(January 21, 2013 at 3:46 pm)AtlasS Wrote: they were new teachings. That's why the jews were mad. I -personally- believe that jesus might've completed the message with all the teachings, and the responsibility to keep them fell on the monks.
The historical re-write is mind-boggling.
Actually, what allegedly made the Jews mad according to Christian folklore (about as reliable as Muslim folklore) and, more dependably, the theological differences between Chrsitianity and Judaism that cause Jews then and today to reject the teachings of Jesus, is precisely the same reasons you suggest that Muslims reject Christianity. It's the opposite of what your folklore claims.
The Jews reject Christianity because it breaks with Jewish monotheism and places Jesus not just as the Son of God but as a required intercessor, something wholly blasphemous to the god of the OT.
There is absolutely no reason to even speculate that the Jews were angry because Jesus was teaching a message of monotheism or that a new prophet would be coming along soon. These are teachings quite consistent with Jewish theology and OT precedent.
Quote:A prophet actually cannot fail,
Then a prophet cannot be "great".
It's a simple rule: if anybody can do it and the task is effortless, nobody can be considered "great" by doing it.
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