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Both "Jewish" and "rabbi" are anachronisms in discussions of Jesus

• goatlover 2y ago
  Not true at all, Jesus was a 2nd Temple Jewish teacher of some sort (likely apocalyptic prophet), historians and scholars agree on that.
  • aradox66 2y ago
    What does "Jewish" mean in that context? The dominant religion at the time was a sacrificial cult centered on Temple worship. rabbinical Judaism as we know it today developed over centuries after that temple cult was fully decimated by the Romans. Its completely anachronistic to say "Jewish" refers to Jesus in the same way that it refers to your local synagogue.
    • goatlover 2y ago
      Right, Jesus is to be understood historically as a 1st century Jew who lead a movement. Just as Paul is understood historically as a very early Christian (and Jew), not a modern day one. Paul wouldn't have even understood something called Christianity as a separate religion.