[farmer_giles_of_ham]

Originally Posted by robhalford88

Not meaning to cause trouble, but how do you figure Jesus was a jew?

Supposedly, a jew is of the house or tribe of judah, yet Jesus was from the house of David, so that is one thing.

Also, the word jew didn't exist until the 18th century, so there is another one.

I am curious about your views, not being a jew or christian, it matters to me not a jot.

You are guaranteed to be a jew or christian, unless you are a gentile. Its not a religion, in this sense. If your name is "Halford", which sound Anglo, you come from Judeo Christian cultures.

Supposedly, a jew is of the house or tribe of judah, yet Jesus was from the house of David, so that is one thing.

The House of David is a branch of the House of Judah- David was a descendant of Phares, a legitimate son of Judah.

Also, the word jew didn't exist until the 18th century, so there is another one.

The first reference to the word "Jew" is in the book of Kings, dating from 3000 years ago. The word has gone on to permutate. The New testament, 2000 years ago is full of references to the word Jew. Medieval literature, law, etc has many many examples- a common law form was the "Statute of the Jews".

How might I figure Jesus was a Jew? Keep in mind the word can mean anything and nothing...but He did call himself "Jew", at least by implication; He was called "Jew" by others; everyone AROUND Him called themselves Jews, and they all seemed to participate in something identified by the word "Jew"; everyone else called THEM Jew. One could hardly imagine that these people had NO Jewish connections... even if you think He existed in a vacuum, that "empty space" was in a country called Judea, where the central focus of the story was the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem, and He was sacrificed by the local Jewish-Levitical priesthood, the ones who normally were in charge of such sacrifices...unless you think they got mad at some unknown foreigner who showed up one day and took an undue interest in something totally alien...