Prodigal Sisters - The Wiki

Hi my name is Jessica Blanford and I am a junior at Mars Hill College, who is crazy enough to double major in Religion/Philosophy and History. I have a passion for studying world religions and of course their interesting history. I find the Prodigal Sisters of Christianity and Judaism quite interesting not only because of their similiarities, but more so for their differences. Afterall, its the differences that are the most important, right? Hope you enjoy studying this stuff as much as we do and continue to do.

Questions I am interested in:

Differences between Jewish writings such as the Mishnah, Talmud and Torah ? and how they are related. Also, what is the viewed order of importance between these writings?
What is the Tosefta and how is it used in the Jewish religion?
What were some of the major effects of the Maccabean Revolt?
Where did anti-semitism first appear and what sorts of actions were taken and by whom?
Alexandria as first a Jewish community and then later a Christian community.
What is Baruch Literature ??
Who is Aphratat ? and what did he do?
What caused the split of Judaism and Christianity and when/where did this first take place?
What is Judaizing?