When did Jews become Christians?

Answer 1

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Some Jews (and people of other religions) became Christians after the crucifixion of Jesus, when word of his life spread and became a religious belief. These early Christians were persecuted by the Romans for quite some time.

ANSWERIn the very early formative days of the Christian church following the crucifixion and resurrection, there was no distinction between Christian and Jew; there was no need for a distinction. Followers of Christ were Jews who incorporated Jesus' teachings into their Jewish faith and practice. Christianity was actually a cult within Judaism itself. Those were very tumultuous days politically and religiously. As Paul began aggressively prozelytizing the Greeks, pagans and non-Jews in general, the rift between those adhering to Judaism and those who were coming to Christian faith outside of Judaism grew deeper and deeper. It was just a matter of years, or perhaps a generation, before the groups were permanently separated.

In those early days, all Christians were Jews, but not all Jews were Christian. This was the beginning of the dispute between Paul, who strenuously advocated preaching to the gentiles, and Peter who did not. Many of the Christian Jews wanted the gentile Christians to adhere to the Jewish traditions including circumcision. It's clear how this dispute was instrumental in Paul's inspiration to write so eloquently about the law and its fulfillment in Christ.

Answer 2

At first Christianity was considered, and considered itself, a sect of Judaism. We know that Christians were welcome in the Temple until its destruction in the year 70, and that they attended Jewish synagogues.

A split between Christianity developed gradually, with each side becoming more and more critical of the other. The break came in 85 CE, when Christians were banned from the synagogues. From this time, Jews attending the synagogues were required to condemn the Christians, to ensure that Christians did not quietly attend Jewish services without disclosing their true religious beliefs.

Answer 3

Absolutely.

Jesus was a Jew and was sent to the Jewish nation to preach.(Matthew 15:24)

All the apostles were Jews, and everyone they preached to was Jewish or a Jewish proselyte, initially.

Some time later, Peter was given the order to preach to the gentile nations(Acts 10:9-24, 34, 44, 45), and Paul was sent to head up the work as 'apostle to the nations'(Acts 9:15), but till then, the preaching work was done among the Jews, and MANY listened....and STILL listen today.

The Mosaic Law, given through Moses to the Jewish nation, pointed forward to the coming of the 'Messiah'(Luke 24:44 & 45), and those who were familiar with it's prophecies, recognized Jesus as this 'coming one', so after some basic instruction, they could become Christians...or 'footstep followers of Christ'. (John 17:3)(Acts 8:26-38)

Answer 4

Yes, some from among both the Jews and from the Gentiles became Christians.

And even some of the Samaritians became Christians. They were not considered Jews nor Gentiles.