===== Points of Divergence : Jews and Judaism ===== Judaism is the religion of the Jews, an ethnoreligious group originating from the Hebrews of the ancient Middle East. Jews have had a great influence on the development of Western Civilization, and thus there are many points of departure to consider. See also [[offtopic:Israel]]. This page lists links to discussions about various potential points of divergence in the religion's history - some more plausible, some more far-fetched, but all of them interesting options for alternate developments of Judaism and its interaction with other religions and predominantly non-Judaic OTL cultures. ---- ==== Ancient PoDs ==== **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=84580|The Jews never leave Egypt]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=70373|Temple not destroyed]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=88913|Israel and Judah never deported]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=11612|Judaism becomes the religion of the Persian Empire]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=72602|Muhammad is Jewish]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=35937|Jews become seafaring pirates]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=306555|Challenge: Religiously Jewish Arabia (with a POD between January 1st, 303 and January 1st, 570 AD)]]** Know of any PODs or POD discussions ? Feel free to add them. ---- ==== Medieval PoDs ==== **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=306555|Challenge: Religiously Jewish Arabia (with a POD between January 1st, 303 and January 1st, 570 AD)]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=343325|World Religions without Islam]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/more-peaceful-co-existence-of-abrahamic-religions-in-iberia.153732/|More peaceful co-existence of Abrahamic religions in Iberia]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=56717|Could Jews have ruled their own cities in the Middle Ages ?]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=194629|A Jewish monarchy in Christian medieval Europe]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=55187|Could Jews have followed in the footsteps of the Crusaders and made their own holy order ?]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=71921|Vladimir I. converts to Judaism]]** **[[http://alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=71921&|Discussion on a Jewish Russia]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=123045|Plausibility check: Different relations between Catholicism and Judaism]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=22483|An AH challenge concerned with having a Jewish state in Spain]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/wi-the-jews-of-england-were-not-expelled.522740/|WI the Jews of England were not expelled?]]** Know of any PODs or POD discussions ? Feel free to add them. ---- ==== Early modern PODs ==== **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=95827|Challenge: A Jewish New World]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/wi-ahc-rise-of-sabbatianism.518776/|WI/Challenge: Rise of Sabbatianism]]** Know of any PODs or POD discussions ? Feel free to add them. ---- ==== Jews in East Asia ==== **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=24995| The possibilities of Jewish Mongols]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=18674| AH Challenge: Jewish Japan with several short timelines]]** Know of any PODs or POD discussions ? Feel free to add them. ---- ==== Jewish China ==== **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=67147|An in depth discussion with short timeline]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=18255|Jewish Manchuria]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=11545|Could China be majority Jewish by the present day?]]** Know of any PODs or POD discussions ? Feel free to add them. ---- ==== Modern Day PoDs ==== **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=36909|Jewish Australia ]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/wi-50-or-more-of-the-us-population-was-jewish.517115/|WI: 50% or more of the US population was Jewish?]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=34653|Would the Jews have moved to the American West?]]** Know of any PODs or POD discussions ? Feel free to add them. ---- ==== Various PODs ==== **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=54019|Largest possible monastic state ?]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/ahc-largest-possible-jewish-homeland-that-isnt-in-the-middle-east.520231/|Challenge: Largest possible Jewish homeland that isn't in the Middle East]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=348064|WI: A sexually promiscuous Judaism]]** Know of any PODs or POD discussions ? Feel free to add them. ---- ==== See Also ==== **[[offtopic:Israel]]** **[[pods:Israel|Israeli Points of Divergence]]** **[[alternate_history:Alternate Israels]]** **[[Christianity|Points of Divergence concerning Christianity]]** **[[Islam|Points of Divergence concerning Islam]]** **[[buddhism|Points of Divergence concerning Buddhism]]** **[[hinduism|Points of Divergence concerning Hinduism]]** **[[Various other religions|Points of Divergence concerning various other religions]]** **[[indigenous religions|Points of Divergence concerning indigenous religions]]** ---- ==== Navigation ==== **[[pods:religions|Religious PODs Main Directory]]** **[[pods:pods|Points of Divergence Main Directory]]**