Even though they still await the coming of the Messiah, they still recognize the existence of the Holy Spirit, The Word, and God. Do they also view them as one being, and are expecting to see God in the flesh when the Messiah comes?
I'm not asking for a debate on the merits of their views on the Messiah, which are different from Christians, but whether their view of the Trinity agrees with Christianity?
Please give a reference, for your answer. One place check could be "Jews For Judaism" .
2007-01-24 15:58:18 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Remember that both The Word and the Holy Spirit are spoken of in the Bible. The Holy Spirit resided in the Most Holy of the Temple.
2007-01-24 16:26:13 · update #1
They see G-d as one. The Holy spirit or Jesus are not recognized by Jews.
EXCEPT Messianic Jews who are Christian, really.
http://www.iamcs.org/WhatWeBelieve.php
2007-01-24 16:02:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
All answers here that I've read so far are really good.
1. We do not believe in this holy spirit thing.
2. We do not believe in a trinity anything.
3. We believe (not to be rude) the trinity is idolatry because we do not believe J*sus is G-d and Jews do not pray to anything BUT G-d--> very strict on this.
4. The word is given to us by G-d, and though you can call it the living word, it is really a book, and if we got rid of the book, we would still have life and G-d.
5. No, we are not expecting to see G-d in the flesh when Moshiach comes. To us, such a thing is blasphemy. We believe that Moshiach will be a mortal man. An extraordinary one, no doubt, but not G-d--just a man.
6. I don't really need a place check seeing as I'm Jewish, and this makes me wonder why you phrased a question about Judaism to non-Jews and not Jews. But, I will list references anyways.
2007-01-24 16:15:52 · answer #2 · answered by LadySuri 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I think your basic problem is that you see the same or similar terminology in Judaism and you assume that it is the same as it is in Judaism. Then again, that would explain why you're asking in the first place.
Thus, there is something in Judaism callked Ruach HaKadosh which translates into Holy Spirit but it is not the same as the concept of one part of the Christian trinity.
The trinity is something that is totaly foreign to Judaism. G-d is One and Only and thus indivisible.
And no, we do not expect to see G-d in the flesh at any time. The Messiah will be merely flesh and blood. The concept of a man being G-d is also foreign to Judaism and is akin to idol worship.
2007-01-28 04:11:14 · answer #3 · answered by BMCR 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a Jew, but i'm shore they don't believe in trinity... Moses(PBUH) never thought those things. Strange that the only one that came with that message would be Jesus(GBPWH), every other prophet said there is 1 God, Jesus would come and change evrything... i think Christians miss interpret the trinity.
Like you said the God, the word, the Holy Spirit.
God created Jesus, which was the word "be" (more or less) and the holy Spirit is the angel Gabriel.
God knows best
2007-01-24 16:07:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think our concept that you are associating with the Holy Spirit is the Shekinah, which is not really very similar to yours. the Trinity is in opposition to our belief in His complete "one ness" and that there are only different aspects, traits, or qualities of Him instead of it being any sort of separate entity, or any lesser being that is a division of him. We don't believe that any human being is anything other than a human, even the Messiah will only be a prophet, not the son of, or an equal to, or having any of His powers. Absolutely no, we do not expect to see G-d in the flesh in the form of the Messiah, nor in any other "fleshly" form, ever.
The concept of the Trinity as a division of His power, or that a human like Jesus could be the son of, or the same person as, or an embodied personification of Him is actually quite opposite to our belief system. Moses was our greatest prophet but even he was killed for even vaguely not making it clear to everyone that it was not he as a human who was performing miracles. i would say this division between our concept of the singularity of G-d and Christianity's division of divinity into the Trinity is our major point of separation. i don't know what references i can give you, there are thousands of books on the subject and there's always wikipedia, torah.org, aish.com. you would want to read Jewish books if you are really interested and not Christian ones that are trying to look at it from their perspective. btw i discuss this coming from my knowledge of Modern Orthodoxy.
2007-01-24 16:22:41 · answer #5 · answered by bellatrix27 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
actual Christianity teaches monotheism. The trinity teaches polytheism. there is no longer one verse interior the Bible in which Jesus (the founder of Christianity) reported that God change into once triune and that he change into once the prompt personality of the trinity. quite of saying that the daddy, Son, and holy spirit made God, he reported at John 17:3 that his Father change into once the in uncomplicated words precise God. The trinity, in spite of the undeniable fact that, promotes polytheism. It teaches that there is a separate God the daddy, a separate God the Son, and a separate God the holy spirit. what number gods is that? 3! If the Bible teaches the trinity, ask your self: Why are Christians suggested to wish maximum effective to the daddy edge of God quite of the completed godhead? Matt. 6:9. Why is it that basically one edge of God knows the day of judgment, even as the option 2 substances of an identical God are basically as a lot on the useless nights because the angels? Matt. 24:36 Why is it that one edge of God died and stayed useless for 3 days? Matt. 16:21 Why is it that one edge of God (the holy spirit) did not thoroughly understand both the daddy or the Son? Matt. 11:27 actual Christians also reject pagan vacation trips like Easter, Christmas, and Halloween. They also shun the pass, a pagan photo that predates Christianity by potential of endless numbers of years.
2016-10-17 03:15:10 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Jews For Judaism"? You mean Jews for Judas, don't you? Judas may or may not have "sold out" one person, but these individuals have sold out their families and the whole of their heritage.
The Trinity is a Christian concept and only a Christian concept. Jews don't think anything about it because it's not a part of their practise. BTW, the same is true of every other non-Christian on this planet, and that's a large majority.
Your so-called additional reference is only in the New Testament. I guess you not only need to learn more about other religions, but about your own as well.
Your fancy words don't disguise your absolute ignorance of other faiths.
2007-01-24 16:06:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Jews believe in the radical oneness of God.
The Trinity is a pagan concept that early Christianity picked up.
2007-01-29 13:23:29 · answer #8 · answered by mo mosh 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh Papa bear, you really come out with 'em.
I would think the Jewish faith wouldn't even acknowledge the trinity.
You would HAVE to believe Jesus was the Messiah, wouldn't you?
2007-02-01 14:09:43 · answer #9 · answered by sylvia a 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Jews hate Christians more than the Muslims do! And actually they dont care!
2007-01-31 20:27:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋