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  • I'm not sure i understood youre question so correct me if my answer does not apply to the question: A jew is any person who's mother is Jewish (according to the Jewish Halacha - the laws), therefore Jesus was Jewish. Anyway the jews at that time did not agree with Jesus and even banished him as it is said in the Talmud.
  • Jewish beliefs have not changed since Jesus because Jesus does not make a difference to Judaism. Important/Good Comments -------------------------------------------------- 1) smsedc: the changes did not occur because of Jesus. The Temple was destroyed in A.D. 70, and so they were no longer able to make the sacrifices; this is why Judaism has changed, which it has, primarily in the anticipation of the Messiah or the Kingdom of God, which was a very common topic in the Talmudic teachings at the time. Response: Judaism has not changed, the fact that there is no Temple just restricts some Jewish practices however it does not change Judaism in the slightest. 2) smsedc: there is far less Messianic anticipation than there was at that time. This is evidenced by the many documents found from that time, compared with the majority of religious followers currently. Certain segments of Judaism still anticipate the Messiah, but the majority do not. Response: Most Jews do anticipate the Messiah, but not like Christians because Jews are not to supposed to predict when the Messiah may come. He will come when he comes, in the mean time we should just live. For example, its similar to waiting for something you want to come out (where the release date might be delayed). We are told that we should not concentrate on the date and just accept that it will be released in the future. I am afraid I do not have references for this, but I am sure there is more information on-line. :) By the way, every year at Pesach we wait for Elijah, pour Him a cup of wine and invite Him into our homes. Please reference: http://tinyurl.com/wn845 Quote: "Each Passover, a special cup of wine is filled and put on the seder table. During the Seder, the door of the house is opened and everyone stands to allow Elijah the Prophet (Eliyahu ha-Navi) to enter and drink. At every bris, a chair is also set aside for Elijah. At the conclusion of Shabbat, Jews sing about Elijah, hoping he will come 'speedily, in our days...along with the Messiah, son of David, to redeem us.'" Not all Jews do practice Judaism though. I am not Shomer Shabbat myself.
  • Essentially the Old Testament as modified by the traditions of the rabbis and found in the Talmud. This would require far too long an answer for AB. One of the most significant, though, and in my opinion the reason why the leadership crucified Christ, was that they had changed their expectation of what the Messiah would be. They no longer wanted a spiritual savior from sin. They wanted a savior from their rulers in Rome, someone who would lead an army and restore the glories of David and Solomon. When Jesus appeared, fulfilling the Old Testament prophecies, all the Jews would have followed him if he had only been a political Messiah. He refused to, so they crucified him. There are about 40 places in the New Testament that make a lot more sense if you have this understanding; one of them is how the crowd that was hailing him as the Messiah on Palm Sunday could be screaming for his blood just five days later.
  • In the first century C.E., Judaism in its various forms was not based exclusively on the Hebrew Scriptures. One of the most prominent divisions of Judaism, that of the Sadducees, rejected the Scriptural teaching of the resurrection and denied the existence of angels. (Mr 12:18-27; Ac 23:8) Although the Pharisees, who formed yet another important branch of Judaism, sharply disagreed with the Sadducees on this (Ac 23:6-9), they were guilty of making God’s Word invalid because of their many unscriptural traditions. (Mt 15:1-11) Not the Law, which was actually a tutor leading to Christ (Ga 3:24), but these unscriptural traditions made it difficult for many to accept Christ. The Law itself was good and holy (Ro 7:12), but the traditions of men served to enslave the Jews. (Col 2:8) It was an ardent zeal for ‘the traditions of his fathers’ that caused Saul (Paul) to be a vicious persecutor of Christian. Remember that Christians believe that Jesus is and was “The Word” of God. He is the Master Worker mentioned in Proverbs Chapter 8 who was present at the creation of the Earth and man, and who assisted His Father there. He knew His Father’s commands inside and out. The traditions of men held no authority over him and he could delineate what were the legitimate laws that God had given His people Israel, and what traditions the religious leaders had erected. This put Jesus on a collision course with the leaders of Judaism in the first century C.E.

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