Why are Christians reluctant to answer some questions? When I mentioned that Jesus' disciples were all Jewish,

Question

I got only one answer to my question. Usually one gets 20 to 30 answers in the religious forum. Are the readers in this forum so shocked by the thought that Jesus and his disciples were Jewish, that they can not even comment?

Answer 1

Did Jesus have any disciples who were not Jewish?Does this mean that most accounts in the Bible were come from
Jewish writers?

I went back to find your question. Sorry I did not see it when it was posted. Perhaps I was offline then but I'd be happy to answer it now.

All of Jesus' apostles were Jewish. A few of his disciples were non-Jewish. Yes the Bible was recorded by Jews.
Moses
Joshua
Samuel
Jeremiah
Ezra
Nehemiah
Mordecai
David
Solomon,
Agur
Lemuel
Isaiah
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Micah
Jonah
Nahum
Habbakuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Malachi
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Paul
James
Peter

All Jews

Answer 2

I don't see why they wouldn't have answered because you said the disciples were Jewish. They shouldn't be scared to. We all know that Jesus and his disciples were Jewish. Everyone was still considered Jews until after Jesus died and people began to accept Him and the dispensation of grace, rather than the Jewish law of Moses. The term Christian came along in Acts 26:28. I don't see why your question would've been a problem. No offense, but people may not have found your question interesting. I didn't see the question, so I don't know. Like I said, don't get offended. I mean no harm.

As far as other questions are concerned, sometimes those really question a person's faith and if the answer convicts or we're not sure, yes, we'll be reluctant to answer questions. Sometimes I back off from questions from fellow Christians because I'm still learning about the subject or trying to find the truth about it. There can be a myriad or reasons why some don't answer questions. Depends.

Answer 3

Many people first think that Christ and his disciples were Christians and I think this might throw some people off. A lot of this gets down to word games. Christ & the Disciples were first, foremost and only Jewish. In Christ's time, this term also applied to those that had been circumcised...the gentiles were not.

For example: if you're born in Israel today, you would be Jewish by nationality, but you could be Methodist by religion. But we also call people that practice the Jewish religion Jews...but that also applies to Elizabeth Taylor, and she is a convert from England! And, if you're old enough, Sammy Davis, Jr.

After all, Christ went to the temple or synagogue to worship, not the Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran or even Catholic Church. And, the term Christians, wasn't used until after Christ died and arose. If He had never arose on the third day, then Christianity would not exist as a religion.

Answer 4

I think the reason you might not have gotten the response you expected is because most people are now arguing who is the most powerful. Also Jesus and his disciples were Hebrews. But the real thing is that whatever race, religion etc. a person is, I think they should look back and see that Jesus life here on earth was about peace and love. Somehow that idea is fading.

Answer 5

I feel like this question has been answered and asked so
many times! Of course the disciples and Jesus were
Jewish. Jesus taught in the synagogs and attended/celebrated Jewish feasts!

The message was:
Acts 20:21
21Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. (Greeks are the same as gentiles or any non-Jew)

Romans 15:7-9
7Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. 8For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the Jews on behalf of God's truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs 9so that the Gentiles may glorify God for his mercy

1 Corinthians 1:23-25
23but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, 24but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25For the foolishness of God is wiser than man's wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man's strength.

1 Corinthians 12:13 (New International Version)
13For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.

I did not see your question the first time, actually,
and you might not even be serious or even
read the above scriptures for all they are worth,
even so, there is absolutely no conflict with them
being Jewish. God calls all of us who hear.
There would be no Christians without Jews
and God's promises to Israel - they go hand in hand!

Answer 6

Yes, Jesus and his disciples were Hebrews, but they were also Jews (their religion). I'm a Christian, I've read the Bible, so of course I know that -- that's part of the point. I don't know any Christians who get offended when someone points out Jesus was a Jew, because it's nothing to get offended at.

Answer 7

Having checked out your original question, my immediate response (as may have been the response of most of the other folks who read it) was, "and?---

Jesus was a Jew, who lived and preached among Jews. His immediate circle of disciples were all of his faith. His first chroniclers were also of his faith, or learned his story from his disciples. What's the big deal about that?

If you read the canonical Gospels, it's all there in plain language. Your question is about as meaningful as the question, "What color is an orange?"

Ask more meaningful questions, get more and better answers, it's about that simple.

Answer 8

I'll comment.

We all know that Jesus was a Jew. We also know that most, if not all, of his disciples were Jews as well, since they came from the same general region as Jesus. Though, technically, once they started following CHRIST, they were considered CHRISTians. I believe they relinquished the title of "Jew" when they began to follow Jesus.

I think that the reason you did not get as many answers as expected was that this is not new information. It's a well known fact. So no one was shocked... therefore they did not need to debate with you.

But good luck getting more comments this time =)

Answer 9

Your question probably just didn't happen to get a lot of attention that time. It seems to me that it is a well-known fact that Jesus' disciples, and Jesus himself are Jewish. Christians do not have a problem with the concept. (????)

Answer 10

im a christian its just the first time i signed up for this i dont ussually answer questions the first times i signed up for this and by the way i too already knew jesus and his deciples are jews but sense i wasnt born a jew i got to be a christian the next best thing to get to heaven if i was a jew i would still belive in jesus the only thing i wonder is why some jews say they dont belive in jesus and all christians say they do belive in jesus while only some not all jews do ? just wondering... no offense taken,? okay please! thank u !