Why were people outcasts at the time of Jesus?

Who were regarded as social outcasts in Palestine at the time of Jesus?

Samaritains, tax collectors, lepers and prostitutes were a few of the people looked down on in the time of Christ.

People Jesus cured who were outcasts?

Lepers. Lepers were outcasts because of the disease leprosy from which they suffered. People believed leprosy to be highly contagious and so avoided people who had it for fear of catching it.

Did Jesus deliberately spend time with social outcasts?

Yes in order to change their bad or mislead lives

Why were many people surprised by the kinds of people Jesus chose to bless?

Because the people were known as "posessed by the devil or spirits" Also people with lepracy, or a common prostitute. So generally the outcasts of society at that time. You could argue that Jesus blessed everyone?

What was the personal cost for Jesus when he associated with outcasts?

when he was friends with outcasts such as poor people and tax collectors, people thought they had more reason to believe that he wasn't the messiah even though he was. they thought if he was the messiah that he would be too good for outcasts. so the personal cost would be that it made him look bad to others. I Love Jesus Christ Though :-D

Who was the oppressed of jesus days?

During Jesus' time, the oppressed were often seen as the poor, sick, marginalized groups such as lepers, Samaritans, and women. Jesus preached love, compassion, and justice for all people, especially those who were considered outcasts by society. He challenged social norms and reached out to those who were marginalized or mistreated.

Are blind people an outcast in jesus time?

The outcasts in Jesus' time were the prostitutes, people with sickness, lepers, people who didn't believe in the main religion, tax collectors, people that had diseases, and people that were unclean. Jesus healed the blind man on the Sabbath and broke the laws against working by making clay and by healing. Blind people were considered cursed and unclean. Jesus became an outlaw himself when he healed this man. People were so scared about becoming an outlaw, not being able to show their faces in public, that the parents of a blinded new born avoided seeing the religious leaders about it. Even if someone inside the religious leaders fell sick they would be named a reject and kicked out. Unlike the public Jesus didn't think about who was to blame for sicknesses, Jesus only used compassion and did not care of if the public eye called him a reject. People that followed Jesus' way were also considered outcasts.

A chritian group that helps outcasts?

Any christian group should help outcasts, otherwise they are not christian by definition. Jesus was an outcast. If this does not answer your question please re phrase

What was the group of people called that were not allowed to be in the caste system?

Untouchables, The outcasts, Dalits.

How were the outcasts treated in Jesus' time?

badlyThere were many groups who were considered outcasts at the time of Jesus. Firstly Samaritans, they were seen as outcasts because they lived in the region of Samaria where they had their own version of the Law of Moses, their own priesthood, and their own temple. They were people of a mixed race. They married into the foreign families who were sent by the Assyrians and Babyloniand to occupy Palestine. The main two reasons that the Jews could not forgive them and therefore treated them as outcasts was firstly because they married into foreign families, many whom worshipped Gods of other religions, therefore they were racially impure. Also because they built a temple for worship on Mount Gerizim. The Jews thought it was impossible to sacrifice Yahweh, in any place but Jerusalem. We see that Jesus attitude differed from most people in this time as when he says to Zacchaeus, "Zacchaeus come on down. I want to stay at your house today!" This shows us that Jesus treated everyone equally despite the fact they were treated as outcasts.Secondly, Lepers, as leprosy was a dreaded disease that could not be cured so therefore sufferers were isolated from the rest of society. Whole families were divided from each other because of this illness. Also prejudiced views about leprosy condemned people who were not infected but had a skin complaint. Lepers were not allowed to go home if they themselves thought they were clean. They at first had to get official recognition that they were clean. We see that Jesus treated Lepers differently. This is because he cured Lepers and was not afraid to make contact with them.Finally another group of people who were treated as outcasts were prostitutes. These people were seen as living a sinful life. Any women in any age or generation who were making a living through prostitution were not considered socially acceptable. Often in the twentieth century they are not given the same consideration as 'respectable' women. We see that Jesus treats this group of outcasts the sane as any other person in this time. This is because when Jesus was in Simon's house, a prostitute came in and washed Jesus' feet with her tears and dried them with her hair. He then forgave her for her sins.

Explain how Jesus' actions towards sinners and outcasts might guide Christians today?

because Christians are supposed to follow god and spread the word of the gospel, to do this Christians are supposed to help these people.

What gospel shows that Jesus thought of everyone as equal?

This is a theme in all 4 Gospels but it is most clearly displayed in Jesus's treatment of the outcasts and women that is highlighted by Luke.