No offense to the the Jewish folks out there. Many of my best friends are Jewish, and in fact, I'm half Jewish. But, why do so many people think Jesus was Jewish when he was OBVIOUSLY a Christian? I mean, it's just common sense.
2007-06-02 06:19:18 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Christians are people who follow Jesus' teachings. Also, if I'm not mistaken, "Christ" means "annoited one" or Messiah, Jesus is called Christ not because he was Christian, but becuase he was viewed to be the Messiah.
2007-06-02 06:36:44 · answer #1 · answered by Caity S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus's actual name was Jesus of Nazareth. Christ was later added as a title to indicate that he was the Messiah. So no, he wouldn't have been Jesus Jew, and the word Christian comes from the title Jesus received. Christ was not a surname, like Jones or Smith.
And, yes, Jesus was Jewish. Christian is a word used to indicate followers of Jesus, the Jewish man.
Is that making sense?
2007-06-02 06:32:34 · answer #2 · answered by aminah 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christ is the Latin word for annointed one... Annointed one in Hebrew is Messiah. All you are sayin when you say Jesus Christ is Jesus the Messiah. He was a Jew he was born into a jewish family and taught first and for most in the synogoges of the Jews. He said that his word must first go to the Jews and then to the Gentiles. The word Christian, which wasn't coined until after Jesus was lifted up, means to be christ like/ like the Messiah. All of the first believers in Jesus were all Jews... He is the Jewish Messiah... unfortunately many jews didn't and don't accept him as such...
2007-06-02 06:29:47 · answer #3 · answered by Jembee1720 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yashua, Jesus the Christ was of the Jewish heritage and of the Jewish beliefs/faith.
The word 'Christ' means Messiah.
The word 'Christian' means follower of Christ.
Common sense seems to be lacking.
2007-06-02 06:29:08 · answer #4 · answered by Belize Missionary 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wasn't the Christian religion not started until after the creation of Jesus Christ?
2007-06-02 06:25:06 · answer #5 · answered by Ivan 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He is a Jew. He was born a Jew. He came for the Jews.
Its just that Gentiles were grafted into the same tree,so to speak, so now everyone can believe in Jesus - including Jews.
2007-06-02 06:26:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no jesus was born a jew not to prolong jewism but to establish a new covenant he was born under the law read gal 4:4 he was born to take away the first and established the second he came to save the world hence jesus CHRIST
2007-06-02 06:29:09 · answer #7 · answered by suzana r 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How could he be a Christian? Christ tian. His followers called themselves Christians as in his followers. Jesus was a jew and crucified as a heretic to the Jews.
2007-06-02 06:25:46 · answer #8 · answered by ~Heathen Princess~ 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Jesus was a Jew and not a Christian -- he after all was/is
Christ and thereby his followers are Christian
2007-06-02 06:34:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He IS a descendant of Abraham! The lineage of David!
The FOLLOWERS of Jesus are the Christians.
2007-06-02 06:22:59 · answer #10 · answered by thewordofgodisjesus 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋