Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: ez000585@castor.ucdavis.edu (Jason Gabler) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Jews - Our Christian Attitude - (was advice to David Buxton) Message-ID: Date: 3 Dec 89 17:46:22 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: University of California, Davis Lines: 44 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article ejalbert@phoenix.princeton.edu (Edmund Jason Albert) writes: >(and I speak as a current Episcopalian and former Jew) I am a Christian.. Born in LI Jewish Hospital, circumcised on the 8th day and BarMitzvah'd at 13yrs and Accepted Jesus at 10yrs But I am definately not NOT Jewish. Remember "Christian" means "follower of Christ" , not Gentile". >A good way of solving this problem is to realize that there are certain >inaccuracies in the Biblical record. The Sanhedrin could not have >possibly met when claimed in the New Testament because it would have >been during the holiday of Passover. The record probably got distorted >since the gospels at the earliest were written around AD 70, when there >was Jewish persecution of Christians due to the latter's refusal to join >in the revolt against Rome. This led to an anti-Semitism among the >Christians of that day which is unfortunately reflected in the gospels. My belief is that conceptually and historically, the Bibile is correct; they both go hand, usually. Also, not only is this prophecy, but the Sanhedrin wanted Jesus out REALLY BAD. They had finally got Him, why take a chance of him getting away? If they were right, then putting Jesus away was Gods will, correct? Jesus was about to cause a great upset in the Jewish religion and further separate the Jews from one another. With the ability to stop such a catastrophe by an emergency metting, even in Passover (which is not one of the holiest holidays) , I do not think it would stop them. >I would say that for today's Jews the main problem is not the Bible, but >rather the persecution they have endured at the hands of Christians in >medieval and modern times. I highly disagree! The persecution created the Diaspora and that is what has kept the jews so close a people. It cause the Jews to refrain from intermarrying. Hatred and separation has kept the Jews "spiritually" (or may I say religiously) one people, even though they are scattered throughout the world. Jason Gabler ccjason@castor.ucdavis.edu