Jesus was born and raised as a Jew but followers of his teachings (which differ from Judaism) called themselves Christians (Followers of Christ).
Mary was born a Jew and spent much of her life as a Jew. Of course, she later became a follower of Jesus when he began his public ministry so would have then been considered as a Christian.
A gentile is anybody who is not a Jew. So a gentile Christian is a Christian who is not a Jew.
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He was a jew. This is where people who say he isn't a Jew fail. If he wasn't a Jew, he'd be what? He wasn't a christian from birth, he wasn't an atheist lol. He was born to a Jewish family and remained Jewish until he was told he was the son of God.
No if they are born a jew they die a jew. if they are born a muslim they die a muslim. if they are born a christian they die a christian
There is no such concept as "born again Jew" in Judaism. That is specifically a Christian concept.
Jesus was a Jew and is the Messiah of the Jews, but they rejected him as the such, the Jews that did believe were first called followers of "The Way" and later they were called Christians.All those that now believe that Jesus Christ is Lord are now called Christians.User:Albert_Costanzois correct....probably got the answer straight out of the BIBLE. but yes that is right, Jesus was a Jew and brought up and was and already was a christian even before he was born.
The individual identified with that title was born of a Jewish mother, raised in aJewish home, and educated in Judaism. The Christian movement originatedwith his disciples, primarily with Saul/Paul, some years after his death.
St. Joseph was born a Jew and died a Jew. He was never a Christian.
No, Jesus was born a Jew and died as a Jew. However, he founded a "reformed" Jewish religion, or New Covenant, that came to be known as Christianity and Catholicism was the original and first Christian religion. All other Christian religions have their roots in Catholicism.
He was born to Jewish parents. Is there any other way to be a Jew?
-- A person is not a Jew unless born of a Jewish mother. -- There is no "also".