Do Jews hate Jesus because he was a Christian?

Question

I have never fullky understood the hatred Jews feel for Jesus and his fellow Christians- could it be becuse Jesus was himelf raised as a Christian?

Answer 1

It is because He said that He is God(The "I am" Yahweh) and it was too much for them.
They could not understand how God can have a Son.

Answer 2

My, there is so much wrong with this that I'm not sure where to start.

First, where did you get the impression that Jews "hate" Jesus? Whoever told you that this is the case is wrong. Jesus isn't important enough to Jews to rate the emotional investment of hating.

Second, Jesus wasn't raised "as a Christian", because Christianity didn't start until after his death. Jesus WAS a Jew.

Last, if you're actually trying to ask why Jews don't accept him as their promised Messiah, they have good reason not to:

Jesus did not fulfill the "job requirements" for the Messiah, according to Jewish prophecy.

For Jesus to have been the prophesied "Messiah", he would have had to have been a human leader who would restore the Jewish monarchy, drive out the Romans, set up an independent Jewish state, and inaugurate an era of peace, justice and prosperity (known as "the kingdom of God') for the whole world.

Didn't exactly happen, did it?


As for hating Christians, I don't think there much actual hate going on, although certainly there's good reason for that too; all those good Christian citizens of good Christian nations who kicked the Jews out (often with only what they could carry on their back) or herded them like animals into inadequate fenced-off areas of their towns and cities to starve or die of dieases or turned their eyes away and pretended not to know that they were being slaughtered.

Answer 3

Why should Jews hate Jesus? Hate is contrary to Jews and Christians. Both Jews and Christians evolve from the same heritage that emerged out of the Old Testament. Jesus taught nothing that threatened or was contrary to the Jews. They accepted him as a holy man but not the son of God.

I think you might be mixing up the Roman society with the Jews. Christ was a threat to the order of the Roman society controlled by the Emperor. They worshiped numerous gods and relied on totalitarian power to keep their power. The Christan movement was a direct threat and thus any followers of Christ were persecuted and executed. The Jews were also oppressed and enslaved by the Romans.

Answer 4

Since I am a Jew I will answer your question with a bit of understanding from our perspective. First, your notion that Jesus was raised a Christian is off base. Christianity didn't exist at that time and wouldn't exist for quite a while later. Your statement that Jews hated Jesus because he was raised as a Christian not only is an inaccurate question but it also implies that Jews hate people in general who are raised as Christians. Nothing could be further from the truth. The truth is that Jews don't care if people are raised as Christians since we do not proselytyze and discourage any would be converts. Jews generally do not hate Jesus either. We simply repudiate missionary attempts by Christians to evangelize us as this is the epitome of arrogance. Further, after enduring pogroms, persecutions and inquisitions conducted against us in the name of Jesus do you think we would have a tender heart towards those who preach Jesus at us? We do not see Jesus as fulfilling Messianic prophecies. To us he is an irrelivant figure of history who has been claimed as an icon for a religious movement- Christianity.

Answer 5

Why do you say Jews hate Jesus? Why should we hate Jesus? Now, I could go on for pages about why some Jews don't like (not hate) some Christians. How would you like it if Jews kept telling you that unless you are Jewish you are doomed forever? How would you like it if you as a Christian were rounded up and put in camps and methodically murdered by Jews? You are so completely wrong that I think you know that and are just being a bigot.

Answer 6

How can you think Jesus was raised as a Christian when Christianity was founded on the teachings of JESUS CHRIST??
Jews do not HATE Christians, they simply believe Jesus was a great prophet, but not the son of God on earth!!

Answer 7

I'm a Christian.
I would like to say that most Christians dont notice that Jesus was Jewish and didnt intend to start Christianity he just wanted people to act right. Until the death of Jesus there was no Christianity is was named for Jesus Christ.
But I think some Jewish people dont like jesus because he is the reason why some people hate them today because"they killed my lord" and people need to get over that. Jesus was meant to die or else we wouldnt go to heaven, also Jews didnt kill Jesus a Roman did. Romans put Jesus on the cross and peirced his side with the spear. Now we can blame a group of people that no longer exist and that foolishness can be over.
P.S. I said dont like not hate and I think it's more that jewish people dont like Christians more then Jesus

Answer 8

Are you serious? Dude, if you're christian...how can you not know that Jesus was Jewish? Paul started christianity! And what makes you think Jews hate jesus? They just don't think of him the same way christians do...because he is claimed to be the supposed messiah when he didn't fulfill half the messianic prophecies!

Answer 9

First off Jesus was a jew. Secondly Jews hate the messiah JESUS because they thought he would setup an earthly kingdom for the jews and owerthrow the romans and greek empire. The Kingdom the messiah would create ofcourse was the Church (Body of Christ-Both Born again christians and messianic Jews). This kingdom that would be manifested later on is known as the millenial reign which is after the second comming of christ, It will last for a 1000 years in which the earth will experience peace and satan will be bound up for 1000 years so no evil will exists.
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Answer 10

No
The first use of the word "Christian" in the Bible is found in Acts 11:26, "And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch." It is found only twice more in Acts 26:28 and 1 Pet. 4:16. However, it is important to note that it is the true Christ that makes someone a Christian.

Answer 11

The ancient Jews, particularly the Pharisees, Saducees, Scribes, Lawyers and the rest of the ruling class, hated Jesus because he threatened their power structure. Basically, the leaders knew that what Jesus was saying about them was true. They did not like being told what liars and hypocrits they were. They knew that if the people followed Christ, they would stop following them. They would be out of work, powerless. They would have to humble themselves and acknowledge Christ's divine position. They were unwilling to do that, so they created lies about him and set about divising ways to kill him and get him out of their way. Doctrinally, they didn't believe that He was the Messiah because He did not free them from the Romans. They did not understand the spiritual nature of His purpose and Kingdom. Those beliefs continue to this day to some greater or lesser extent.