Judaism say that a messiah will come. It also says that there will be many false messiahs. Since Jesus failed to fulfill many key Jewish messianic prophecies, such as bringing peace to the world in his lifetime, a single religion to the world, rebuilding the Temple, etc. those that think he was a real person classify him as a false messiah.
To the Jews arguing over whether Jesus was a real person or not is as important as arguing over whether the Trojan Horse really existed or not. Whatever the answer is it does not matter to Judaism because, even if all the biblical accounts are correct, he fails the criteria for being the messiah.
Jesus is completely irrelevant ot Judaism! he is NOT seen as a divine (i.e. the son of G-d); he is NOT seen as a prophet, he is NOT seen as the messiah, he is NOT seen as a teacher. He is competely irrelavnt and goes unmentioned and undiscussed in Jewish religious sources. Yes, many anti-Semites try to claim that the Talmud mocks Jesus and insults him. teh truth is that the Talmud never mentions Jesus at all! I knwo it is a hard thing for Christians to accept that the person they see as a divine being is completely irrelevant to other people- but that is the truth of it. Judaism has been around for 3500 years- and Jesus added nothing to Judiams nor did Judaism change in any manner whatsoever because of him!
jesus has nothing to do at all with judaism, and the references to a jesus in the talmud are not about the christian jesus. they don't even refer to the same period in time.
he is not their messiah, a prophet, or a teacher, and most who acknowledge him as having existed are only doing so to be polite to christians. the concept of a sacrificial savior is blasphemous in judaism.
I've read that after Jesus died, some Jews started writing parables, a form of expression that Jesus appears to have been the first to have used.
So there may be an indirect influence of Jesus on Judaism, even if it is not acknowledged.
That said, if you look at Judaism internally, Jesus himself (as opposed to the effect his ministry had after his death) was probably of little significance, since there were many Jewish "teachers" (for lack of a better term) around at that time who were saying things not that much different from what Jesus was teaching.
Other than having been a Jewish male (if indeed he existed at all), Jesus is not part of Judaism. He is - for lack of a better term - a non-entity in Jewish thought, and in no way impacts Jewish teaching.
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Judaism say that a messiah will come. It also says that there will be many false messiahs. Since Jesus failed to fulfill many key Jewish messianic prophecies, such as bringing peace to the world in his lifetime, a single religion to the world, rebuilding the Temple, etc. those that think he was a real person classify him as a false messiah.
To the Jews arguing over whether Jesus was a real person or not is as important as arguing over whether the Trojan Horse really existed or not. Whatever the answer is it does not matter to Judaism because, even if all the biblical accounts are correct, he fails the criteria for being the messiah.
Jesus is completely irrelevant ot Judaism! he is NOT seen as a divine (i.e. the son of G-d); he is NOT seen as a prophet, he is NOT seen as the messiah, he is NOT seen as a teacher. He is competely irrelavnt and goes unmentioned and undiscussed in Jewish religious sources. Yes, many anti-Semites try to claim that the Talmud mocks Jesus and insults him. teh truth is that the Talmud never mentions Jesus at all! I knwo it is a hard thing for Christians to accept that the person they see as a divine being is completely irrelevant to other people- but that is the truth of it. Judaism has been around for 3500 years- and Jesus added nothing to Judiams nor did Judaism change in any manner whatsoever because of him!
jesus has nothing to do at all with judaism, and the references to a jesus in the talmud are not about the christian jesus. they don't even refer to the same period in time.
he is not their messiah, a prophet, or a teacher, and most who acknowledge him as having existed are only doing so to be polite to christians. the concept of a sacrificial savior is blasphemous in judaism.
I've read that after Jesus died, some Jews started writing parables, a form of expression that Jesus appears to have been the first to have used.
So there may be an indirect influence of Jesus on Judaism, even if it is not acknowledged.
That said, if you look at Judaism internally, Jesus himself (as opposed to the effect his ministry had after his death) was probably of little significance, since there were many Jewish "teachers" (for lack of a better term) around at that time who were saying things not that much different from what Jesus was teaching.
answer: As having possibly existed - yes.
As a teacher, prophet or the Jewish Messiah - no, absolutely not.
Others are incorrect - Jesus is not a prophet in Judaism.
No offense to Christians but Jesus has NO relevance in Judaism except in how Christians have impacted Jews over the centuries.
Other than having been a Jewish male (if indeed he existed at all), Jesus is not part of Judaism. He is - for lack of a better term - a non-entity in Jewish thought, and in no way impacts Jewish teaching.
No, we don't.
Do Christians acknowledge Zeus?
All the best.
Judaism acknowledges Jesus as one of a number of false Messiahs. The Talmud is as negative about him as some Christians are about the Antichrist.
Some agree that such a person may have existed, others see no reason to believe that such a person ever actually existed.
I do not believe that Orthodox Judaism accepts him as a Prophet, rather a heretic in religion.