Within [[Judaism]] it is a matter of debate whether all Christians should be considered Noahides.
While Christianity appears to conform to six of the seven Noahide laws, an informal comparison of the [[Nicene Creed#The Nicene Creed, A Noahide Review|Nicene Creed and Noahide Law]] reveals that three major theological teachings may involve a violation of the Noahide prohibition against idolatry.
*Equating Jesus with G-d
*Equating the Holy Spirit with G-d
However, these theological issues do not fit the classical [[Noahide Law on Idolatry|Jewish definition of idolatry]]. This has caused disagreement among rabbinic authorities on the question of the permissibility of Christianity for non-Jews. (All authorities forbid Christianity for Jews).
Another consideration is would be even if Christians were considered at least partially observant Noahides, another issue would be whether Christians are considered [[Chasidei Umos HaOlam]] or [[Chochmei Umos HaOlam]]. The former are considered to have a share in the world to come because they recognize [[Noahide Law]] as being revealed through mosaic tradition, the latter are not considered to have a share in the world to come because they follow [[Noahide Law]] based on intellectual expediency.<ref>Maimonides in the Laws of Kings 8:11</ref>
In summary, classical idolatry has been clearly defined by Jewish Law. Christianity, however, has been defined as something less. The problem is defining how much less, and for what purposes.
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