My family is Jewish and we don't recognize him as anyone. He doesn't figure into our history in the slightest. We don't think he was the son of God, just a mentally disturbed guy. My Xtian school mates have tried to turn me to Christ, but I think its all made up myths.....I mean come on...how can an educated person actually beleive this stuff?
2007-05-29 11:50:51 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The whole "Jesus is superhuman" thing is silly. Some early (and even some contemporary) Christians disagreed with that idea.
That being said, Christianity is an offshoot of Judaism, so your religion shares about half of this silliness. In my opinion it's the sillier half.
2007-05-29 12:06:45 · answer #1 · answered by Peter D 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
His teachings are comparable to Gandhi; there is nothing ridiculous about love thine enemy and turn the other cheek. Jews could learn a lot from that; take a look at the appalling conditions in the Gaza Strip or the West Bank ghetto. As far as "made up myths" and "how can anybody believe this stuff' have you ever read the tanahk? The OT? It's filled with violence & cruelty,and maxims like an eye for a eye and a tooth for a tooth. You sound like a religious bigot and,incidentally,if you believe the hebrew writings you're in no position to denounce Christ's teachings. How Noah and Moses these days? Still chatting with G-d?
2007-05-29 18:59:21 · answer #2 · answered by Brynn 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have something in common with Jesus because he too was Jewish. He is found in the historical writings of Josephus, as well as the Bible. He was prophesied in the book of Isaiah: "he was wounded for our trangressions, he was bruised for our iniquities -- the chastisement of our peace was upon him, and by his stripes we were healed" as well as many other parts of the Jewish scriptures. If you don't believe Jewish scripture, what Christians call the Old Testament, you won't believe the good news of Jesus either. You really need to research before you talk about being an "educated person", then you will really know what you believe.
2007-05-29 19:00:54 · answer #3 · answered by Mhaerie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't have to educated to believe in Jesus, Jesus was the Messiah, that the Jew were looking for, and wouldn't accept Him, because they were looking for a King to come and leading them out from under the control of the Roman Empire, they wouldn't accept Him then, and They still don't accept Him, that's why they will have to go through the Tribulation, after the rapture of the church.
2007-05-29 22:46:12 · answer #4 · answered by Auburn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus was a Jew, he accurately predicted the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD, and he founded the Christian church, which has effectively supplanted Judaism in most of the known world, so he certainly did figure in your history.
Exactly what is it you do believe, and how is it any more believeable than the gospel of Jesus Christ?
2007-05-29 23:20:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is al ot in the Jewish history that seems ridiculous to other people.
I thought that Jewish people accepted Jesus as a prophet.
2007-05-29 18:55:56 · answer #6 · answered by cclleeoo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jesus Christ is the son of God .
2007-05-29 18:55:54 · answer #7 · answered by rhonda h 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
cause belief and faith is what makes it real. just believe what feels right in your soul. believe what ever puts you at peace. maybe try and read a few chapters of the bible... see how it makes you feel. maybe pray about it. maybe just ask God straight up and see if anything comes to you. Either way God loves you no matter who or what you are. You just gotta love him back.
2007-05-29 18:59:12 · answer #8 · answered by ding ding 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He was the Son of God. Your own tanach proves it. Try reading the parts they never cover during the parsha's in synagogue.
And people say Christians are spoon fed.
2007-05-29 18:57:19 · answer #9 · answered by Tzadiq 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
at most, that's all he was.
but even with that, none of the contemporary writers, historians or philosophers of the time ever wrote one word about him
which is more proof that he was just a myth, invented later on.
2007-05-29 18:54:32 · answer #10 · answered by Phyllis 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋