Have you met people criticizing atheists who use the expression OMG

[fredd bear]

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 I understood the context. However, wasn't aware of how Jesus is seen by orthodox Jewry.

Makes perfect sense ; Jesus' followers claimed he was the son of G-d and worshipped him. For that reason alone he was obviously not the Moshiach.. Mr understanding is that the Moshiach will be a warrior priest in the Davidic  tradition , will not be divine, and will not die prematurely --That before you get anywhere near ushering in a period of world peace. 

The most appropriate word I can think of to describe Christian claims that Jesus was the messiah is "chutzpah".

The real chutzpah is trying to get us to call him c-h-r-i-s-t, which is literally like trying to get us to acknowledge him as our king.

The classic description of chutzpah is a man who murders both of his parents and then tells the judge that he should be lenient with him because he is an orphan.  

King? As in 'christ' = christos= ' anointed one' ?  

You know, I had never thought of that. But then, Catholic religious education is a bit unusual.  Although not not officially not allowed to read the bible, it was all but actively discouraged. I read both books when  I was 16. That was because  one of the brothers told me I  really shouldn't. I soon understood why; some of the more fatuous claims made by Catholics (such as papal infallibility) don't seem to have quite the scriptural authority claimed.

Reading the bible raised a whole lot of big questions for me. My teachers would say:"That's a mystery of faith, we just believe" I would think that is the antithesis of Talmudic tradition.

Later my entire class was sent on "retreat'' with trained theologians. They gave me the company line. When I still had questions  I was referred to Thomas Aquinas. ----and a fat lot of good he was; writing things like "You believe everything or nothing".