Thats what I was told, but then argued with.
(yea yea this is probably a drink Q but I didnt see it)
2007-06-30 08:06:12 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
A: Jesus was a Jew. So were his followers, including the writers of the New Testament with the possible exception of John. There's no debate about this question.
B: Islam did not exist for 600 years after his death. There's no debate about this question either. Muslims can 'believe' all they like, just like Christians can 'believe' Jesus intended people to believe himself to be God, but belief is separate from history. Of course Jesus submitted his will to God, but that is not what a Muslim is--a Muslim must follow the requirements of Islam, created after Mohammad's revelation. All religions require submission to God or the gods. That does not define one as anything specific.
C: The Book of the Dead was not the holy book of the Egyptians. There is no single 'holy book.' The Book of the Dead was simply a collection of prayers and spells intended for the deceased to reach the afterlife, beginning with the Pyramid Texts in the Old Kingdom for the pharaoh, the Coffin Texts in the Middle Kingdom for nobles, and the collection called the Book of Coming Forth By Day in the New Kingdom for all those who could afford the scrolls. This did not discuss the Pharaoh as 'God.' The pharaoh was the living representative of the gods on earth, but only after death did he become an actual god. The gods (over 2000 of them) are separate from the pharaoh.
2007-06-30 17:18:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.americancatholic.org/Messenger/Mar2000/Wiseman.asp#F2
Jesus was born Jewish and cannot be understood apart from Judaism.
Jesus also preached about a Kingdom of God which is open to Jews and non-Jews (gentiles). The Letter to the Ephesians says that Christ broke down the wall between Jews and gentiles, reconciling both with God (2:11-17).
Some Jewish people accepted that teaching while others did not. Those who did so became Christians, willing to call Jesus the Son of God. Not surprisingly, other Jews felt such a title undermined the absolute bedrock of Judaism, their belief in one God.
For the first 40 years after Jesus’ death, many people thought of Christianity as a group within Judaism. As the Good News spread, so many gentiles were baptized that eventually they became the majority.
2007-06-30 15:18:01 · answer #2 · answered by Devon 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, of course he was. Anyone who says different had better have some pretty amazing evidence to provide.
Having said that, I suppose it would be possible to argue that he did not exist at all except as fiction, and therefore was not Jewish. That is, if he was not anything, then he was not Jewish. I believe he probably did live, but that the story of his life, and probably of his death, has been distorted by his followers and their followers.
2007-06-30 15:10:54 · answer #3 · answered by auntb93 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Jesus was a Jew.
His mother was a Jew.
His "step" father was a Jew.
All the disciples were Jews.
You might not have noticed, but the entire "Old" Testament is about the people Israel (Jews) and their relationship with God. The Egyptians also had a religious book called "The Book of the Dead." You can read about their God (Pharoah) in that book.
Some believe Paul was a Jew, but there is much evidence that he was not. Read "The Mythmaker, Paul and the Invention of Christianity" by Hyam Maccoby
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2007-06-30 21:10:37 · answer #4 · answered by Hatikvah 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Moses, was from the tribe "Levite" {Exodus 6:16-20} therefore was not a Jew. The name Jew according to the Bible is not a reflection of "an organized religion" , but a Tribe, a fore name, an ancestor branch off of a family tree.
Jesus may have been a Jew by birth right, but a Muslim by Faith.
2007-06-30 15:21:00 · answer #5 · answered by jitterbug 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No and yes
Jesus said before Abraham was I am.
As promised He was to be born in Bethlehem from Eternity. Micah 5:1&2=thus in days gone by it is near Jerusalem and then a Jewish city-today it is all arab.
Jesus came to earth born of a Jewish mother Mariam/Mary and step father Joseph -Matthew 1.
this is how I as a Jew came to know Jesus personally
"Unto us a child is born, a son is given, and he will be the mighty God, and the prince of peace." Isaiah 9:6
the answer is still in the salvation of the soul-till then we are on the outside looking in. Revelation 22 "Do not add to my word or take from it or you will receieve plagues, and never find salvation.
this is how I got salvation-believing the Word of God="I love you, and ask you to repent of your sins (even one lie) quickly. Behold I stand at your heart door and knock if you hear my words and ask me in, I will come in and be your friend." Revelation 1:1=Jesus words spoken from heaven & 3:19&20
so i prayed "Jesus I am sorry for my sins, come into my heart and help me, be my friend, amen."
Now Jesus is my Messiah, Bright and morning star, best friend, and savior, he comforts and keeps me, and His word has become the love letter of my life in Spirit and in truth.
Praying the best for you too, David
2007-06-30 15:20:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
His mother was Jewish, his earthly father was a descendent of Kind David, He was born to him intentionally so he would be a descendent of David, therefore, he is Jewish.
2007-06-30 15:10:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes he was Jewish as were his followers. the are considered to be Jewish Christians. the roman christian church was not officially form till three hundred years later.
2007-06-30 15:11:08 · answer #8 · answered by terry o 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, He was Jewish. He was called THE KNG OF THE JEWS.
2007-06-30 15:12:58 · answer #9 · answered by batgirl2good 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, in fact, He was Jewish. There is no dispute about that. It really can't be disputed.
2007-06-30 15:13:27 · answer #10 · answered by lordkelvin 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋