Is Biblical literalism a component of Orthodox Judaism?

Not exactly. From the POV of Judaism, the Torah is 'true' but that doesn't necessarily mean it is 'factual' in the normal, this-world sense. Clearly, a great deal of Torah (especially the first part of Genesis) is metaphor. read more

Most Orthodox Jews believe that the Bible is a holy text, that the events it describes actually happened, and that the instructions thereof originated from God. However, this literal understanding of the Bible is subject to many layers of interpretation, to which it serves as a base line. read more

The same narrative that states Judaism is correct because of it's unfaltering consistency states Christianity is correct because it's the "dominant" religious belief. Both are fundamentally flawed. Judaism is not today what it was two thousand years ago, despite what the "Orthodox" groups tell you. read more

For the most part I would venture to say that a Biblical literalism (the type that might be on a par with Christian fundamentalist literalism) is mostly only found amongst some of the Orthodox and or one could say the so-called "ultra-Orthodox". read more