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What are the opinions of Jesus in Judaism and Islam?

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago
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    Judaism completely rejects him.

    Many Jews disrespect him and other don't believe he existed.

    Islam accepts him as a prophet of God.

    All Muslims love Jesus (pbuh).

    @Short and Sweet, I didn't say all Jews disrespect him. I said that many do, which I have witnessed in person. There's also videos on youtube of some Jews disrespecting Jesus (pbuh). So no, my answer is not "factually incorrect." It is "factually incorrect" for you to assume that no Jew disrespects Jesus (pbuh), which reality proves you wrong.

    If you *personally* do not disrespect him, then that's great.

    And you will agree that Judaism completely rejects him as having been sent by God.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Judaism has no comment whatsoever about Jesus. Not positive, not negative. Just that it's all irrelevant. Not a prophet, not a teacher, not a wiseman. Not that he lived, not that he didn't. Just not relevant.

    Judaism doesn't even have a hell concept, nor a need for salvation, & human or human-god sacrifice is against core Judaism. So it really is a different religious concept that doesn't relate to Judaism.

    Individual Jews especially who've lived among Christians will often have an opinion. Some think he lived, and had good things to say, but isn't a prophet or god. Others think he never existed. Others think it's not worth having an opinion on what's not our business.

    There are a few passages in Talmud that are claimed to be about Jesus, however, they are NOT studied that way by Jews & never have been. The events take place 100 years before, and 100 years after Jesus & the details don't match. The projection into them was started in 1200's by some Christians looking to be negative about Jews. Also there is a character Balaam who's a standin in Tanakh (Jewish bible) for an evil person. Christians in 1200s started the idea that he represented Jesus because they were projecting onto Judaism that Jews "rejected Jesus". Again, that never existed in Judaism.

    Jews didn't "reject" Jesus. The messiah concept is very different in Judaism. It's a human who brings peace on earth & has nothing to do with afterlife. Also the messiah is such a side insignificant idea in Judaism, that you could remove it & not notice. The religion would remain completely intact.

    @ Islam's answer is flatly incorrect.

    Jews don't "disrespect him." Islam's answer is stating an Islamic traditional view of Jews --- which is false.

  • 9 years ago

    Too varied for this site

  • ?
    Lv 6
    9 years ago

    they believe that he existed, but was not the son of God just a prophet

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  • 9 years ago

    "I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ." -- Mahatma Gandhi.

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