Reply #84: Actually Jews do believe in Jesus, and.... [View All]

[garybeck]

Actually most Jews do "believe in Jesus." It is recognized that he was a historical person that lived. And as you may surpised to know, many rabbis will tell you that he was indeed a great teacher.

where most jews draw the line, it is on whether or not he was the Messiah that was promised in the "old testament."

they will provide reasons why he could not be the Messiah and some of these reasons are pretty arguable. one of the most common one is that the messiah is supposed to usher in a period of peace in the world.

in case you haven't noticed, that didn't happen.

there are other reasons as well, I believe some of it has to do with his lineage.

however there some of us Jews that do believe Jesus is the Messiah. I am one of those people, and I'm not alone. I came to this conclusion from years of objective study. I came to realize this however my view of Jesus is not the standard "christian" view. I believe in the "Gnostic" view. The Gnostics were the earliest Christians. When the Romans hijacked Christianity 300 years after Jesus lived, they tossed the Gnostics, burned all their books and banished them (through the use of violence). A library of theirs was discovered in 1945 and it provides a very different view of jesus. If interested, check out "The Gnostic Gospels" by Elaine Pagels.

I hope that is helpful in your quest for knowledge about how Jews view Jesus.

Peace
Shalom

gary