burton L. 1989. ''Who wrote the New Testament? The making of the Christian myth'', Prologue, p3. N.Y. Harper. ISBN 0-06-065518-6.</ref> The term ''[[Abrahamic religion|Abrahamic religions]]'' also includes other religions, for which [[Abraham]] was an important person, most notably [[Islam]]. At the time of Christ, Judaism was [[legal]] within the [[Roman Empire]], and Jews were permitted to worship their religion.<ref name=Neil>Neil, Stephen 1964. ''The interpretation of the New Testament 1861{{ndash}}1961'', p184. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0 19 283005 8</ref> Christians were not covered by this arrangement, yet they had in the first century [[AD|A.D]]. no [[Bible]]: the first book of the [[New Testament]] was not written until about 100 AD, though even that date this is not precisely known. It is deduced from its internal content. The other books were written even later.<ref name=Neil/> That is why in modern Bibles over half the content is from the Jewish tradition. The words 'Judæo Christian' first appeared in the 19th century as a word for Jewish converts to Christianity. Some Jewish writers objected, because they felt it was used to pretend there were no important differences between the two religions. It was used a lot in America during the [[Cold War]], to show that the country was united against [[Communism|communist]] [[atheism]]. It is still used sometimes in discussions about Western values and against [[Islam]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Goldman|first=Shalom|date=2011-02-15|title=What Do We Mean By ‘Judeo-Christian’?|url=https://religiondispatches.org/what-do-we-mean-by-judeo-christian/|access-date=2023-11-11|website=Religion