I am just reading the book by Jean d'Ormesson. It is a little bit intrigueing( english is not my native tounge, sorry for wrong spelling!). I was wondering, could the wandering Jew be among us?
2006-07-14 22:30:02 · 11 answers · asked by cmilja m 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
The Wandering Jew, also known as Ahasverus or Buttadaeus, was given the curse of immortality by Jesus Christ. As Christ was carrying his heavy cross from Pilate's hall and towards his place of crucifixion, Ahasverus, then a porter in Pilate's service, struck Christ, and mocked him for walking so slowly. Christ, in turn, told the insolent porter to wait for his return, that is, until the Second Coming. In some versions of the tale, Ahasverus is an officer of the Sanhedrim (an order of Jewish priests); in others, he is merely a shoemaker with a quick temper.
Whatever his origins, all version of his tale agree that the Wandering Jew soon repented of his sins and was baptized Catholic. He grows old in the normal fashion until reaching one hundred whereupon he sheds his skin and rejuvenates to the age of thirty. The Middle Ages abound with sightings of the Wandering Jew, generally telling his story in turn for meager food and lodging, sometimes even undergoing tests of authenticity by local professors and academic figures. Encounters with the Wandering Jew occurred all throughout Europe - during the Middle Ages, there were sightings in Armenia, Poland, Moscow, and virtually every Western European city including London.
By the 19th century, sightings of the Wandering Jew were largely attributed to imposters and madmen. In the 1840's, he reappeared in New England, although this time only in literary form, in Nathaniel Hawthorne's A Virtuoso's Collection and A Select Party (both stories originally published in magazines but later collected in Mosses from an Old Manse, 1846). In both stories, Hawthorne departs from the traditional depiction of the Wandering Jew as a world-weary penitent and instead outlines more of a cynical, earthy figure. At the same time, Gustave Dore created a series of elegent woodcuts, The Legend of the Wandering Jew (1856), probably the finest portrayal of the traditional myth.
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2006-07-14 22:41:07 · answer #1 · answered by sleazer_1 3 · 11⤊ 1⤋
what's there to reconcile? you're of route thoroughly ignorant. the questioning Jew wouldn't have any link to Christianity except being a tale about Jesus. The questioning Jew isn't stated in the Bible. The questioning Jew is only a legend that has confirmed up in self sustaining literature. the first accepted stating became on a German pamphlet in 1602 which had a list of meant appearances as a lot as that aspect. On correct of all that, you've no longer began extra incorrect. in accordance to the legend the Wandering Jew has been considered many situations: Hamburg in 1547 Spain in 1575 Vienna in 1599 Lübeck in 1601 Prague in 1602 Lübeck in 1603 Bavaria, 1604 Ypres, 1623 Brussels, 1640 Leipsic, 1642 Paris, 1644 Stamford, 1658 Astrakhan, 1672 Munich, 1721 Altbach, 1766 Brussels, 1774 Newcastle, 1790 The very last sighting became the following in u . s . a . of america in the 12 months 1868, even as he became stated to have visited a Mormon named O'Grady (see "desolate tract information," Sept. 23, 1868). The Wandering Jew is literary folklore, no longer the word of God. Now that we've dealt with your lack of awareness, there is one extra difficulty. You of route despise Christianity. that is obvious. Your tone and techniques-set in the question are data of that. no longer in basic terms that yet you look just about wanting to instruct Jesus a liar. The question is why. Why are you so illiberal of Christianity?
2016-10-14 11:51:24 · answer #2 · answered by bucci 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Habiru the ancient word, probably Egyptian in origin, from which Hebrew is derived means wanderer.
2006-07-14 22:33:20 · answer #3 · answered by Vermin 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It has always been my understanding that the Wandering Jew is Christ Jesus.
2006-07-15 04:47:17 · answer #4 · answered by Judith M 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes...the Wandering Jew is right here in my apartment...drooping over me as I type this.
Guess it needs watering!
2006-07-14 22:34:49 · answer #5 · answered by AlbertaGuy 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes,he's a Jewish Scotsman of the McHorowitz clan.
2006-07-14 22:39:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes.
2016-12-11 13:16:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a flower. Somewhat of a purple color and it grows out very fast and beautiful.
2006-07-15 08:18:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
well... maybe the time has come.
It is I. I am he. Man do I wish I hadn't slapped jesus. Sheesh!
HE'S TAKEN TWO THOUSAND YEARS ALREADY!!
Ayayay!
2006-07-15 07:16:18 · answer #9 · answered by tuthutop 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
his name is sammy and i saw him in Tescos last week he was pissed and stole a chicken and ham pie and two tins of carrots
2006-07-15 02:32:52 · answer #10 · answered by benny_bull_frog 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋