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This page groups denominations by the era in which they broke away or formed. Wikipedia notes that Protestantism "separated from the Catholic Church in the 16th-century Protestant Reformation." Browsing by origin era lets a visitor see which denominations are centuries old and which split off only recently.

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The movements of modern Judaism, which differ over the binding authority of halakhah, the place of critical scholarship and the accommodation of modern life, together with the older streams they grew out of. All are continuous with rabbinic Judaism and its texts. 2
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Denominational division in Judaism is modern: the movements took shape in nineteenth-century central Europe in response to emancipation. The older streams grouped here, Karaite and Hasidic, are divisions of a different kind. 2
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The movements of Judaism

This group gathers the main movements of Judaism, particularly as they developed in the modern period in response to emancipation and modernity. Judaism is both a religion and a people, and its denominations differ mainly over the authority and interpretation of Jewish law (halakha).

The browser will find Orthodox Judaism (including its Haredi and Modern Orthodox forms and the Hasidic movements), Conservative (Masorti) Judaism, Reform Judaism, and smaller and older streams. The atlas describes each movement's stance on law, tradition and change without privileging any as normative.

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1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Tree
2. Encyclopaedia Judaica, 2nd edition
Michael Berenbaum and Fred Skolnik (eds.), Macmillan Reference USA, 2007View the Source
Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptions
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