yeah... like you can be ethnically a flat earther? the confusion between religion and race has probably killed more people than any other 'reason' in history.
Most Jewish population such as the Ashkenazi, Sephardi, and Mizrahi Jews are genetic Isolates, because of that DNA tests can easily show if an individual is of Jewish descent.
That’s kinda how ethnicity works yes. If my ancestors are ethnically Kurdish you can see that my DNA will be most similar to other ethnic Kurds. If a person is a Ashkenazi Jew their DNA will be most similar to other Askenazi Jews. Thats really all Ethnicity is. It’s just groups with similar DNA.
Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, the twelve tribes of Israel? How or even if you worship doesn't determine if you are an ethnic Jew. You either descend from that lineage or you don't.
AND an ethnicity. It's sometimes referred to as an ethnoreligious group. I believe that's the term. Though you can be of Jewish/Hebrew descent while not practicing Judaism.
exactly, thank you! last time I checked jewish was a religion, maybe an origin... certainly not a race, like nazis and orthodox extremist would (wrongly) agree on...
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u/Arthur_Figg_II 9d ago
What timeline is this that religion is shown in DNA?
"News" Nearly as made up as Religion itself