I don't think he was Jewish. They persecuted him for not following their rules, and causing people to doubt Judism. He rebelled against their ways too.
2006-09-07 09:07:00 · 24 answers · asked by jennilaine777 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
His parents were Hebrew. He was trained as a Rabbi and followed for the most part Hebrew custom. What the Hebrews resented was his belief that love of God was more important than love of the Temple of God. You have to understand God never wanted man to have a king. Man wanted that. The whole Herod killing the first born thing was to avoid the possibility that a Messiah would be coming to be the true king of the Hebrew. Jesus is understood to be a survivor of that onslaught. He is of the house of David which win tyou think about it is a house chosen by God to usurp the authority of the house of Saul. That made Jesus a legitimate heir to the succession of government. Add to this the fact that John the Baptist as much as annointed him the chosen one and you have to see why the leaders of Jerusalem saw him as a big threat to their authority. He never threatened them in words but his actions threatened them by example. He was like Ghandi in India or Socrates in Greece. HIs was a campaign of passive resistance. But never did he say to throw away the rules of the past. All he said was to read between the lines and love God and love one another, and all the other rules would make sense in that manner. I think the hardest rule for the powers that were at that time to accept is "Thou shalt not kill." It seems so clear cut but they read "an eye for an eye" and believe that is license to stone someone to death. All Jesus did is try and set them straight that an eye for an eye can be accomplished in more ways than one and that no act is so dire that it can not be forgiven. Love was always the answer.
2006-09-07 19:04:24 · answer #1 · answered by LORD Z 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You asked if Jesus was Jewish? The answer according to Scripture is: Luke 2:21-47, Luke 4:38, Luke 6:1-11 and when you keep reading and studying you will find Jesus followed the Law of Moses perfectly. For he says I have not come to abolish the Law but to fulfill it (Matt.5:17). And even on the eve of his death, what was he celebrating? Passover, Mark 14:12-26, Luke 22:1-71, Matt. 26: 1-30, Jn. 13:1-36. And yes they did persecute him for Not Following THEIR rules (Traditions). Look up Matt. 23:1-39
2006-09-07 16:42:40 · answer #2 · answered by J.C. T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a Hebrew, he was a worshipper of his father, Jehovah, the Sovereign of the Universe. As a Jew he followed the Mosaic Law in worship; and once he died, he opened the way for peoples of all over the world to worship his father, now according to Christian principles, and not the Jewish Law Code - which came to and end, once he died.
2006-09-07 16:17:40 · answer #3 · answered by nolocanal 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was Jewish. They persecuted him for causing people to follow his ways and not traditional Jewish ways. Jesus was preaching that God no longer deemed it necessary to follow old traditions such as circumcision, not eating pork, etc.
That is why they were called Christians, they followed Christ.
2006-09-07 16:13:35 · answer #4 · answered by sassy_91 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus was the King of the Jews,he was Jewish
Not only was he a Jew but he was a very good and concerned Jew who wished to reform the hypocrites that were dominating Jewish life in his day.
2006-09-07 16:09:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was a Jew but he did not agree with the corruption in the priesthood. He was out for a revolution to bring the religion back to the people and end the monopoly of power held by the temple.
2006-09-07 16:12:10 · answer #6 · answered by ChooseRealityPLEASE 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was a Jew.
"They" did not persecute him, certain members of the Jewish clergy did for being a heretic, which he was.
Please don't fall into the anti-Semitic trap of saying "the Jews killed Jesus". Jews also loved Him and followed Him and died for Him. Every early Christian was a Jew, religiously and ethnically.
Truth be told, Romans killed Jesus, not Jews. The Jews were subjugate vassals of the Romans!!
2006-09-07 16:16:24 · answer #7 · answered by DJ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He was Jewish. He didn't rebel against them, He just made them (and by them I mean the pharisees, the religious leaders of that day...idk which 'they' you are referring to.) realize what they were doingwrong. He was saying that God looks at the heart too, not just the actions of the people. Like, hating someone is killing them, lusting after someone is adultery, etc. He didn't rebel, He was just rebuking them.
2006-09-07 16:13:05 · answer #8 · answered by WarOfAges 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was known as "Jewish" because of his nationality, not because of his religion. Also, Jesus wasn't a part of an organized religion. He was a student of all religions, and taught the golden rule. "Do unto others, as you'd have done unto you."
2006-09-07 16:31:25 · answer #9 · answered by ninkmann2000 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He was Jewish because he did not come to change their laws only to die for them like he did for everyone-HE WAS GOD"S only begotten son! If he was here in his body right now I doubt that he would approve of many of today's Christians-the way we live!!! Good he shows mercy right?
2006-09-07 16:20:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋