Edited sentence: All Christians accept the Jewish Bible as a primary religious authority.In the Soviet Union, many people originally of Jewish roots were officially classed as Jewish in nationality because of their matrilineal ties to their ancestors, even though they may have had no knowledge of Judaism.It was originally a Jewish movement called The Way, and all original adherents including the Jewish rabbi Jesus, his immediate disciples, and their early followers were all Pharassaic Jews.The Christian faith was started by Jews.The disagreements with orthodox Jews were vigorous since the followers of The Way held that the faith was open to anyone who simply believed.Thus, for example, it is possible that a Russian person can be an official citizen of Russia, Jewish in official nationality, and also a Christian in faith.Within a few decades, followers of this new Biblical direction were being called Christians, and their story was being recorded as The New Testament