Miscellaneous

Why is Sunday the Sabbath instead of Saturday?

Why is Sunday the Sabbath instead of Saturday?

Jewish Christians continued to observe Shabbat but met together at the end of the day, on a Saturday evening. It was Emperor Constantine who decreed that Christians should no longer keep the Sabbath and keep only to Sunday (the latter part of the first day of the week) calling it the “Venerable Day of the Sun”.

Where does it talk about the Trinity in the Bible?

While the developed doctrine of the Trinity is not explicit in the books that constitute the New Testament, the New Testament contains a number of Trinitarian formulas, including Matthew 28:19, 2 Corinthians 13:13, 1 Corinthians 12:4-5, Ephesians 4:4-6, 1 Peter 1:2 and Revelation 1:4-5.

Do you believe that Jesus is the Son of God?

Eventually, Jesus became the focal point of a small Jewish religious movement that would rapidly evolve into the Christian faith. Jews do not believe that Jesus was divine or the “son of God,” or the Messiah prophesied in Jewish scripture.

What was the Jewish view of Jesus Christ?

Jews do not believe that Jesus was divine or the “son of God,” or the Messiah prophesied in Jewish scripture. He is seen as a “false messiah,” meaning someone who claimed (or whose followers claimed for him) the mantle of the Messiah but who ultimately did not meet the requirements laid out in Jewish belief.

What did the Jews say about Jesus after his death?

After the death of Jesus, his followers—at the time a small sect of former Jews known as the Nazarenes—claimed he was the Messiah ( Mashiach or מָשִׁיחַ‎, meaning anointed one) prophesied in Jewish texts and that he would soon return to fulfill the acts required of the Messiah.

What do Jews and non-Jews believe about Jesus?

Jews & Non-Jews My Jewish Learning is a not-for-profit and relies on your help Donate Jesus is the central figure of Christianity, believed by Christians to be the messiah, the son of God and the second person in the Trinity. But what do Jews believe about Jesus?

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