RE: We can be certain of NO resurrection - A Response
September 30, 2015 at 10:58 am
(This post was last modified: September 30, 2015 at 10:59 am by Minimalist.)
Um, xtians CLAIM that it is a jewish fairy tale....jews have a different p-o-v.
http://www.jewfaq.org/mashiach.htm
IOW, as Trump would put it, "Jesus was a LOSER!"
http://www.jewfaq.org/mashiach.htm
Quote:What About Jesus?
Jews do not believe that Jesus was the mashiach. Assuming that he existed, and assuming that the Christian scriptures are accurate in describing him (both matters that are debatable), he simply did not fulfill the mission of the mashiach as it is described in the biblical passages cited above. Jesus did not do any of the things that the scriptures said the messiah would do.
On the contrary, another Jew born about a century later came far closer to fulfilling the messianic ideal than Jesus did. His name was Shimeon ben Kosiba, known as Bar Kokhba (son of a star), and he was a charismatic, brilliant, but brutal warlord. Rabbi Akiba, one of the greatest scholars in Jewish history, believed that Bar Kokhba was the mashiach. Bar Kokhba fought a war against the Roman Empire, catching the Tenth Legion by surprise and retaking Jerusalem. He resumed sacrifices at the site of the Temple and made plans to rebuild the Temple. He established a provisional government and began to issue coins in its name. This is what the Jewish people were looking for in a mashiach; Jesus clearly does not fit into this mold. Ultimately, however, the Roman Empire crushed his revolt and killed Bar Kokhba. After his death, all acknowledged that he was not the mashiach.
IOW, as Trump would put it, "Jesus was a LOSER!"
