(February 24, 2019 at 7:10 am)Jehanne Wrote:(February 24, 2019 at 6:41 am)bennyboy Wrote: Mentioning someone means they wanted that figure to be known. It doesn't mean it was a real figure.
It's possible that early Christians were Jews who sat around and said, "How can we personify our religion in a way that makes it accessible to Romans?"
The early Christians were Jews, as was Jesus. Your thesis that Jews were interested in converting non-Jews to Judaism is, I believe, supported by no one. Judaism has not been a proselytizing religion.
No, what you are saying doesn't make sense. There have always been non-Jews who worshiped the Israelite deity. Non-Jews who worship the Israelite deity are called Noachides. Jews are a little bit interested in converting people to the Noachide faith. We don't go around trying to convince people to convert, but when someone is interested in Judaism, we will frequently suggest the Noachide faith to them.
We have always done that. It's biblical. A non-Jew's offering is to be accepted is biblical. Israel as a nation of priests is biblical. The non-Jewish man grabbing the corner of a Jewish man's garment and asking to learn about G-d is biblical. Judaism for non-Jews is as old as Judaism.
We do not inherit the world from our parents. We borrow it from our children.
