2007-11-27 00:43:25 · 6 answers · asked by I'm an Atheist 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Pretty much the whole "blame the Jews for the crucifixion of Jesus" thing. The fabricators of the fable had to deflect blame from the Romans, and on to the Jews, because they were writing for a primarily Greco-Roman audience.
Had the Jewish Sanhedrin wanted to kill Jesus for blasphemy, they could've simply stoned him to death without bothering the Romans about it at all. Crucifixion was a Roman punishment for crimes against Roman law. If we suppose that the Gospel story is based on actual historical events, the most likely scenario is that Jesus was a Jewish upstart prophet who was executed by the Romans for sedition, i.e. stirring up the people and inciting a revolt. There are in fact dozens of such cases on the historical record.
"Jesus is Jewish so how could Christians be anti-Semites?" Are you kidding? Do you know anything about history at all?
2007-11-27 00:47:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
No. The message of Christ is plain - love all people. It is true that Jesus challenged the beliefs of Jewish leaders and declared that judgment would come if they did not repent, but this is not the same as anti-semitism. Jesus wept over Jerusalem because of His love for His chosen people.
Paul tells us in Romans that he would give his own life and even live accursed if he could win his Jewish brothers and sisters.
Although the NT does confront Jewish teaching and in some ways gives new defintions to Judaism, it does not teach anti-semitism. No where does it refer to the silly notion that Jews are to be viewed as "Christ-killers." Christ laid His life down willingly for all people, to the Jew first and also to the Gentile.
2007-11-27 08:51:46 · answer #2 · answered by mark777 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Not as far as I've read.
No, the Jews aren't blamed for the crucifixion of Jesus, simply for the fact that it was prophesied that Jesus would die a horrible death, and be betrayed by His own. His crucifixion was a fulfillment of prophecy. Nothing more, nothing less.
2007-11-27 08:46:06 · answer #3 · answered by The_Cricket: Thinking Pink! 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Jesus is Jewish so how could Christians be anti-Semites?
2007-11-27 08:51:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
The Hero of all the new testament writings is Jewish.
2007-11-27 08:48:34 · answer #5 · answered by L.C. 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No.
2007-11-27 08:47:58 · answer #6 · answered by William D 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋