See Home Page SevenColorsMinistry@gmail.com Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni’s article, “Noah Walked with God: Jewish Universalism,” translated by Father Murray Watson, introduces Noahidism to Christians as a universal ethical framework, emphasizing its role in Jewish theology. Di Segni portrays Noah as a righteous but ordinary figure whose survival after the Flood makes all humanity “Noahides” (¶2). He outlines the Seven Noahide Laws—prohibitions against idolatry, blasphemy, murder, theft, sexual immorality, cruelty to animals, and the establishment of courts—asserting that Gentiles can achieve salvation by following these laws, paralleling Jewish salvation through the Torah (¶3–4). He acknowledges Jewish debates over whether Christian Trinitarianism is monotheistic, suggesting some rabbis allow it for non-Jews, but stricter views may exclude Christians from salvation (¶5). Di Segni proposes “parallel salvation,” where Jews and Christians recognize each other’s paths, or a “politic...
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