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Was Jesus Jewish? Or was he instead something else?
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Was Jesus Jewish? Or was he instead something else?
Both Jews and Christians often conveniently argue that, since Jesus kept the Jewish Law, he was therefore a Jew. But was he really Jewish? How could Jesus be Jewish, and at the same time follow a non Jewish priestly order (“After he was perfected, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him, and he was declared by God a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek”- Hebrews 5: 9-10, Christian Standard Bible)?
In fact, how could Jesus be Jewish, and at the same time be such an outspoken enemy of both Jews and Judaism. As is written: “Brood of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil?...
... Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You pay a tenth of mint, dill, and cumin, and yet you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy, and faithfulness. …
… These things should have been done without neglecting the others. Blind guides! You strain out a gnat, but gulp down a camel!...
... Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which appear beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of the bones of the dead and every kind of impurity...
... Snakes! Brood of vipers! How can you escape being condemned to hell? This is why I am sending you prophets, sages, and scribes…
... Some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town...
... So all the righteous blood shed on the Earth will be charged to you, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar…
… I know the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan”- Matthew 12: 34, 23: 23, 23: 27, 23: 33-35, & Revelation 2: 9 (Standard Christian Bible).
The objective truth is that the name ascribed by Hebrew Scripture to any Torah observant person having a questionable lineage (like Jesus), while acting in direct opposition to Jews is “Samaritan”.
Finally, although Christianity is a perfectly valid path to come closer to the Creator (blessed be He), the holy Gospel seems to be deceptively ambiguous, hinting at two contradicting realities-- On the one hand, it hints at the idea of Jesus being a Samaritan [as he admiringly uses a Samaritan believer as the godly standard of neighborly love]; while on the other hand, it hints at the idea of Jesus being a Jew [quoting him saying that “salvation is of the Jews”].
But, if we were to take a deeper look at the issue, we would be able to see past the smoke screens. How? By realizing that, if Samaritan, then Jesus was " a good Samaritan" [as he faithfully represented the Samaritan paradigm elsewhere depicted in the Hebrew Scripture]...
... But, if a Jew, then Jesus was indeed a bad Jew, as he made a poor representation of what a Law abiding Jew was expected to be-- in other words, he failed to obey Moses Law, when he publicly [and repeatedly] cursed Jewish leadership (a serious violation of God's Law! ).
And the fact that the Judaism of anyone who would publicly disrespect Jewish leadership was to be immediately questioned, is attested even by the New Testament, when it goes on to say:
« The high priest Ananias ordered those who were standing next to him to strike him on the mouth. Then Paul said to him, “God is going to strike you, you whitewashed wall! You are sitting there judging me according to the Law, and yet in violation of the Law are you ordering me to be struck? ” Those standing nearby said, “Do you dare revile God’s high priest? ”. “[Please forgive me, for…] I did not know, brothers, that he was the high priest”, replied Paul. For it is written, You must not speak evil of a ruler of your people ”»- Acts 23: 2-5, Christian Standard Bible.
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Words of ancient wisdom
“It is difficult to argue with the belly, as it has no ears”
“It is not possible to step twice into the same river”
“Win by persuasion, not by force”
“One swallow does not make a summer”
“The camel does not see her own hump”
“It’s sweet to view the sea when standing on the shore”
“Wine and children speak the truth”
“Wait for the wisest of all counselors, time”
“The tongue has no bones, but bones it crushes”
“Too many words is poverty”
“Too many opinions sink the boat”
“You learn to limp if you live with cripples”
“For lazy people it is always party time”
“The ox has one thought, the ploughman another”
“Character is habit long continued”
“Better a sick body than an ignorant mind”
“It is not summer until the crickets sing”
“A wheel that turns gathers no rust”
“Do not lean on a worm-eaten staff”
“In the young, silence is better than speech”
“A thousand people cannot undress a naked person”
“You know who the good seamen are when the storm comes”
“Better a drop of wisdom than an ocean of gold
“If you cannot catch a fish, do not blame the sea”
“A dove has no place amongst the crows”
“You are teaching an eagle to fly”
“A lazy tailor finds his thread too long”
Who ceases to be a friend never was one
An uninvited in-law finds no space to sit
“If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad”
Listen to that which is well said even if it is from the mouth of an enemy.
Painless poverty is better than embittered wealth.
Milk the cow, but do not pull off the udder.
Live today, forget the past.
God loves the burglar, but he loves the householder too.
A young man should not marry yet, an old man not at all.
An old cat likes young mice.
Someone with an unrelenting heart is his own executioner.
An eagle does not catch flies.
Old men are twice children. The people make the town.
Curses are like chickens; they come home to roost.
Fire does not extinguish fire.
Do not compare a fly with an elephant.
Respect old age.
It is sweet for the saved man to recall labour.
People characters are revealed by their speech.
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Here the hens cackle, there they lay eggs.
We became gravediggers but nobody dies anymore.
The priest is in one place, and his robe in another.
He says one thing and does another.
The building of the village was not yet complete, and the beggars arrived!
Act quickly, think slowly.
No mill, no meal.
Sometimes you have to throw yourself into the fire to escape from the smoke.
From a broken violin do not expect fine music.
He who plunders with a little boat is a pirate; he who plunders with a fleet is a conqueror.
Sharing the figs can leave you with none at all.
A gift, though small, is welcome.
My donkey is dead; let no more grass grow.
Women are as changeable as the sea.
A fox is not caught twice in the same snare.
A priest blesses his own bread first.
Whoever feeds the wolf in the winter will be eaten by him in the spring.
The style is the man himself.
Time leads truth to light.
Mountains are used to snow.
The grumbling mother-in-law forgets that she once was a bride.
Under every stone sleeps a scorpion.
Time is the best adviser.
Listen carefully, speak seasonably.
The knee is closer than the calf.
Shove anger aside.
Never consult a doctor who has never been ill himself.
They throw stones at the walnut trees, but not at the maple.
Danger can only be overcome by more danger.
To have five drachmas in the hand is better than ten drachmas on paper.
Success has many friends.
Kindness begets kindness.
Pleasures are transient, honors are immortal.
Every country is a fatherland.
If you are truthful you will have as much gold as you want.
Where there is a sea there are pirates
Take an old man’s counsel and an experienced man’s knowledge.
Know all and you will pardon all.
You easily forget the eyes that don’t see you anymore.
It is not what they profess but what they practice that makes them good.
Many men know how to flatter, few men know how to praise.
The eyes of the hare are different from those of the owl.
Every tale can be told in a different way.
The more the mother-in-law drinks the more friendly is her greeting.
Empty barrels and insignificant people always make the most noise.
Don’t forget to distrust.
Swift gratitude is the sweetest.
He who wants to be happy must stay at home.
Better the first of its kind than the last.
No one loathes the smell of himself.
Never give a sword to a fool or power to an unjust man.
He who suffers much will know much.
To deceive a diplomat speak the truth, he has no experience with it.
Pity the man who has no nails to scratch himself.
A lazy youth, when old, a beggar.
The fox that waits until the chicken falls from the perch dies from hunger.
He who thinks the worst usually is right.
If you steal something small you are a petty thief, but if you steal millions you are a gentleman of society.
Alexander the Great was not very tall.
Who hunts two hares will catch neither.
A truth spoken before its time is dangerous.
One hand washes the other and both wash the face.
The mills of the gods grind slowly, but they grind exceeding small
Think with the wise, but talk with the vulgar.
If you do not have brains you follow the same route twice.
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In baiting a mousetrap with cheese, always leave room for the mouse.
Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.
A library is a repository of medicine for the mind.
He who is born in jail loves jail.
Sweet is the memory of past labor.
Other daughters-in-law came, they make other cookies.
It is useless to knock at the door of a deaf man.
The liar and the thief rejoice in their first year only.
Not to mention the truth, is hiding gold.
While one man’s beard was burning, another was lighting a cigarette.
The frog wanted to be an ox and swelled up until he burst.
Remorse is worse than a beating.
The beginning is the half of every action.
A cat with gloves never catches mice.
A woman prefers a man without money to money without a man.
Love your friend with his foibles.
Physical, moral, and philosophical truth can be found by closely observing nature's own behavior-- anything else is flawed, and anti-natural.
Son of a priest, grandson of the devil.
Time is a river of passing events — a rushing torrent.
Not speech, but facts, convince.
Even from a foe a man may learn wisdom.
Good accounts make good friends.
Upon touching sand may it turn to gold.
Great abilities produce great vices as well as virtues.
If all the bees made honey, there would be enough for even gypsies to eat.
When the devil grows poor he becomes a tax collector.
One word spoken in anger may spoil an entire life.
Birth, ancestry, and that which you yourself have not achieved can hardly be called your own.
The rest of the world does not know what newlyweds know.
An open enemy is better than a false friend.
A good bird begins chirping while in the egg.
First secure an independent income, then practice virtue.
Men’s wishes are different from what God orders.
A real scoundrel turned up and they took off their hats to him.
A miser and a liar bargain quickly.
No need to teach an eagle to fly.
Men never moan over the opportunities lost to do good, only the opportunities to be bad.
Deeds are fruits, words are only leaves.
Who wouldn’t lick his fingers when they have been dipped in honey?
Outside a sheep, inside a wolf.
One minute of patience can mean ten years of peace.
He who eats and drinks with the rich leaves the table hungry.
Observe your enemies, for they first find your faults.
As long as you have the blessing of your parents it does not matter even if you live in the mountains.
Envy accomplishes nothing.
A goat thief came along and they put him in jail.
Man is the [flawed] measure of all things.
Before you can score, you must have a goal.
When you go to bed with a clear head, you will not get up with a headache.
Gray hair is a sign of age, not of wisdom.
Listen to all, say little.
A jackdaw always sits near a jackdaw.
If you do not have brains, you have legs.
An old enemy never becomes a friend.
By degrees the kissing so that it can be tasty.
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Pity the brave man, if caught by two weaklings.
A drowning man takes hold of his own hair.
It is better to be envied than pitied.
Truth lies at the bottom of a well.
Friendships and loves are forgotten, and when they meet, they talk like strangers, like passers-by.
The old age of an eagle is better than the youth of the sparrow.
Nothing is so reckless as a blind horse.
A fat belly did not invent gun powder.
If it were not for hope, the heart would break.
My aunt says one thing, and my ears hear another.
The best fish hook cannot catch limp cheese.
What is good to know is difficult to learn.
I hate a jovial table companion with a good memory.
Either dance well or quit the ballroom.
The thief shouts to frighten the hell out of his victim.
I am not yet dead, but they have lit my candles.
Nothing will content him who is not content with a little.
«When using your hand's index finger in order to point at someone else faults, observe how three of your fingers point back at you, as if to say: “First, judge yourself... and only then will you have the moral standing to judge any other person”»
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