Both Uses of
Judaism
in
The Idiot
- In fifteen years people will say, 'Look, that's Ivolgin, the king of the Jews!'†
Chpt 1.11 *Jews = people who believe in or identify with the culture of Judaism (the oldest of the three major monotheistic religions)
- "If you are to be a Jew," he said, "do it properly—squeeze people right and left, show some character; be the King of the Jews while you are about it."†
Chpt 4.1
Definition:
the oldest of the three major monotheistic religions -- having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud
The Christian Old Testament closely corresponds to the Hebrew (Jewish) Bible.