Judeo-Christian: what Wikipedia removed
Judeo-Christian is the term grouping Christianity and Judaism, criticized by Jewish thinkers as resting on supersessionist theology. Through October 6, 2023 the opening said the term relies on ‘and perpetuating inherently antisemitic notions of supersessionism.’ Today’s opening drops the word, saying only that it perpetuates ‘notions of supersessionism,’ though antisemitism survives six times in the body. A reader arriving today does not learn that Jewish critics specifically call the theological framework underlying the term antisemitic.
The word “antisemitism” appeared 1 times in this article’s opening at its peak, in 6 October 2023. Today the opening carries none; the body carries 6. Checked against the full current article on 2026-08-01.
The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot
Section titled “The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot”| word | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | 6 October 2023 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| antisemitism | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Counts are of the opening paragraph only, the part most readers, search engines and AI training sets ever quote.
What was taken out
Section titled “What was taken out”- The opening sentence explaining the term’s grouping of Christianity and Judaism was reworded without changing its meaning.
- The word ‘antisemitic’ describing the notions of supersessionism the term is criticized for perpetuating was dropped, leaving only ‘notions of supersessionism’.
How it opened then, and now
Section titled “How it opened then, and now”2005 (revision 15913747):
Judeo-Christian (also spelled Judaeo-Christian ) is a term used to describe the body of concepts and values which are thought to be held in common by Christianity and Judaism , and typically considered a fundamental basis for Western legal codes and moral values.
2025 (revision 1298279592):
Term grouping Judaism and Christianity together For other uses, see Judeo-Christian (disambiguation) . The term Judeo-Christian is used to group Christianity and Judaism together, either in reference to Christianity’s derivation from Judaism , Christianity’s recognition of Jewish scripture to constitute the Old Testament of the Christian Bible , or values supposed to be shared by the two religions. The term Judæo Christian first appeared in the 19th century as a word for Jewish converts to Christianity. The term has received criticism, largely from Jewish thinkers, as relying on and perpetuating notions of supersessionism , as well as glossing over fundamental differences between Jewish and …
Related
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- The case file for this article, with every snapshot and every marked removal
- Who made the cuts: removals grouped by the account that made them
- The live article on Wikipedia
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