Is the thought of God assuming human flesh blasphemous to Jews and Muslims or is it just a reaction to the?

Question

christian faith?
And if so why would it be blasphemous?

for the 1.st answerer assuming means "taking on"

Answer 1

Muslims and Jews don't personify God as Christians do. It's insulting to God, and highly presumptuous. How can a human fathom what God looks like? Personifying God also leads to idolatry, which is a big no -no in Judaism and Islam.
Christians in turn, have the cross, statues of Mary, the saints, and Jesus. They focus on an image, not an idea.

And Muslims don't believe that God came to earth in person. They don't believe that God needs tobeget a son of anyone. The fact is, if God is all powerful, He/She does not need to send a child of his own to liberate the world.

Answer 2

Blasphemous: showing irreverence and contempt for something sacred. Using this definition, I suppose Jews would consider it sacriligious to look upon any human as a god. That is exactly what the Torah warns us against. The Israelites came from nations where leaders (pharoahs) were made into gods. God's chosen people were forbidden from this practice. If we were allowed to elevate humans to gods, Moses would have become a god. But God showed us that leaders have obligations to the people they lead and are accountable for their actions. God gave us laws to protect the slaves, the widows, and the orphans. God showed us that no human is perfect and that there always comes a time when leadership must be passed on to the next generation.

Can God assume human flesh? Yes, I suppose God could become a tree, or a flower, or an animal, or an ant, but the whole concept is too ridiculous to even contemplate!

For Niguaona: We do NOT believe the messiah will be a god. Some Jews believe that when there is peace on earth, we will recognize the messiah because he will be king of Israel. Other Jews believe the messiah is simply a metaphor for "peace on earth."

The only "belief" all Jews share is that "God is one," NOT a trinity! Judaism is a religion of action -- not belief. What's "in your heart" means nothing whatsoever if you commit evil deeds, and by the same token, you can hate your enemy, but you must treat him with loving kindness.

Answer 3

It is more blasphemous to a Muslim than a Jew the thought of God assuming human form. For the Jews they know about the Messiah virgin born, that he would be called Emmanuel meaning God among us. For a Muslim they feel that God can not become flesh.

Answer 4

From a Jewish perspective it is both blasphemous and Idolatry. L'Chaim summed it up rather well. The Jewish Messiah will be a normal man not a demi-god.

Answer 5

The blasphemony comes from the notion that Jesus is a god, not a human, so must be thought of in god-like terms.

I remember a poster of the 70s "Laughing Jesus" and people lost theri minds/ Jesus would NEVER do that. Why?

Answer 6

its partly both, but mostly blasphemous, due to the fact that any sort of physical representation of G-d is forbidden (ie pictures, statues) because that leads a person to idolatry (worshipping, even partially, physical things)

its one of the main theological reasons that jesus being the messiah was simply incompatible with judaism, and the same for islam

Answer 7

Speaking as a Jew, we don't think Jesus is God, but we have no problem that Christians believe this. So I don't think the word blasphemous really applies here.

Answer 8

Read Swedenborg. The Divine Human is how God is now visible.

Answer 9

What are you talking about?; Sacrifices.... If so, Muslims never sacrifice humans. But if your talking about death. I think youve got it all wrong.