There is nothing in the scripture regarding original sin... Like how we do not baptize and stuff.

What is your definition of original sin?

Original sin is a Catholic/Protestant belief. I don't know of any other religion that believes we are born as sinners. (Answer edited to include protestant, although my protestant religion did NOT include this teaching.)

I believe that there really isn't ""origional sin as taught. Origional sin is when man evolved from animals, into a reasoning being, when he realized right from wrong, good from bad and the ability to decide on what he was to do. THAT is origional sin. KNOWLEDGE. we (man) had evolved from an instinctive animal to a reasoning being. Thats just my oppinion and dosen't even answer your question, so, excuse me..;'(

The Jewish beliefs would be the same as Christian, since it comes from the first chapters of the book of Genesis, which both Jews and Christians believe. Original sin means that we are all born in sin, as children of Adam and Eve. King David -- also in the Jewish and Christian Old Testament scriptures -- also affirmed this when he wrote, in Psalm 51 (after being confronted about his sin with Bathsheba), that "Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me." (Psalm 51:5).

I don't know about all branches of Judaism today, but traditional, conservative Jews today *do* hold to the Old Testament teachings including the five books of Moses and the words of King David. My original answer really was just based on Old Testament texts such as Psalm 51 and Genesis 3, that Adam and Eve fell into sin, and all humans after them have followed likewise.

The term "original sin" is unknown to the Jewish scriptures, and the church's teachings on this doctrine are antithetical to the core principles of the Torah and its prophets. http://www.outreachjudaism.org/original.htm Saint Augustine (354-430) was the first theologian to teach that man is born into this world in a state of sin. The basis of his belief is from the Bible (Genesis 3:17-19) where Adam is described as having disobeyed G-d by eating the forbidden fruit of the tree of knowledge in the Garden of Eden. This, the first sin of man, became known as original sin. Many Christians today, particularly members of the Anglican, Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Methodist, and Presbyterian Churches, subscribe to this belief. They maintain that the sin of Adam was transferred to all future generations, tainting even the unborn. Substantiation for this view is found in the New Testament (Romans 5:12) where Paul says, "Wherefore as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned. By one man's disobediance many were made sinners." Christianity believes that only through the acceptance of Jesus that the "grace" of G-d can return to man. A Christian need only believe in Jesus to be saved; nothing else is required of her. The doctrine of original sin is totally unacceptable to Jews (as it is to Christian sects such as Baptists and Assemblies of G-d). Jews believe that man enters the world free of sin, with a soul that is pure and innocent and untainted. While there were some Jewish teachers in Talmudic times who believed that death was a punishment brought upon mankind on account of Adam's sin, the dominant view by far was that man sins because he is not a perfect being, and not, as Christianity teaches, because he is inherently sinful. http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/Original_Sin.html

Judaism believes that humans were designed to be imperfect, so that they could achieve great things. Sound ironic? Well, think about this: It may be more exciting to WIN a million bucks, but it's more rewarding to EARN it. Judaism believes that G-d is good and wants to share goodness with His creations. So, instead of making people "perfect", He allowed us choice. Choice means you can make mistakes too. But, you can also correct mistakes. In the words of the wise King Solomon "I see the advantage of wisdom over foolishness, like the advantage of light from dark." When you've been in the dark, you appreciate light. When you've made some spiritual mistakes, you appreciate your spiritual rebound. Had G-d wanted perfect creatures, He would have stopped after making the angels. But, He wanted people. People who are originally made pure (like Adam & Eve in Utopia or every baby when it's born), who will experiment with choices- and hopefully reclaim their purity of their own accord. Original sin? No, original bad-choice. All part of the plan.

Interesting debate : ) Briefly: It's fair to say that Christianity stemmed from Jewish belief, but it certainly is not in line with Jewish belief. Messiah is a fundamental Jewish belief and always has been- though the understanding of Messiah is very different in Judaism to what it is in Christianity.