Conservative and described as "harsh" approach, decreeing capital punishment for the smallest crimes. Assumes that current religions are false, but part of the process of preparing mankind for the truth. Maimonides' writings are embedded within a more theologically contradictory halakhic grid. Maimonides' complex position is sometimes interprested as [[Judaism_and_Other_Religions#Exclusive Position|exclusivist]], [[Judaism_and_Other_Religions#Inclusive Position|inclusivist]] or [[Judaism_and_Other_Religions#Universalism/Pluralistic Position|pluralist]], centered on historical-mission.
===TosafistsHassidei Umot Ha-Olam===
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:''Main article [[:Category:Tosafists Approach|Tosafists ApproachHassidei Umot HaOlam]]''Liberal exclusivist approach based on compassion assumes that there is only one Noahide faith and attempts to define that faith in terms of traditions, customs and practice. Assumes that current religions are distorted Bnei Noach faiths. They postulate that the Christian Church was established by the [[Elijah Hakhamim]] such as [[Shimeon HaKalpas]] under the direction of the Sanhedrin to try and make believers out of the [[Notzrim]]. This approach is [[Judaism_and_Other_Religions#Inclusive Position|inclusivist]] & hierarchical and assumes that there are many Noahide faiths. This category includes the teachings of [[Rashi]], and the Ashkenzi Hassidim such ass Rabbi [[Judah ben Samuel of Regensburg|Yehuda HeHasid]], [[Rabbeinu Tam]], the [[Mahzor Vitri]] and more recently Rabbi [[Judah David Eisenstein]] and Rabbi [[Harvey Falk]].