Does Jesus have any Relivence to Jews?

Question

Interesting article very open minded

http://www.interfaithfamily.com/news_and_opinion/teaching_about_other_religions/Jewish_Jesus_Conference_Asks_Who_Invited_You.shtml?tr=y&auid=3261235

Answer 1

None whatsoever other than the atrocities committed against our people by his followers.

Curious that so many Christians have answered for us. No wonder they also believe it is up to them to define exactly who is, or is not, Jewish.

If you found this part of the article interesting

-- "Wieseltier, who appeared with the author and onetime priest James Carroll, spoke in a similarly counterintuitive vein. Jewish messianism, he said, is not a radical idea. It's not a form of utopianism. "It's a correction, not a transformation," he said. Messianism "was never as central as we think it was. What is central is living the present."

I hope you will read James Carroll's book, "Constantine's Sword." It's the best book on the market regarding Jewish/Catholic history!
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Answer 2

No. Jesus does not feature in Jewish theology at all.

More than that: the Christian belief that Jesus is G-d incarnate on earth equals HERESY in Judaism.

And that of course is why nobody can be both Jewish and Christian. It simply is not possible. It's about as logical as saying you can be both a meat eater AND a vegetarian.

Christianity as it exists today contradicts Judaism. The two are mutually exclusive.

Jesus is totally irrelevant to Jews; we do not discuss him, read about him etc. He is never mentioned in the Tanakh and anyone who says he is, is relying on incorrectly translated Hebrew.

EDIT

I am really puzzled that so many non Jews feel they are qualified to answer on behalf of Judaism. They invariably give the wrong answer. Perhaps it would be a sign of respect if they just let us answer, given that of course we are familiar with our own theology...

And to correct some of the more stupid answers given:

No, Jesus was NEVER king of the Jews. He was just another young radical, and one of many.

No, the ROMANS crucified Jesus. They alone practised crucifixion, and would kill hundreds of Jews in that manner.

Answer 3

Absolutely none. Jesus is not relevant to Judaism, he is unremarked on in any of the Jewish writings of the time, never discussed in the Talmud and not found in Jewish literature at all. He is not God, Messiah, Prophet or Rabbi- he is nothing at all. He taught nothing that had not been taught for hundreds of years by Rabbis before him. The article may be open minded- but it comes from an organisation that is marginally Jewish at best. They may want to promote coming closer to other religions, not surprising since they are aimed at Jews married to people from other religions- but to Orthodox Judaism their thinking and aims are the anti-thesis of what we believe.

Answer 4

Jesus was Jewish, but does not have any special role in Judaism. I read the article you linked, but I'm afraid I didn't find much content there. It tells of the conference, which looks like it might have been interesting, but doesn't give any detail about what was said. Or maybe I missed something. What did you see in the article, that you found interesting?

Answer 5

Jesus was like Babar


King of the JEWS

Answer 6

Jesus was born into a Jewish family, he was not a Jew, he was GOD in the flesh. He essentially came here to show the Jews their mistakes and ways to improve. So they killed him. Those who saw the light and followed Jesus's teachings created Christianity.

Answer 7

Jesus was a Jew. Christianity was formed by Him and the name comes from Christ.

Answer 8

There is one Messiah/Christ, who came from the tribe of Judah, and who will be the Savior of Jews and Gentiles.

Answer 9

Absolutely none.

Answer 10

jesus was a jew