Was Jesus a Jew? |
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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 4:50 am
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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 5:12 am
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Well, the first five books from the Bible aren't from the Torah... they are the Torah. And it goes beyond that; the entire Old Testament is nothing more nor less than the entire Hebrew Bible. All texts accepted as sacred by Jews are also accepted as sacred by Christians. (And of course, the Christians also accept the writings contained in the New Testament as sacred in addition to them.)
It's possible for Jesus to believe in himself, because he followed the Hebrew Scriptures, which contain prophecies about the coming Messiah; and since he was that Messiah, his and his followers' belief in him fits just fine with the Hebrew Scriptures.
Jesus and the Apostles were ethnically and culturally Jewish; and really Christianity did not set itself up to be a new religion, but simply a fulfillment of everything in the Hebrew Scriptures. Because some of the Jews accepted Christ, and other Jews rejected him and decided to try to continue their religion without him, Christianity and Judaism became seperate religions.
So by today's definition of what the Jewish religion is, no, Jesus was not a Jew. It depends on how you look at it. He was a follower of the Hebrew Scriptures (as are all Christians), and he was ethnically and culturally Jewish; but his beliefs were not like what the Jews of today are. Their religion changed quite a bit shortly after Christianity arose.
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Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 4:34 am
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Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 5:35 am
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No place like 127 0 0 1 -xXLady RaiXx- The don't believe he's the Messiah because he died before he fulfilled their prophecy. However, he was a Jew. So were the apostles. Which is why the first 5 books of the OT are from the Torah. what was their prophecy? wikipedia Jews believe that the Messiah will fulfill the messianic prophecies of the Prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel.[12][13][14][15] According to Isaiah, the Messiah will be a paternal descendant of King David[16] via King Solomon.[17] He is expected to return the Jews to their homeland and rebuild the Temple, reign as King, and usher in an era of peace[18] and understanding where "the knowledge of God" fills the earth,[19] leading the nations to "end up recognizing the wrongs they did Israel".[20] Ezekiel states the Messiah will redeem the Jews.[21] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_views_of_Jesus#Judaism.27s_view_of_the_Messiah
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Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 5:38 pm
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Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:34 pm
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Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 1:02 pm
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Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 10:15 pm
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Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 4:26 pm
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Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:08 am
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diabolical_ferret658 Zahwomen Jesus couldn't have been Jewish because he was white with long straight hair. Show me a Jew with straight hair. You posted in another thread that Jesus was black and had curly hair. And just so wer're all clear, the only white Jesuses I have seen have been from LDS propaganda.
You do understand the purpous of the post you quoted right? Becuse your response does not show such understanding
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Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:40 pm
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Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:50 pm
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Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 4:25 am
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Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 7:48 am
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Crimson Raccoon Hot lin78 Crimson Raccoon: Christ knew exactly who He was and never stepped away from that fact. He asked His disciples who men thought that He was. When Peter answered that He was "Christ, the son of the living God," Jesus confirmed that to all of them. I've always gotten the impression that Jesus remembered fully His relationship to God and to the Holy Spirit throughout His life. He never questioned his role. Hot lin78 Hi there. uh, why was your post addressed to me? Are you disagreeing with something I said somewhere? I never implied that Christ didn't know who he was, or that he forgot his relationship with the Father, or questioned his role. I agree with what you said here.
I think she hitten on you dude.
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