Why do some people think that Jesus was Jewish?

Question

I have nothing against my Jewish brothers and sisters, so I hope this question does not offend some people.

But, I just don't get it. Had Jesus been Jewish, wouldn't his name have been Jesus Jew, and NOT Jesus Christ?

Of course Jesus was a Christian. He is the king of the Christian Faith. Doesn't take too much fancy learning to understand that simple concept. Duh!

Answer 1

When they crucified Him, the superscription over His head on the cross read:

"This is Jesus, King of the Jews."

Answer 2

Christianity was the religion put into place after Christ died, therefore fulfilling the covenant and prophesies. Jesus was a Jew - his mission was to bring all the Jews and Gentiles into a new covenant with God that is based on love. But as a human, he willingly chose to be limited to the power of a human. But his message was first to the Jews. And he had a much better understanding of the first covenant than the Pharisees of the time did.

As far as the name: Christ is Greek for Messiah, more or less. It's a title: Jesus, the Christ and Messiah. As a Jew, he was "Jesus of Nazareth" or "Jesus the Nazarene" or something like, "Jesus BarJoseph" (Jesus son of Joseph.)

Answer 3

I'm going to assume that your question is serious and based only in ignorance, not that you're just a troll. Christianity did not exist when Jesus was born, and Christianity is not an ethnicity. Jesus was born into a Jewish family. They were Jews by race and by religion. Jesus came to fulfill the old Jewish law and begin a new covenant between God and mankind. The people who ascribe to the new covenant are called Christians, followers of Christ. Jesus was not a Christian, He was the Christ. Christ is not a name, it's a title. The Christ, the Messiah, pretty much the same thing.

Answer 4

People think that Jesus was Jewish because he WAS Jewish. He was born in Israel and was called the King of the Jews until his teachings began to deviate somewhat from Jewish teachings. When he was crucified, his new followers believed that he was resurrected three days later (hence, the concept of Christianity) while everyone else continued to believe that he was human, and not the son of God. Because of this, Christianity was born, and is based on the Jewish bible, as well as the four gospels.

Answer 5

Jesus was Jewish, and an observant Jew. He was circumcised and Bar Mitzvah and celebrated all the feasts and fasts prescribed by Scripture. His name was Yeshua (or Joshua) and He would have been known as Yeshua Bar Yosef. The title Christ is a Greek name for Messiah and it is a description of His status as the Messiah foretold in Scripture. Nobody addressed Him in such a way during His time on earth. I think that it is wrong to describe Jesus as a Christian, as a Christian is a follower of Jesus. Jesus is not a follower of Himself: He is the author and finisher of our faith (Hebrews 12 v. 2). Moreover, if you ignore the significance of His Jewish roots and the wonderful way in which He fulfilled Messianic prophecy, then you are missing out on a great deal of insight and knowledge. That is a pity. http://www.godonthe.net/evidence/messiah.htm

Answer 6

OK, assuming for a minute that you are serious, let me tell you.

1 - Jesus was born Jewish, to Jewish parents.

2 - He came as the promised Messiah.

3 - Christ is actually a Greek term (cristo) meaning King.

4 - Christianity is a group of faiths based on the life and teaching of Jesus. It formed after his death.

5 - Have you never seen the CHRISTIAN bumper sticker "My father is a jewish carpenter"? Who did you think that referred to?

Answer 7

Jesus was a Jew when he was here on earth. The Christian faith was named after him and follows his teachings. Before Christ, the Christian faith didn't exist.

Answer 8

Oh, dear. His name was not Jesus CHRIST...it was Jesus son of Joseph according to Jewish tradition. Christ is not a name; it's another term for Messiah. People at that time did not have first and last names. Here's something about that: O.E. crist, from L. Christus, from Gk. khristos "the anointed" (translation of Heb. mashiah, see messiah), from khriein "to rub, anoint," title given to Jesus of Nazareth. The L. term drove out O.E. hæland "healer" as the preferred descriptive term for Jesus. A title, treated as a proper name in O.E., but not regularly capitalized until 17c. Pronunciation with long -i- is result of Ir. missionary work in England, 7c.-8c. The Ch- form, regular since c.1500, was rare before. So, duh!

Answer 9

I ask you this question:

Since His father and mother was Jewish, why would you possibly think that Jesus was not a Jew?

For the Bible tells us that he came unto his own and his own received him not.

Answer 10

Jesus king of the Jews taught in a syn-agog as a child and he is the Christ child the sacrificial lamb for all of us. His list name wasn't Christ. Study the King James Bible.