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According to our 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 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 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 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)
* 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 of its mitzvot (commands) remain binding forever.
What else can I help you with?
Why did Jews get baptised?
Jews do not get baptized. Baptism is part of Christianity.
What ideas does Christianity accept that Judaism does not accept?
The belief in a trinity The belief that Jesus was DivineThe belief in the Christian TestamentChristian observances (Christmas, Easter, communion, Church, etc.)Christian beliefs in generalSee also:Why didn't the Jews accept Jesus?
How did Christians learn about Christianity from the Jews?
Christians did not learn about Christianity from the Jews. Christianity was founded, as a religion, by former Jews. However, by the time they were proselytizing their new faith, it was distinct from Judaism and Jewish doctrine.
What testament do the Jewish people believe in?
Jews do not accept any of the Christian testaments as valid. The Jewish Bible is called the Tanach and is what the Christian Old Testament was based on. However, the Christian OT was altered to support the teachings of Christianity which is why Jews do not accept its validity.
Do the jew's believe in all of the Old Testament?
No, although the Christian Old Testament was based on the Tanach (Jewish Bible), it was altered to support the teachings of Christianity. Therefore, Jews do not accept the the Christian OT as a valid text for Jews to follow.
How have Jews contributed to the growth of Christianity?
The first Christians were Jews.
How did the rise of Christianity lead to fights between Jews and Christians?
Christians did not like the regimentation and all of the rules of Judaism. They lived in relative peace for the first two hundred years as Christianity was a minor sect of Judaism. Soon the Christians would also come to resent the Jews because they refused to accept Christ as their saviour.
Which roman leader made Christianity accept throughout the empire?
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Why did the Jews choose Christianity?
they didn't choose christinaity. Christianity chose them. they're the chosen people. God chose the Jews to be his first people.
Which denominations believe that all Jews will be converted to Christianity?
In Judaism, no Jews believe this.
Why don't Jews spread the Word?
about what, christianity?
What do Jews have to do with Chrisitanity?
The question should be " What does Christianity have to do with Jews (or Judaism)?" Judaism is like a tree where Christianity is its branch and Islam is it leaves. Christianity is based on Judaism and Islam is based on Christianity. The major difference between the three is that Judaism doesn't have jesus in it unlike Christianity and Islam.
