When Jesus died did he die a Jew?

Answer 1

Yes, Jesus was Jewish and one reason he was removed from the cross before sundown on Friday night. The Christian religion didn't start until very much after his death and the first Christians were Jewish.

Answer 2

Answer 1

He did. The Jewish leaders of the day felt He was too dangerous, and popular with the 'little people' so He had to go.

Answer 2

Actually, Jesus was killed by the Romans, not the Jews.

Answer 3

This is a Christian blood libel and perhaps the most central one. Is it true that Jews disagreed with Jesus? Yes, and quite fervently. There is even a discussion in the Talmud on the issue of Jesus (although it is unclear if this is a later edit-job or part of the original text). The Rabbis come to conclusion that he is heretic and that he merits stoning.

However, the act of plotting to actually commit murder is far removed from these discussions and more serious. There are many debates in the Talmud concerning both historical individuals and alleged stories like the Oven of Achnai. This does not mean that those events actually happened, only that the thought experiment of "what would happen under these circumstances" was done. The New Testament makes a number of simple errors about Jewish jurisprudence on such matters. For example, it claims that the Sanhedrin convened on Passover to condemn Jesus. However, the leaders of the Sanhedrin followed the letter of the law to a fault (Jesus even reprimands them for it) and one of the laws is that the Sanhedrin can never meet on a holiday, especially one as central as Passover. Secondly, they allude to a connection between the High Priests and the Sanhedrin in agreeing on what actions to take on Jesus. There was an intense political fight between the High Priests and the Rabbis of the Sanhedrin as to the future direction of Judaism. The High Priests were more corrupt and elitist. The Rabbis were more earnest and populist. There is no reason that the High Priests would not wish to keep Jesus preaching if his populist approach would weaken the appeal of the Rabbis.

As for exacting the death penalty, even if the events leading up Jesus' execution were as the New Testament records them, no Jew would sanction an execution by crucifixion. There are only four acceptable implementations of capital punishment in Judaism that are strongly regulated: decapitation, quick strangulation, quick strangulation with internal burning, and stoning. There is complete rejection of any form of capital punishment that uses piercings to kill or leaves the criminal to suffer for hours on end. Crucifixion is in both categories and was a uniquely Roman punishment.

The claim that the Romans plotted against Jesus and had him crucified is much stronger. The Messiah of that period was understood the way that Jews still understand this concept: an Earthly King who would establish a Jewish Kingdom. Necessarily, therefore, Jesus was going to have to raise an army or commit some political intrigue to achieve this goal. The Romans were likely afraid that Jesus would try to lead a rebellion to free Judea from Roman occupation. This fear would prove justified when another Messianic Candidate, Bar Kochba, would actually lead a revolt against the Romans that ended disastrously for the Jews. In order to prevent Jesus from taking that power, the Romans pre-emptively sought him out and questioned if he was the King of Jews, i.e. someone actively trying to create a Jewish Kingdom in defiance of Rome. When they received answers that troubled them, they chose to execute him in the traditional Roman manner of execution. Pontius Pilate is mentioned in several sources outside of The Bible. In each, he is considered a cruel and vicious man who delighted in executions. Why would he spare the rod here when there was such an obvious threat?

As Rome was the dominant world power during the period of the early Church and Judaism was seen as the "adversary" of early Christianity for rejecting Jesus' Messianic Nature, the Church transferred what should have been hatred for the Roman Leadership into hatred of the Jews and worked assiduously to create a narrative that would paint the Romans as weak and powerless to stop Jewish tyranny when it was Jews as a population who were unable to stop Roman tyranny.

Answer 3

Yes, The Scepter promise was given to Israel's 4th son Judah(Genesis 49:10). It involved the Salvation of all Mankind by Jesus Christ, the Son of God and the Son of Man. Jesus was born into the line of King David and was a Jew. He lived and died as a Jew.

He preached 1st to the Jews as prophecized. He sent all of His Apostles to the scattered House of Israel which included the Jews abroad except Paul who had a special mission to the Gentiles but also preached to the Jews & Gentiles in Synagogues. Remember, the House of Israel had 12 tribes with Joseph's 2 sons being adopted by Israel and getting a double share of blessing with many interpreting the Genesis blessings to Joseph's sons with Ephraim as the British Commonwealth Nations and Manasseh as the United States. Are the Lost Tribes of Israel really still lost?

Gentiles can now be grafted into the Tree of Life and must repent and be baptized to receive Gods Holy Spirit (aka Spirit of Christ) and become Spiritual Israelites as Paul explains in Hebrews 9 & 10.

Answer 4

No, he was crucified by the Romans. The Romans crucified him for crimes against the Roman Empire. But the Jews did demand that Jesus be crucified.

Answer 5

The Jews didn't technically kill Jesus - they influenced Pilate's decision to crucify him, though.

Romans killed Jesus.

Answer 6

No, the sins of mankind crucified Jesus Christ, the Jews rejected Christ as their Messiah. The Romans were the only ones allowed to execute anyone at the time. The Sanhedrin and Sadducees conspired to put the whole thing together; however Jesus Christ was in control and calling the shots each step of the way. Just read it and see where He commands each step to be taken.