Genuine confusion, not a dig. Wasn't Jesus a Jew?

Question

So why aren't the followers and believers in Jesus Jewish?

Isn't that complete disregard for 'the Lord'?

Aren't Christians (I know the name comes from Christ) insulting Jesus by saying his religion isn't the 'correct' religion and then creating their own to suit them?

Again, genuine confusion not a dig.

oh, and whilst I'm here, where does the name Christ come from? Was this his name? or was it just made up to suit?

Thanks so far all

So Christians believe Jesus was the messiah that Judaism spoke of, but Jews disagree?

So what would Jesus (being a Jew himself) have thought? would he think he was the completion of Judaism and therefore become a Christian?

just another thought of mine...

Why would Jesus say some of the Jewish teachings were wrong when he was Jewish himself? wouldnt he believe it all?

again, not a dig, I just have a long thought process

Dumpllin - "Chris did not create a "religion" he created a way of life to follow after him and his examples to be Christ like"

and hence Christianity was formed. I didn't say Jesus created a religion. His followers created one though didnt they? So aren't Christians telling Jesus his religios beliefs (Judaism) are wrong?

Answer 1

Just wanted to interject after seeing the first answer:

We don't think of J*sus as a prophet or messiah. At best, he was a guy who had some good things to say that were grossly misinterpreted--but not anything necessary to our faith.

Thanks

Answer 2

Actually Jesus pretty much told the Jews that some of their beliefs were outdated (not exactly wrong) There would have been no new religion if Jesus hadn't shaken up the old one a little. Jesus saw himself as the answer to the old testament prophesies of a messiah. This means that although they follow the same God the teachings are different and so therefore Christians are not Jewish.
I do see where your thoughts are coming from if you move on a little more to different questions feel free to email as it sounds like you have some interesting thoughts. However if you do remember i am no longer a Christian so I can't give you a current believers perspective.

Answer 3

Great questions from an enquiring mind, but you need to look at each of your queries in depth individually, because each query has had tons of stuff written/discussed about it. You need to get to a library or go online and try Wikipedia to start your enquiries properly, because you'll only get one-sided replies here.

1. Yes Jesus was a Jew. Christians aren't Jewish cos of a bloke called Paul who made it okay for non-Jewish people to be followers of Jesus and form their own non-Jewish churches.
2. It's very debateable whether it's kinda disrespectful that Paul did this seeing as he didn't even know Jesus, but most Christians seem okay about it.
3. Jesus didn't say his religion wasn't correct, but he had a lot to say about the way it'd kinda gone off track from the original message God wanted them to follow, so Jesus taught stuff aimed at getting folks back on message again.
4. Christ wasn't Jesus' name, and you can find out about its origins in places like Wikipedia.
5. Yes most Jews agree that Jesus wasn't the real Messiah they were waiting for, but some Jews do, and they have their own sect.
6. Its hard to know what Jesus thought about that, though he knew he was from God, so I guess he knew he was the real Messiah.
7. Christians aren't "telling Jesus his religious beliefs are wrong" they're trying to follow a kinda simpler cut-down form of the old Jewish faith, which is all based on the Old Testament (which is the Torah), but has most of the stuff that was added to it by men, like petty laws, taken away by Jesus to make it more like God's original message.

I hope this helps answer your queries.

Answer 4

Jesus was indeed Jewish. Christians need to acknowledge Jewish roots. Jewishness is also culture & race so Christians can't be Jewish. Mosaic law had been perverted by the Pharisees et al. Men have done same to Christianity. Jesus came to fulfill old Judaism and establish the new, one way.
Christ means the annointed one-the proper address should be Jesus the Christ-Jesus the annointed One

Answer 5

There are more than a few history books concerning your questions. Please remember, you have a convoluted translation of the Greek text if you refer to any English Bible. The original, unadorned Greek has charm.

Many folks read right through that the Son of Man was a Nazarene -- the same sect as the O.T. Samson -- and construe Nazarene to be some type of Nazareth person or from Nazareth.

Probably the greatest mystery to happen to the Christian sects was the disappearance of the "Circumcised Ones" trying to keep the Judaic branch of Christianity alive in Jerusalem.

Christ itself is a Greek word, meaning a king anointed with oil.

So, I promised myself I'd stay out of this category on Answers. Bigots abound. But, I would tell you to peruse the library and the bookstore religious sections. The difference between the German, the Latin, the Greek and the English is astounding.

Just know that something did happen back then and the story presented is a beautiful one, composed within one generation (unlike how legends passed down to us).

Answer 6

What we know as Christianity was really created by Paul, rather than Jesus. Paul apparently had a mystical vision of the resurrected Jesus on the road to Damascus, but never met him in the flesh either before or after. He was the person who started spreading Christianity to non-Jews, and was responsible for much of the changes in theology and practice from Judaism.

Answer 7

Yes Jesus was Jewish, we believe that, in Jesus, certain old testament prohecies were fulfilled. No its not disregard for God because He made sure that, through Jesus, everyone could come to Him..they don't need to have been born Jewish.
No we're not insulting Jesus because we believe that Christianty is the natural fulfillment of Judaism.
'Christ' is Greek for the Jewish word 'Messiah' meaning anointed one. It was not Jesus' name, it is a title.
God bless!

Answer 8

Jesus was a Jew, probably a Rabbi. I believe he was trying to reform Judaism, not to create a new religion - he would not have recognised the term "Christianity". Christianity was founded some time after his death by other people, notably St Paul, and diverged from Judaism, especially after Paul had extended it to include gentiles (ie non-Jews). That doesn't mean Christians think Judaism is "incorrect".

Answer 9

Yes, Jesus was a Jew. But at that time, the Jewish religion was pretty much discredited and riddled with hypocrisy. Jesus offered a new way forward, without so much reliance on petty rules and regulations and devoid of hypocrisy. Of course, his appearance on the scene forced the Jewish elders to clean up their act and today Judaism does not have the same baggage as it did 2000 years ago.
The name Christ is from the Greek for Messiah or Saviour.

Answer 10

Yes, he was a jew. Christians think Jesus fulfilled certain prophecies and that he thus was the guy they are waiting for (the messiah), and jews think he wasn't that guy.

Christ is the English term for the Greek word Χριστός (Christós), which literally means "The Anointed One". The Hebrew word for Christ is מָשִׁיחַ (Mašíaḥ, usually transliterated Messiah).

The word is often misunderstood to be the surname of Jesus due to the numerous mentions of Jesus Christ in the Christian Bible. Often used as a more formal-sounding synonym for Jesus, the word is in fact a title, hence its common reciprocal use Christ Jesus, meaning The Anointed One, Jesus. Followers of Jesus became known as Christians because they believed that Jesus was the Christ, or Messiah, prophesied about in the Tanakh (which Christians term the Old Testament). The majority of Jews reject this claim and are still waiting for Christ to come

Answer 11

Jesus was a jew, most of his followers were jewish. christ is a title, its greek for "annointed one" or "messiah" his last name would've probably been Bar-Joseph. and as for the whole christians insulting Jesus thing, christians are, in a nutshell, jews who believe in Jesus, (the old testament IS the jewish holy book) so there really is no big insult...