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Jesus is the central figure of Christianity, believed by Christians to be the messiah, the son of God and the second person in the Trinity. But what do Jews believe about Jesus? For some Jews, the name alone is nearly synonymous with pogroms and Crusades, charges of deicide and centuries of Christian anti-Semitism.
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In the Jewish perspective, it is believed that the way Christians see Jesus goes against monotheism, a belief in the absolute unity and singularity of God, which is central to Judaism; Judaism sees the worship of a person as a form of idolatry, which is forbidden.
Judaism is a material religion, in which membership is based not on belief but rather descent from Abraham, physically marked by circumcision, and focusing on how to live this life properly. Paul saw in the symbol of a resurrected Jesus the possibility of a spiritual rather than corporeal Messiah.
His teachings on God, obedience to God’s will, creation, expiation for sin, covenant, the piety of the poor, the better righteousness, eschatology (the end of time) and fidelity are consistent with his Jewish heritage. Through Jesus the great heritage of Israel has been mediated to all nations. 4.
Jun 23, 2009 · Jesus through Jewish eyes. By Clive Lawton Last updated 2009-06-23. In this article, Clive Lawton looks at Jesus and Christianity from his personal viewpoint as a Jew.
