No. The N.T. is not accepted by Jews; and most Jews never read it. The Jewish Tanakh (Bible) consists of: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Samuel (1 and 2 combined), Kings (1 and 2 combined), Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, the Twelve Minor Prophets (Hosea, Joel, etc., combined), Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra & Nehemiah (combined), and Chronicles (1 and 2 combined). All of these are only in the original Hebrew.
Answer 1
Jews do not believe Jesus is the Messiah. They are still awaiting the coming of a messiah. Since they do not recognize Jesus as the Christ, they do not hold as sacred the collection of books and letters that tell of him---the New Testament.
Answer 2
The simple answer is because it is not part of their religion. Jews do not believe Jesus was the messiah, nor do they believe he was a prophet.
There are some Jews who do accept Jesus as divine, but they are not regarded as Jews by the Jewish community OR by Christians.
Additionally, in the Tanach (Jewish Bible), we are told that God's words cannot be added to or changed. This in itself, disqualifies the Christian New Testament from the Jewish perspective.
Answer 3
Definitional Issues
When the question asks "Why don't Jews acknowledge the New Testament?", it should be noted that the "acknowledge" is not referring to Jews not knowing or believing that the New Testament exists. Jews are quite aware of the Christian Bible and acknowledge that the book exists. So, the question is addressing why Jews do not accord the New Testament any spiritual weight or regard its messages as holy.
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. Since Jesus fails the test of being a Messiah, and, as presented below, also performs acts in violation of Jewish Law, it would be improper for Jews to follow him or materials attributed to him or his followers. This is the main reason why Jews do not acknowledge the New Testament.
Jesus Issues
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 that Jesus Failed to Perform
Functions of the Jewish Messiah that Jesus failed to fulfill (this list is not exhaustive):
Torah Law that Jesus Violated
Commandments that Jesus actively violated (all quotes from the NIV). This list is not exhaustive:
Christian Commentary on the Above
From a Christian perspective this makes sense that no words should be added to the Bible after the Old Testament. Jesus never wrote anything down except for in the sand which would easily be erased by the wind in short time. Jesus never instructed his 12 Disciples to write down or document their adventures or the words of Jesus. Jesus relied and taught on the Old Testament which spoke about him. "You search the Scriptures because in them you believe you have eternal life and those very Scriptures speak of me yet you are unwilling to come to me that I might give you eternal life." Jesus paraphrased. Yes Isaiah chapter 53 speaks of Jesus and many many other OT places do too. Even Judges chapters 19-21 about the concubine that is ravaged to death and cut up into 12 pieces(12 Disciples cutoff from the main vine Jesus) and the loss of the tribe of Benjamin(e.g. Judas) probably speaks of Jesus (i.e. Yeshua). Why else would 65,000 Israelites die to avenge for one(1) concubine? Not that the many(65,000) died for the one(1), but the one(1) i.e. Jesus/Yeshua died for the many for all that will come to him from all manners of men Jew or Gentile. Jesus often quoted from the OT so we know his seal of approval on it is true. Yet the New Testament did not exist for him to approve. Yes we can learn much from the NT, but to blindly hold on to the notion that it is error free and infallible is very very arrogant as that puts us as judge over it instead of God/Jesus himself.
Because they think the New Testament is a book of fiction.
Answer:
Here are two reasons:
1) According to our tradition, prophecy ceased about 350 years BCE.
2) The Christian Testament includes some concepts and beliefs that are not acceptable in Judaism.
In Judaism:
The N.T. is not accepted by Jews; and most Jews never read it. The Jewish Tanakh (Bible) consists of: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Samuel (1 and 2 combined), Kings (1 and 2 combined), Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, the Twelve Minor Prophets (Hosea, Joel, etc., combined), Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra & Nehemiah (combined), and Chronicles (1 and 2 combined).All of these are only in the original Hebrew.
See also the Related Links.
Link: A note about the Protestant O.T.
Link: Is the O.T. the same as the Tanakh
No.
No. The question becomes, "do Jews believe the New Testament?" Just as you would read the religious books of another faith, it becomes a matter of if you believe it. Jews don't believe that the New Testament is scripture.
The Jews do not read the new testament they read the old testament only, as theydo not consider Jesus as the Messiah.
Yes! he is in the New Testament during the transfiguration of Jesus, but his main appearance is as the leader of the Jews out of Egypt, mainly to be found in the Old Testament in the book of Exodus..
Yes. The Old Testament is the Jewish bible and deals with the history of the Jews and God's relationship with them. The New Testament is the story of the life and ministry of Christ and the early Christian Church.
Jews believe the Old Testament, but they don't believe most of the New. So yes they did.
Where is he that is born King of the Jews? Mathai 2:2
the changing of the constitution that required new members to "acknowledge the scriptures of the old and new testament.
No he was not teaching the gentiles, he wanted to persecute the early Christians.Answer:Before the New Testament was written, Paul was teaching Gentiles (and Jews) the very things that were later written in the New Testament!
look up eugenics and read the New Testament
No, Jews do not accept the validity of both the Christian Old and New Testaments. The Jewish Bible is called the Tanach which is what the Old Testament was based on.
Many people believe in the New Testament.
A:The Bible is already written for Jews, who do not believe in the New Testament. Christians call this the Old Testament, while Jews call it the Tanach.A Bible has even been written for people who do not believe in the prophecies of the Old Testament or that miracles happen. This is called the Jefferson Bible, after one of the American Founding Fathers.