Wasn't Jesus Jewish?

Question

If so, then why all this animosity between the two religions and weren't Jesus' teachings something of his own fringe?

Answer 1

Jesus claimed to be God, he was Jewish, but the Jews didn't seem to like that part of his message.

This is just a quick view of some of the verses that deal with this. I don't know about the rest of the site, just this page, so please don't think I agree with everything you find there, but I agree with this.

http://www.rationalchristianity.net/jesus_claim.html

I'm sorry seekthetruth, but Jesus claimed divinity plenty, he accepted worship, but Phillipians explains that even in his divinity, as a human, he did not see being equal with God as something to grasp. Yet from other verses we see that, it maybe couldn't be grasped, but it was realized.

Answer 2

This question has been asked many, many times.
Jesus or His Hebrew name Yeshua, IS Jewish, not was, He is still Jewish, He is the same yesterday, today & forever.
The animosity between religions will always be there, because God gave the Jews the law, God made a covenant with the Jews through Abraham, Isaac & Jacob.
Israel IS God's chosen people. I have no animosity toward the people who r the apple of God's eye.
Just as I know Israel being the Holy Land, not the USA, as so many people keep trying to tell me of the end times being made evident here in the US. I know that salvation is 1st 4 the Jew, then for the Gentile.
People made religion not to please God, but 2 show other people how they worship God.
God hates religion.
The teachings of the Son of God r not out of a fringe of any kind.

Answer 3

Yes, Jesus was Jewish. It's not that there's animosity between the religions, but from Christians toward Jews. Jews do not try to "convert" others because they believe that what you do is far more important than what you believe. As for the animosity, the Jews have been framed for "killing" Jesus, even though when (if) they gave him up to the Romans, they were essentially forced to do so. I will also add that it seems a lot of Christians are more Paulian than anything. They focus more on Jesus' death than they do on his life and his teachings.

Answer 4

Yes, Jesus was Jewish. Don't think there is a lot of animosity between Christians and Jews, in general.

Soulful Kris, of course Jesus was never a Christian. Christians are followers of the Christ, Jesus was the Christ.
Btw, Jesus did not start any religion and surely did not found the church that was the first Christian church. His followers did. Pretty hard to follow yourself ain't it?

Answer 5

Jesus was of Jewish descent, Under the old covenant man got forgiveness of sins by sacrificing an animal. But an animal is not perfect. Jesus Christ came to earth, born of a virgin, a perfect man, sinless, and gave His life on the cross as a perfect Sacrifice once for all mankind. Now we no longer need a temple or a sacrifice, Jesus was our perfect sacrifice, He shed his innocent blood, washing all our sins away. Most people of Jewish descent today do not believe in Jesus as the Son of God and that He was Perfect. They refuse to believe in Jesus. But even Jewish historians from Jesus's own time admit that there was a Jesus, he died on a cross and that His tomb was found empty. But still they do not believe, its anybodies choice Jew or Gentile whether to believe or not. But the evidence is there. The Bible is true, its all documented. Of course the Bible version is not what you see on tv most of the time, but history has recorded it, I encourage you to check out the Bible for yourself, read it with an open mind, pray that God will show if He is real, and If you are sincere, HE WILL!!

Answer 6

Yes, Jesus was Jewish. The Jews, however don't believe that Jesus was the prophesied Messiah. They are still waiting for their messiah. Many Christians blame the Jewish people for the death of Christ. Hence the animosity.

Answer 7

Under Jewish tradition, any child born to a Jewish mother, regardless of the background of the father, is Jewish. I had 2 boys in my Sunday school class at different times. Their father is a Baptist, their mother is a non-practicing Jew. The boys were considered Jewish by the Jewish community. However, both boys have professed faith in Christ Jesus as their Savior and are Christians (by choice). Mom comes to church sometimes, and even attends Bible study with her husband.

Answer 8

Yes, Jesus was Jewish. He was even a Rabbi in his community. His teachings came directly from God the Father, but of course he would have appeared to be a religious revolutionary and political anarchist. He was really quite threatening in his teachings, because he encouraged people to think for themselves and find their own paths to God rather than rely so much on the Pharisees. He put religious reform in the hands of the common people.

Answer 9

Yes, Jesus in His earthly ministry was Jewish.He was also God in the Flesh.

There is no animosity between the two forms of worship explained in the scriptures. Not when one understands that one is for the Nation Israel and has to do with the law of Moses and is called JUDAISM, and that one has to do with the church which is His Body and is called Christianity.

The only one God recognizes today is Christianity. That gospel is the one that saves today. See 1 Cor. 15:1-4

No one is saved by believing the gospel Peter and the boys preached, or the one that Christ in His earthly ministry preached. The law of Moses , nor the ten commandments are Gods rule of life for we who are His body today.

"Christ is the END of the law unto righteousness to all who BELIEVE."

"to him that worketh NOT but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness."

Answer 10

Jesus was the saviour of the Jewish people. He was trying to reform Judaism, not create a new religion.