To Christians, he was the Saviour and Messiah that Judaism missed. However, since He was a Jew Himself, He must have some standing, lore, or consideration in Judaism. What is He to you, if anything, as a Jew? What about in the history of Judaism, not necessarily just your denomination?
Thanks.
2007-08-09 16:55:34 · 7 answers · asked by Christine S 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Jesus is not regarded at all in Judaism. There are NO references to him in the mishnah or gemorrah (which together comprise the Talmud at all). He is completely unremarked on in all Jewish sources from the time. He was NOT a Rabbi - at that time the title was held by very few and had to be conferred by the Nasi of the Sanhedrin- and was only conferred to those renowned for their Torah knowledge (and knowledge of Mishnah, agaddah, sifrei, sifri and other areas) who had large followings. Jesus was NOT a master of this, did not have a significant following (the Rabbis followers numbers in the hundreds to thousands- 24 thousand in the case of Rabbi Akivah). In short- he is meaningless, undiscussed and completely absent from Judaism- not surprising- we have important elements of our own religion to learn and study- other religions are not discussed or taught in our holy books
A note on the term goy/goyim: "goy" literally means a nation, "goyim" is the plural. It is NOT a derogatory term and is actually used in the Torah and Tanach to describe the Jews.
2007-08-09 18:03:05 · answer #1 · answered by allonyoav 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To me as a Jew, in all honestly, he's very annoying. He is the reason my life is more difficult as a Jew--he is the cause of Messianic "Judaism" which seeks to destroy Judaism through lies and falsehoods about Judaism, the cause of the proselytizers I will have to protect my kids from, the cause of the hatred against us in the world, and the reason it's so hard to find a good kosher supermarket. I guess I'm being a little unfair at that--his followers are those reasons, but if he hadn't been around, there would be no followers, would there? So to me personally, he's really irritating. Other than that, he has no effect on my daily life...unless someone tries to shove him down my throat.
He actually has no standing in Judaism whatsoever. He is never mentioned in our holy books, and many Jews question whether he existed at all. He hasn't had an impact on Judaism except to try to bring about its destruction.
2007-08-12 16:58:47 · answer #2 · answered by LadySuri 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He's a fellow Jew...you should call him Jewsus. Jk
Judaism has no special or particular view of Jesus, and very few texts in Judaism directly refer to or take note of Jesus. One of the most important Jewish principles of faith is the belief in one God and one God only with no partnership of any kind,[1] and belief in Jesus as deity, son of God, or Christ, is incompatible with Judaism.[2] For this reason, related issues such as the historical existence of Jesus and whatever his life involved, are likewise not considered relevant in Judaism.
2007-08-09 23:58:10 · answer #3 · answered by 8theist 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jesus was an apocalyptic teacher who believed the Kingdom of Heaven was at hand. He was the nominal leader of a Jewish sect called Nazarenes. The Nazarenes may have been in existence before he became a member. In fact, John the Baptist, from whom
Jesus received his ordination, may have also been a member.
The Nazarenes were closely allied with another Jewish group called the Zealots. They congrgated mostly in Galilee where most of the disciples came from. The nazarenes took part in a general Passover insurrection which failed. Jesus was tried by a Roman court and convicted of insurrection against the Emperor for which he was executed. His immediate followers continued the group and nominated James the brother of Jesus as the leader. James' nomination may have been already set by Jesus while he was alive. At some point his followers began to believe that he was the messiah promised to israel and as such that he had overcome death in order to restore the kingdom to Israel and usher in the Kingdom of Heaven.
2007-08-10 19:13:52 · answer #4 · answered by kingsolnew 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
He has nothing to do with Judaism, he just one of many false messiahs.
2007-08-10 17:26:15 · answer #5 · answered by ST 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I always wondered if the Jews considered Jesus goy(im). Maybe I'll find out here.
2007-08-10 00:01:11 · answer #6 · answered by r~@~w 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
He was a guy that lived about 2,000 years ago in Judea.
It really is that simple.
2007-08-10 02:04:27 · answer #7 · answered by Gamla Joe 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋