Editing Jewish identity (section)

==A cultural/ancestral concept==
Jewish identity can be [[cultural]], religious, or through ancestry.<ref>[[Lawrence Schiffman]], ''Understanding Second Temple and Rabbinic Judaism''. [[KTAV Publishing House]], 2003. p. 3.</ref> There are religious, cultural, and ancestral components to Jewish identity due to its fundamental non-proselytizing nature, as opposed to Christian or Muslim identity which are both "universal" religions in that they ascribe to the notion that their faith is meant to be [[missionary|spread]] throughout all of humanity, regardless of nationality.<ref>Galatians 6:11, Romans 16:22, Colossians 4:18, 2 Thessalonians 3:17</ref> However, Jewish identity is firmly intertwined with Jewish ancestry dating back to the historical [[Kingdom of Israel (United Monarchy)|Kingdom of Israel]], which was largely depopulated by the Roman Empire c. first century CE{{citationneeded|date=January 2025}}, leading to what is known as today as the [[Jewish Diaspora]].