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MaryMagdaline

(7,931 posts)
9. He was Jewish
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 06:23 PM
Sep 2018

As an Italian friend of mine once pointed out to me: "He lived and died and never heard the word 'Catholic.'" I added to that, "he lived and died and never heard the word "Christian." He spoke to the Children of Israel.

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Jesus was a devout Jew pandr32 Sep 2018 #1
Yes, Jesus was a Jew. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #2
He was Jewish. blueinredohio Sep 2018 #3
And is claimed by many. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #4
Actually, he was a Hare Krishna qazplm135 Sep 2018 #5
Wrong ! left-of-center2012 Sep 2018 #6
And now we all know. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #7
After he read Dianetics Soxfan58 Sep 2018 #8
He was Jewish MaryMagdaline Sep 2018 #9
He was Jewish, guillaumeb Sep 2018 #10
The evidence you have for that is fourth person at best Major Nikon Sep 2018 #13
No, that claim could be made. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #14
I'm sure you have convinced yourself Major Nikon Sep 2018 #20
He was an observant Jew. MineralMan Sep 2018 #11
Christianity existed in the person and message of Jesus Christ. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #15
MM's answer is what mainstream secular and Christian scholarship says marylandblue Sep 2018 #18
You can't prove that Major Nikon Sep 2018 #21
MineralMan stated facts. trotsky Sep 2018 #22
Neither Flavor Karadeniz Sep 2018 #12
An interesting narrative. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #16
Yes, interesting topic Karadeniz Sep 2018 #17
Christianity has many different divisions. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #19
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