Based on the stories in the Christian Bible, Jesus attempted to lead people away from Tanach (Jewish Bible) and therefore HaShem (The Creator). Because of this, Jews perceive Jesus as a false prophet at most.
In reality, Jews don't discuss Jesus as he plays no role in our religion.
Jewish Answer:
The simple answer is that Jews and Christians have a different definition of the word "messiah". Under the Jewish definition, a messiah is a leader, not a half-god half-human hybrid, nor is he a sacrifice for sin. Furthermore, a major requirement of the messiah is to lead the Jews return to Israel (in one, so-called "coming").
Jewish Answer:The Christian concept of 'messiah' does not exist in Judaism. The Hebrew word 'moshiach' literally means 'anointed' and refers to how any person being initiated into the service of HaShem (G-d) was anointed with oil. We've had many moshiachim (pl), kings, priests, etc. There is absolutely nothing supernatural about a moshiach. There is a prophecy about a future moshiach, however, he'll be a mortal man who will lead the country of Israel.Based on the stories of Jesus in the Christian Bible, he would not have met a single qualification of any type of moshiach.
Christian Answer:
One reason is many Jews believe the main function of the messiah is to bring about the victory of the Jewish people over all their enemies. Clearly, Jesus did not do that. It may be that Jews who believe that way are mistaken in their concept of who or what the messiah is or should be; but nonetheless, that is what the religion of Judaism teaches. Another reason Jews do not believe Jesus is the messiah is that historically the Church and some who call themselves Christians have persecuted the Jews. Christian theology teaches that whenever any person rejects Jesus - whether they be Jewish or otherwise - it is because they are presently unwilling to repent of their sin and receive what the New Testament calls God's "gift of righteousness." (see Romans 5:17).
Jewish Answer
The Bible makes clear that one of the defining marks between a True Prophet and a False Prophet is that no True Prophet will ever deviate from the Law as it was established (Deuteronomy 13:1). The Messiah, in particular, has a number of requirements that Jesus did not fulfill and Jesus actively did things that violate requirements of Judaism. Any person who claims to be the Messiah must comport to these standards, since he is to be a Holy King.
[Note, this answer assumes that the New Testament is an accurate retelling of Jesus' narrative. There are many individuals (even within the Catholic Church) who see the accounts in the Gospels as propagandistic more than factual.]
1) Functions of the Jewish Messiah that Jesus failed to fulfill (this list is not exhaustive):
The Jews expected Jesus to set them free from the Roman power.
Jewish AnswerBased on the stories of Jesus in the Christian Bible, there was nothing to believe from the Jewish perspective. As a claimant for the title of Redeemer, he didn't fulfill these requirements:
* Build the Third Temple (Ezekiel 37:24-28)
* Gather all Jews back to the Land of Israel (Isaiah 43:5-6)
* Usher in an era of world peace, and end all hatred, oppression, suffering and disease. As it says: "Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall man learn war anymore." (Isaiah 2:4)
* Spread universal knowledge of the God of Israel, which will unite humanity as one. As it says: "God will be King over all the world -- on that day, God will be One and His Name will be One" (Zechariah 14:9)
* The Jewish messiah must be descended on his father's side from King David (Genesis 49:10 and Isaiah 11:1)
* The Jewish messiah will lead the Jewish people to full Torah observance. The Torah states that all mitzvot remain binding forever, and anyone coming to change the Torah must not be accepted. (see Deut. 13:1-4)
Answer 1
They feel that He didn't fill the description of the messiah through the prophecy in the Old Testament.
Answer 2
The assumption that the Christian ascription of Jesus' redemptive qualities (i.e. He is the Christ, the truth, and the way) accords with Jewish principles or understandings of the Messiah is false. It is on account of this major issue that Jews opposed what Jesus was saying and doing, even assuming that the Gospels are accurate or historical materials.
The Jewish Messiah is to be an Earthly King, not an incarnation or union with God. As a result, a person claiming to be God himself is instantly recognized as not being the Messiah. John 5:16-18 asserts that Jews clearly believed that Jesus was articulating that he was the physical progeny of God. Additionally, John 3:16 is at fundamental odds with the Torah's prohibition on Human Sacrifice, its prohibition of blood consumption, its prohibition on cannibalism, and its prohibition on expiation for another's sins. There is no verse in the Old Testament that explains that one of the purposes of the Messiah is to die for sin at all (never mind for the sins of other people).
Jesus failed to perform requirements to be the Messiah and additionally performed actions contrary to the established Commandments. The Bible makes clear that one of the defining marks between a True Prophet and a False Prophet is that no True Prophet will ever deviate from the Law as it was established (Deuteronomy 13:1). A Messiah must also comport to this standard, since he is to be a Holy King. Lists of several of these actions continue below.
Functions of the Jewish Messiah that Jesus failed to fulfill (this list is not exhaustive):
Commandments that Jesus actively violated (all quotes from the NIV). This list is not exhaustive:
Additionally. Judaism makes clear that there are those who can perform wondrous deeds even though they lack faith in God at all (see also Deuteronomy ch.13). The Magicians in Pharaoh's Court are a perfect example. They are able to replicate (Exodus ch.7-8) some of the early plagues. If God had stopped after the second plague, who could say that these Magicians were not Prophets, revealing the words of Amon Ra? Additionally, Balaam is recounted as a wicked prophet who was able to see the Will of God and prophesy. In Numbers ch.25 (see also Numbers ch.31), he cleverly devises a plan to get the Israelites to sin against God and incur His wrath. The plan succeeds and results in a pestilence afflicting the people. On account of these individuals and others sprinkled throughout the Bible, it is clear that being able to hear God's voice and/or perform miracles does not necessarily make someone a True Prophet.
Answer 1
Just as Muslims, Hindi, Buddhists, and Shintoists have their own non-Christian belief systems, so does Judaism. Christians and Jews share a common history, yet the Jews insist that there is only One God. What Judaism and Christianity do agree upon is the belief in an Anointed One. The word used is Messiah, and the Christians maintain that Jesus was/is this Messiah.
Judaism has read the Old Testament (Tanakh) and knows that there are many prophecies about the Messiah. Jews believe that Jesus did not fulfill all the prophecies, therefore he could not be THE Messiah.
There is also the issue of Christians claiming that Jesus is God. While Trinitarianism is a cornerstone of Christian faith, for the Jew it is not permitted, since Judaism doesn't see it as belief in One God. Judaism maintains that there is only One God and no other; no combination.
Answer 2
Jews believe that Jesus existed: that he was possibly a rabbi, who taught people what he knew. Jews do not believe that Jesus was the Messiah because the Messiah had specific parameters, and Jesus did not fill most of these. Some Jews believe that Jesus himself did not say that he was the son of God, but that his disciples interpreted things he said to mean that. Others believe that he may have said himself that he was the son of God, but that he actually was not.
Answer 3
Jewish people do not believe that a human is God.
And the Messiah was supposed to restore peace and justice to the world. This has not happened.
The most simple answer as to why Jews did not and do not believe that Jesus was a messiah is because the Christian concept of messiah does not exist anywhere in Judaism and the Tanach (Jewish Bible).
Now for the more complicated answer:
The word 'messiah' is the anglicisation of the Hebrew 'moshiach'. The word moshiach translates to 'anointed'. The title of moshiach was given to any person who was appropriately anointed with oil as part of their initiation to their service of HaShem. We have had many moshiachim (pl) in the form of kings, priests, prophets, and judges. There is absolutely nothing supernatural about a moshiach.
This being said, there is a prophecy of a future moshiach, however, this is a relatively minor topic in Judaism and the Tanach.
The Jewish requirements of hamoshiach are:
* Build the Third Temple (Ezekiel 37:26-28)
* Gather all Jews back to the Land of Israel (Isaiah 43:5-6)
* Usher in an era of world peace, and end all hatred, oppression, suffering and disease. As it says: "Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall man learn war anymore." (Isaiah 2:4)
* Spread universal knowledge of the God of Israel, which will unite humanity as one. As it says: "HaShem will be King over all the world -- on that day, HaShem will be One and His Name will be One" (Zechariah 14:9)
* Hamoshiach must be descended on his father's side from King David (Genesis 49:10 and Isaiah 11:1)
* Hamoshiach will lead the Jewish people to full Torah observance. The Torah states that all mitzvot remain binding forever, and anyone coming to change the Torah is immediately identified as a false prophet. (Deut. 13:1-4)
There is no prophecy of a virgin birth - Isaiah 7 contains a short term prophecy that was fulfilled in Isaiah's lifetime. The prophecy itself makes no mention of a virgin. The Hebrew word for virgin is 'b'tulah' which Isaiah uses throughout his writings. However, in this chapter, the word 'almah' is used. Almah means young woman and in this chapter, the young woman in question was already pregnant. The issue was that the Greeks did not have a word that was the equivalent to 'almah', instead, the translators used the word 'parthenos' which can mean either young woman OR virgin. In the prophecy itself, the young woman's child simply served as the timeline for the prophecy: by the time the child is old enough to know good from bad, X would have occurred.
There is no specification as to where hamoshiach will be born. Mentions of Bethlehem are in reference to hamoshiach being a descendant of King David.
There is no specification as to when hamoshiach will be born. Daniel was talking about the destruction of the first Temple, construction of the second Temple, and then the destruction of the second Temple.
As to whether Jesus met any of the requirements of being hamoshiach, the answer is that no, he did not meet a single one.
Answer:
According to Jewish tradition, the vast majority of the Jews at the time didn't hear of Jesus. The Sages of the Mishna (Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai, Rabbi Yonatan ben Uziel, Chanina ben Dosa, Bava ben Buta, Shimon ben Hillel, Rabbi Eliezer, Rabbi Yehoshua, Rabbi Akiva, and hundreds of others) were active at that time and their yeshivot (Torah-academies) were flourishing. Their tens of thousands of disciples and hundeds of thousands of sympathizers were active in the Jewish world in that generation; they were the leaders and the forefront of Judaism. As Josephus (Antiquities book 18) writes, "the cities give great attestations to them." The great majority of Jews loved their sages and their Torah.
The unlearned class of the Amei-haaretz (ignoramuses) was a small fringe of society, but even they would and did lay down their lives in order not to violate or change anything of the Torah. As one ancient historian famously wrote:
Hecateus declares again, "what regard we (Jews) have for our laws; and we resolve to endure anything rather than transgress them." And he adds: "They [Jews] may be stripped on this account, and have torments inflicted upon them, and be brought to the most terrible kinds of death, but they meet these tortures after an extraordinary manner, beyond all other people, and will not renounce the religion of their forefathers."
No one (even any who did hear of Jesus) - would have given heed to what was and is considered unacceptable for us. The few who came in contact with him soon lost interest, and the early Christians felt the need to turn to non-Jewish centers of population in order to gain adherents, while the Jews remained Jews.
Rather, you might prefer to ask "What does Judaism not say" about Jesus. And the answer is that we do not believe that he is or was anything other than a regular human being. We may also note that according to our tradition, prophecy ceased about 340 years before the birth of Jesus; and public miracles stopped even earlier.
Here is a related topic:
The word "messiah" is the transliterated form of the Hebrew "moshiach." The word moshiach translates to "anointed." The title of moshiach was given to any person who was appropriately anointed with oil as part of their initiation to their service of God. We have had many meshichim (plural) in the form of kings and priests. There is absolutely nothing supernatural about a moshiach.
This being said, there is a prophecy of a future moshiach; however, this is a relatively minor topic in Judaism and the Tanach.
The Jewish requirements of the messiah are:
* Build the Third Temple (Ezekiel 37:26-28)
* Gather all Jews back to the Land of Israel (Isaiah 43:5-6)
* Usher in an era of world peace, and end all hatred, oppression, suffering and disease. As it says: "Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall man learn war any more." (Isaiah 2:4)
* Spread universal knowledge of the God of Israel, which will unite humanity as one. As it says: "God will be King over all the world. On that day, God will be One and His Name will be One." (Zechariah 14:9)
* The messiah must be descended on his father's side from King David (Genesis 49:10 and Isaiah 11:1)
* The messiah will lead the Jewish people to full Torah-observance. The Torah states that all of its mitzvot (commands) remain binding forever.
Answer 3
Judaism does not have a concept of the "Son of God" and sees such a concept as alien to Judaism. Sometimes people are called "God's children", but this is not a literal parentage. In the Hebrew Bible, there is the term "Son of Man", but this is a mistranslation of the Hebrew phrase "Ben Adam". That phrase literally means "Son of Man", but is a colloquial phrase meaning "human being". In Judaism, God does not have parts or sons; God is one and to assert otherwise is wrong.
The equivalent would be to ask Christians why they do not accept that Anubis authored the true "Book of the Dead". Christianity does not believe that a worshipper needs a book in order for people to go to afterlife and the assertion otherwise is wrong. Additionally, Anubis has no place in Christian theology, which parallels how the idea of the other Trinitarian facets of God are not mirrored in Judaism.
According to our tradition, the vast majority of the Jews at the time didn't hear of him. The Torah-sages (Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai, Rabbi Yonatan ben Uziel, Chanina ben Dosa, Bava ben Buta, Shimon ben Hillel, Rabbi Eliezer, Rabbi Yehoshua, Rabbi Akiva, and hundreds of others) were active at that time and their yeshivot (Torah-academies) were flourishing. Their tens of thousands of disciples and hundreds of thousands of sympathizers were active in the Jewish world in that generation; they were the leaders and the forefront of Judaism. As Josephus (Antiquities book 18) writes, "the cities give great attestations to them." The great majority of Jews loved their sages and their Torah. What_do_Jews_believe_God_is_like We may also note that according to our tradition, prophecy ceased about 340 years before the birth of Jesus; and public miracles stopped even earlier.
The unlearned class of the Amei-haaretz (ignoramuses) was a small fringe of society, but even they would and did lay down their lives in order not to violate anything of the Torah. As one ancient historian famously wrote:
Hecateus declares again, "what regard we [Jews] have for our laws; and we resolve to endure anything rather than transgress them." And he adds: "They [Jews] may be stripped on this account, and have torments inflicted upon them, and be brought to the most terrible kinds of death, but they meet these tortures after an extraordinary manner, beyond all other people, and will not renounce the religion of their forefathers."
No one (even any who did hear of Jesus) - would have given heed to what was and is considered unacceptable for us. The few who came in contact with him soon lost interest, and the early Christians felt the need to turn to non-Jewish centers of population in order to gain adherents, while the Jews remained Jews.
We do not believe that Jesus is or was anything other than a regular human being.
Here is a related topic:
The word "messiah" is the transliterated form of the Hebrew "moshiach." The word moshiach translates to "anointed." The title of moshiach was given to any person who was appropriately anointed with oil as part of their initiation to their service of God. We have had a number of meshichim (plural) in the form of kings and priests. There need be nothing supernatural about a moshiach.
This being said, there is a prophecy of a future moshiach. However, this is a relatively minor topic in Judaism and the Tanach.
The Jewish requirements of the messiah are:
* Build the Third Temple (Ezekiel 37:26-28).
* Gather all Jews back to the Land of Israel (Isaiah 43:5-6).
* Usher in an era of world peace, and end all hatred and oppression. As it says: "Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, nor shall they learn war any more" (Isaiah 2:4).
* Spread universal knowledge of the God of Israel, which will unite humanity as one. As it says: "God will be King over all the world. On that day, God will be One and His Name will be One" (Zechariah 14:9).
* The messiah must be descended on his father's side from King David (Genesis 49:10 and Isaiah 11:1).
* The messiah will lead the Jewish people to full Torah-observance. The Torah states that all of its mitzvot (commands) remain binding forever.
Judaism says very little about Jesus. According to our tradition, the vast majority of the Jews at the time didn't hear of him. The Torah-sages (Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai, Rabbi Yonatan ben Uziel, Chanina ben Dosa, Bava ben Buta, Shimon ben Hillel, Rabbi Eliezer, Rabbi Yehoshua, Rabbi Akiva, and hundreds of others) were active at that time and their yeshivot (Torah-academies) were flourishing. Their tens of thousands of disciples and hundreds of thousands of sympathizers were active in the Jewish world in that generation; they were the leaders and the forefront of Judaism. As Josephus (Antiquities book 18) writes, "the cities give great attestations to them." The great majority of Jews loved their sages and their Torah. (See: What do Jews believe God is like?) We may also note that according to our tradition, prophecy ceased about 340 years before the birth of Jesus; and public miracles stopped even earlier.
The unlearned class of the Amei-haaretz (ignoramuses) was a small fringe of society, but even they would and did lay down their lives in order not to violate anything of the Torah. As one ancient historian famously wrote:
Hecateus declares again, "what regard we [Jews] have for our laws; and we resolve to endure anything rather than transgress them." And he adds: "They [Jews] may be stripped on this account, and have torments inflicted upon them, and be brought to the most terrible kinds of death, but they meet these tortures after an extraordinary manner, beyond all other people, and will not renounce the religion of their forefathers."
No one (even any who did hear of Jesus) - would have given heed to what was and is considered unacceptable for us. The few who came in contact with him soon lost interest, and the early Christians felt the need to turn to non-Jewish centers of population in order to gain adherents, while the Jews remained Jews.
Rather, you might prefer to ask "What does Judaism notbelieve about Jesus." And the answer is that we do not believe that he is or was anything other than a regular human being.
Here is a related topic:
The word "messiah" is the transliterated form of the Hebrew "moshiach." The word moshiach means "anointed." The title of moshiach was given to any person who was appropriately anointed with oil as part of their initiation to their service of God. We have had a number of meshichim (plural) in the form of kings and priests. There need be nothing supernatural about a moshiach.
This being said, there is a prophecy of a future moshiach. However, this is a relatively minor topic in Judaism and the Tanakh.
The Jewish requirements of the messiah are:
* Build the Third Temple (Ezekiel 37:26-28).
* Gather all Jews back to the Land of Israel (Isaiah 43:5-6).
* Usher in an era of world peace, and end all hatred and oppression. As it says: "Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, nor shall they learn war any more" (Isaiah 2:4).
* Spread universal knowledge of the God of Israel, which will unite humanity as one. As it says: "God will be King over all the world. On that day, God will be One and His Name will be One" (Zechariah 14:9).
* The messiah must be descended on his father's side from King David (Genesis 49:10 and Isaiah 11:1).
* The messiah will lead the Jewish people to full Torah-observance. The Torah states that all of its mitzvot (commands) remain binding forever.
There are two ways to deal with this question: from a present evidential perspective and from a biblical evidential perspective.
Present Evidential Arguments
Some of the most common Jewish arguments against their accepting Jesus as the Messiah are the following:
There are two ways to deal with this question: from a present evidential prospective and from a biblical evidential perspective.
Present Evidential Arguments
Some of the most common Jewish arguments against their accepting Jesus as the Messiah are the following:
Jews believe in God.What about Jesus?In Judaism, Jesus was a regular human being who lived in olden times, and is not part of Jewish religious belief.See also the Related Links.Link: Why didn't the Jews believe in Jesus?Link: What do Jews believe about God?
Jews do not believe in jesus christ at all.
Some Jews who were Jewish like Jesus, first believed in Jesus Christ.
Christians believe that Jesus was the Jewish Messiah. Jews disagree.
yes the difference is that Jews still wait for the messiah and Christians believe that Jesus Christ is the messiah
Jesus has no status or role in Judaism. Messianic Jews are actually considered to be Christians, both by other Jews and by Christians. See also:Why didn't the Jews believe in Jesus?
Jesus. Jews believe that the Messiah is yet to come. Christians believe that he already came (Jesus Christ).
Ethnically Jewish people who are Christians or Messianic Jews. It is worth noting that most Jews consider Messianic Jews to be Christians.
The Muslims believe in all prophets (May peace be upon them all). They believe in Hazrat Adam AS, Hazrat Abraham AS. Hazrat Moses AS, Hazrat Jesus Christ AS and the last Prophet of Islam Hazrat Muhammad SAW. The Jews also believe in the Prophets belonging to Judaism. The Christians believe in Jesus Christ AS.
Jews that believe in Christ.
. Both Jews and Christians believe in God, only Jews are still waiting for the Messiah, whereas Christians believe that Jesus Christ was the Messiah.
There are many actors who believe in Jesus Christ (May peace be on him).