Judaism

Introduction

As a Christian I believe that Jesus is the Messiah. He died for my sins on the cross. Jews reject Jesus as the Messiah, seeing Him as only man. The Messiah of the Jews will do certain things to proof himself. They rejected Jesus because of their ill believe. The expectations of the Messiah and proof that Jesus is Messiah will be given.

1) Jewish Messianic expectations
A basic belief in Jewish tradition is in the coming of a Moshiach. It is also a minimum requirement according to Rambam’s “13 principles of faith” (Rich; 2006; np).
According to scholars today, the idea of a Moshiach only came later in history, around the time of the prophets. Nowhere in the Torah does it mention a Messiah (Rich; 2006; np).
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No one has ever fulfilled every prophesy, yet there has been claims: Bar Cochba, Shabbati Tvi and Jesus (www. Aish.com)
2.2) Jesus did not have the right qualifications
Jews believe the Messiah to be a great prophet, greater even than Moses. Prophecy can only be when the majority of people in Israel are Jews, which has not happened since 300 B.C.E. Jesus came on the scene 350 years later, making Him illegible to be the Messiah ( www. Aish.com).
The Messiah shall be a descendent from David (Isa 11:1-9). Jesus was born of a virgin; he had no father, disproving Him to be of the line of David. Jews say the Messiah will have human parents, not be a demi-god (www. Aish.com)
2.3) Wrong translations of versus about Jesus in the bible
The Hebrew text reveals many mistranslations in the Christian bible and so versus can only be fully understood with the Hebrew text (www. Aish.com).
According to Christians, Isaiah 7:14 is seen as “alma” giving birth. In Hebrew “alma” means young woman. Theologians later changed the meaning to “virgin”. This view is the same as the pagan belief that gods can make mortals pregnant (www. Aish.