Why can’t Jesus be a Jew? (Jesus Christ, Moses, Torah)

[Booko]

Here's the first site that came up on Google:

http://www.biblebelievers.org.au/jesusjew.htm

And here's the first sentence:

"Christians have been duped by the unholiest hoax in all history, by so-called Jews. This is considered their most effective weapon."

Can you say "polemic"?

Knew you could!

[ChristineES]

Jesus was a Jew, his father Joseph came from Judah's line; it is right there in Matthew and I don't think it was a typo. More anti-semetic propaganda.

[Comprehend]

I would have a difficult time seeing how Jesus could *not* be a Jew...

[Aqualung]

Originally Posted by ChristineES

Jesus was a Jew, his father Joseph came from Judah's line; it is right there in Matthew and Luke and I don't think it was a typo. More anti-semetic propaganda.

Fixed.

[TruthInCatholocism]

Just Quickly... O_O

Jesus was unmistakably Jewish..... He was "At The temple Praying and teaching"
It was the house of his father
He studied the Torah.....

All through out his life... Mention of him being Jewish... So im lost O_O

[Todd]

Originally Posted by TruthInCatholocism

Just Quickly... O_O

Jesus was unmistakably Jewish..... He was "At The temple Praying and teaching"
It was the house of his father
He studied the Torah.....

All through out his life... Mention of him being Jewish... So im lost O_O

Originally Posted by ChristineES

Jesus was a Jew, his father Joseph came from Judah's line; it is right there in Matthew and I don't think it was a typo. More anti-semetic propaganda.

I'm not denying Jesus was a Jew (I believe he was), but wouldn't it have to come from Mary's blood line since Joseph wasn't really the father. After all, the Bible states that Mary was a virgin when she had him. That's just a question that I always had about his blood line.

[angellous_evangellous]

Originally Posted by Todd

I'm not denying Jesus was a Jew (I believe he was), but wouldn't it have to come from Mary's blood line since Joseph wasn't really the father. After all, the Bible states that Mary was a virgin when she had him. That's just a question that I always had about his blood line.

Yeah, in this it seems that the New Testament is matrilineal, tracing the "Jewishness" or humanity of Jesus through his mother only.

[kateyes]

Jesus was a Jew--by birth and by practice.

Mary was a direct descendant of King David which gave Jesus the right to ascend the Jewish throne, both through Mary and through adoption by his foster father, Joseph. Mary's genealogy is supplied in Luke 3:23-38. Dr. Henry Morris explains the genealogy in Luke:

"Joseph was clearly the son of Jacob (Matthew 1:16, so this verse [Luke 3:23 - says 'son of Heli'] should be understood to mean 'son-in-law of Heli.' thus, the genealogy of Christ in Luke is actually the genealogy of Mary, while Matthew gives that of Joseph. Actually, the word 'son' is not in the original, so it would be legitimate to supply either 'son' or 'son-in-law' in this context. Since Matthew and Luke clearly record much common material, it is certain that neither one could unknowingly incorporate such a flagrant apparent mistake as the wrong genealogy in his record. As it is, however, the two genealogies show that both parents were descendants of David--Joseph through Solomon (Matthew 1:7-15), thus inheriting the legal right to the throne of David, and Mary through Nathan (Luke 3:23-31), her line thus carrying the seed of David, since Solomon's line had been refused the throne because of Jechoniah's sin" [Dr. Henry M. Morris, The Defender's Study Bible, note for Luke 3:23 (Iowa Falls, Iowa: World Publishing, Inc., 1995).].