The Old Testament clearly shows that the Israelites were God's "chosen" people and, although many events show the destruction of other civilizations, conversion was certainly acceptable in the thought of the Old Testament. Judaism is not a religion of conversion, but it is not opposed to welcoming those who obey the laws of tradition and worship Yahweh. The attitude of the Bible is that the Israelites had committed many sins, but they would always be forgiven by God. This is evident in Isaiah 4:1 which states, “Israel needs to be comforted and will receive more from God” (NIV Isaiah 40:1). While Judaism, doctrines, and texts have seen many moments of violence, there have also been peaceful resolutions to many stories, and within the laws of the Jews, even when it came to people external to traction. While some Jewish laws called for the elimination of evil, which could refer to those who worshiped idols or held power over tribal people, there were also ways of dealing with these issues that required peace on the part people considered "Chosen" by God. Judaic law and violence often depended on who applied the law and how it was interpreted. There was still a tradition allowing for interpretation and prophecy in the Old Testament The Old Testament adopted by Christians is not called that by the Jewish people. The Tenakh and the first five scrolls, which constitute the Pentateuch, were studied by the holy men of the Jewish tradition, and their interpretation was always revised. There are also other books that relate the events of the Jewish tribes, the Apocrypha, which will not be considered for the purposes of this article. However, this is a collection of stories that highlight. ...... middle of paper ...... to join them, like Ruth, they were also not involved in the destruction of what they considered to be outside their own ways. They simply chose to remain separatists. To this day, Jews are part of the diaspora, and some remain "Orthodox" while others are Reform. There is assimilation, and they have always faced it. As was the case thousands of years ago, things haven't changed much. Jewish law is not a law of destruction or conversion, but of sticking to one's own ways and insisting that no one object. As the "chosen" people of their God, they believe it is their right to maintain what they view as divine providence, as well as the promised lands and ways. References. Works Cited The Bible, New International Version .Rubenstein, R. (1992) After Auschwitz: History, Theology and Contemporary Judaism, JohnsHopkins Jewish Studies. 2nd edition.