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.
A [[The Noahide Oath#Jerusalem Court for Bnei Noah|recent ruling]] by the [[Jerusalem Court for Bnei Noah]] has ruled that it will not allow people from ==Christianity as a Christian background to take the [[The Noahide Pledge]] if they believe that Jesus was Messiah. However they state that this is based on procedural and not considerations of Jewish law. They state that another court may accept the Noahide pledge from such a person and it may be completely valid.Faith==
==The Talmud makes no clear reference to Jesus or Christianity as a Noahide Faith==.<ref>[http://www.angelfire.com/mt/talmud/jesus.html Historical Analysis: The Talmud neither disparaged nor even mentions Jesus]</ref> Various attempts to equate ''minim'' with early Christians are tenuous at best because there seems to be no relationship between the teachings of the minim and Christian teachings. Christianity is first discussed in detail in terms of Jewish law by the ''rishonim'' (Rabbis of the early medieval period (1250–1550))
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Harvey Falk, who is a contemporary orthodox Jew, in his book ''Jesus the Pharisee'' proposes that the spread of the Noahide laws may have been an important part of Jesus' intentions, as well as those of his early followers (see also [[Council of Jerusalem]]).
A [[The Noahide Oath#Jerusalem Court for Bnei Noah|recent ruling]] by the [[Jerusalem Court for Bnei Noah]] has ruled that it will not allow people from a Christian background to take the [[The Noahide Pledge]] if they believe that Jesus was Messiah. However they state that this is based on procedural and not halachic considerations. They state that another court may accept the Noahide pledge from such a person and it may be completely valid.
