Origins of Rabbinic Judaism considered the Jews a most "philosophical" people because of their belief in a god that cannot be represented visually), and growing Jewish interest in Greek philosophy, which sought to establish universal truths, thus leading—potentially—to the idea of monotheism, at least in the sense that "all gods are one." It was also at this time that the notion of a clearly bounded Jewish nation identical with the Jewish religion formed. According to one scholar, the clash between the early Christians and Pharisees that ultimately led to the birth of the Christian religion and Rabbinic Judaism reflected the struggle by Jews to
Religion in Zimbabwe Religion in Zimbabwe Christianity is the dominant religion in Zimbabwe. An estimated 76 percent of Zimbabweans belong to Protestant Christianity, and 87 percent of 12.5 million Zimbabweans follow one of the denominations of Christianity. Christian denominations in Zimbabwe with significant number of faithfuls include the Roman Catholicism, Anglicanism, Baptists, Lutheranism and Methodism; however, over the years a variety of indigenous Christian denominations have emerged. Charismatic Evangelical denominations, primarily Pentecostal churches and apostolic churches were the fastest growing religious classifications in the years 2000 to 2009. Traditional religions are followed by about four percent, and unspecified and none eight percent. The