The writers of the New Testament books were Jews who believed in their redemption through the sacrifice and resurrection of their Messiah, hence they were also Christians. They were Christians who attempted to keep the Mosaic law, were schooled in the scriptures, worshiped in Synagogues, and were comfortable with their Jewish culture while maintaining a faith in the resurrected Messiah.
(A possible exception is Luke, the author of Luke and Acts, who may have been born a Gentile).
If you suspect the authority of the Jewish writers of the New Testament books because some other Jews participated in the crucification of Jesus, your concerns are off base.
If you are questioning the attitude of the Jewish and Roman leaders towards the writings of the 1st century church, we do have some circumstantial evidence that the leaders did view the letters of Paul and John as a threat.
2007-02-11 16:21:26
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answered by tj 3
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If you do more research you will find that Jesus actually was a Jewish minister with new reformed ideas that upset the reigning Jews. I don't think the Romans would have destroyed the books he taught from because he taught from the Jewish holy book. The whole reason Jesus was put on the cross by the Romans was because they didn't want the Jews to start a riot. If the Jews did riot the Romans would have been out numbered and possibly lost their foothold in the middle east and if they destroyed the book he was teaching from that would provoke them even more to rebel.
2007-02-11 16:08:11
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answered by thejoyfaction 3
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Most writers in the New Testament were Jews who became the first Christians. Luke, who wrote the gospel according to Luke and the book of Acts, was not Jewish.
PS. Constantine did not compile the New Testament, but merely endorsed the canon of scriptures that were already being used by most believers at the time. Don't believe the Da Vinci Code. It's a work of fiction.
2007-02-11 16:06:22
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answered by celebduath 4
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The first gospels were written decades after the death of Jesus, by people who were, arguably, still a subsect of Judaism. There's a lot of debate about when the first Christians (by today's definition) came to be, and whether the people who wrote the NT were Jewish, or even whether or not the NT contains anti-Jewish sentiments.
Some links to get you started -- I'm not necessarily endorsing these, but they'll get you thinking and give you more avenues to research:
http://www.biblebelievers.com/Reagan_Jews.html
http://www.messiahtruth.com/anti.html
http://www.kheper.net/topics/religion/NT_version_of_Judaism.html
http://www.jewsforjudaism.org/web/j4jlibrary/newtest-jewish.html
2007-02-11 16:07:09
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answered by prairiecrow 7
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If you mean the New Testament..
Constantine compiled the New Testament(he was a Roman ruler during the Late Empire) and the writings in it were from Jesus' disciples such as Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John wrote the Gospels("good news") and Peter wrote the epistles. So it was primarily written by Jewish people who had converted to Chrisianity and were trying to spread their religion throughout Rome.
Hope that answers your question.
2007-02-11 16:04:46
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answered by London 2
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Anyone who didn't believe Jesus was who He said He was remained a Jew after He died. Anything written after the death of Jesus was written by a Christian. The Jews are still waiting for the Messiah so their new Testament is different.
2007-02-11 16:03:53
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answered by Anonymous
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are not you in additional than a number of circumstances overlooking some thing, although? sure, I consider you one hundred% that for sure the first Christians were Jews. Christianity in its' infancy turned right into a sect interior Judaism. i have continually concept that Jesus become arguing for Reform Judaism - it is nonetheless Judaism yet with a more beneficial comfortable frame of mind to lots of the guidelines re preserving kosher etc. yet even as Christianity spread through the Roman Empire, or perhaps as non Jews embraced the religion, it began, inevitably, to adapt. The obligatory factor: even as Jesus become deified THAT become even as the split got here between Judaism and Christianity. An irrevocable split, in reality - because for Jews, it truly is BLASPHEMY to worship *any human* as G-d in the flesh. And it truly is forbidden to worship *everybody* except G-d. - I purely factor out all this because i could not help noting it not in any respect looks in any of your posts which search for to comprehend Judaism.
2016-11-27 02:54:35
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answered by ? 4
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They were both. Actually they were not called Christians until much later in the first century. However, for the sake of discussion, they were in fact both Jews by nationality, and Christians by faith. To add to this, by legal position, all Christians are in fact Jews. It is a legal point before God that all who come to Jesus and believe as the Bible says we are to do, we are adopted into the nation that is called Israel.
2007-02-11 16:04:28
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answered by Anonymous
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Christians, these men were disciples of jesus, and were inspired by the Holy Spirit to write it.This is the way i a'm taking this question.
2007-02-11 16:09:44
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answered by Fisherofmen 4
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some of the disciples lived quite a few years past Jesus and God can keep His book intact Believe me.....they were converted to CHristianity and GOD INSPIRED THE BOOK THRU THEM!
2007-02-11 16:02:33
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answered by Anonymous
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