Early Chinese converts equated the God of Israel with the Taoist Jade Emperor.

Evidence

The Dao of God was first given to the Jews. However, China was also in Asia, so the Chinese were also given the Dao by God. The rites practiced by the ancient Chinese were the same as those practiced by the Jews… . The God of Israel and the Taoist Jade emperor (Yuhuangdadi) are the same. — Ivan Davidson Kalmar, Derek Penslar, Orientalism and the Jews, 362

Categorization

  • CANDY: A striking religious-syncretism tidbit: a Chinese Christian claim that the Taoist Jade Emperor is literally the Jewish God.