Originally posted by Temperate
Jesus wasn't the first christian. He died a jew. His family and his followers were the first christians. Jesus was more of a political figure, in my opinion, than a religious one.
How exactly is the person who is the son of God in one of the worlds biggest religions a political figure more than religious?
Jul-18-2006 15:50
Marc Summers
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quote:
Originally posted by Protege
How exactly is the person who is the son of God in one of the worlds biggest religions a political figure more than religious?
His mother was born in a town in which the romans massacred the whole town, basically right before her eyes. Her and joseph were part of a roman resistance faction, and jesus was brought into because that's how he was brought up. The main reason the christians were persecuted was because they were considered resistors to the roman empire, not because they were christian.
Jul-18-2006 15:56
timmyboy2
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there is a mis conception that jews killed jesus
but the romans killed jesus for inciting a riot
a cohort of roman soldiers arrested jesus
even the passion was historically inacurate because they showed 4 jewish temple guards arresting jesus but it was 1,000 roman soldiers
Jul-18-2006 16:38
shaw
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The fact that someone calls himself a Christian doesn't mean he is, in fact, one. Not all people who claim to be Christians hate Jews, & the ones who do, by definition, are not Christians.
Originally posted by Lira
I just googled that image - what film is that?
Monty Python Life of Brian
Jul-18-2006 16:55
jonSun
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quote:
Originally posted by Inconspicuous
The fact that someone calls himself a Christian doesn't mean he is, in fact, one. Not all people who claim to be Christians hate Jews, & the ones who do, by definition, are not Christians.
Yes, thats another reason why this question about Christians not liking Jews is confusing. The teachings of Jesus Christ are to not hate anyone. Also his teachings were that God loves you no matter what. The question would be why do Muslims hate Jews. Because Islams father Mohammed did in fact hate Jews & killed many of them.