Jewish Questions About Jesus

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Objection: "Christian translations of Daniel 9:24-27 divide the seventy weeks incorrectly..."

Objection: "Daniel 9:24 was clearly not fulfilled by Jesus."

Objection: "Daniel 9:24-27 has nothing to do with 'the' Messiah."

Objection: "Isaiah 53 cannot refer to Jesus because it says that the servant of the Lord would see seed..."

Objection: "Isaiah 53 cannot refer to Jesus because it says that the servant of the Lord would not lift up..."

Objection: "Isaiah 53 cannot refer to Jesus because it says that the servant of the Lord did no violence..."

Objection: "Isaiah 53 does not actually say that the servant will rise from the dead."

Objection: "Isaiah 53 does not actually say that the servant would die."

Objection: "Isaiah 53 cannot refer to Jesus because it says that the servant of the Lord was sickly..."

Objection: "Isaiah 53 cannot refer to Jesus because it says..."

Objection: "Several key words in Isaiah 53 speak of a servant in the plural."

Objection: "Isaiah 53 contains the words of the repentant kings of the nations rather than the words of the Jewish...

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Objection: "It is not true that the medieval rabbis were the first applied Isaiah 53 to Israel instead of the Messiah.

Objection: "The rabbis only applied Isaiah 52:13-15, not 53:1-12, to the Messiah son of David."

Objection: "Isaiah 53 speaks of the people of Israel, not Jesus (or, and Messiah)."

Objection: "Isaiah 9:6[5] does not speak of a divine king (or Messiah)."

Objection: "Isaiah 7:14 does not prophesy a virgin birth! And it has nothing whatsoever to do with Jesus...'"

Objection: "Nowhere in the Hebrew Bible are we told that we must 'believe in the Messiah.'"

Objection: "If Jesus is really the Messiah, and if he is so important, why doesn't the Torah speak of him at all?"

Objection: "I find much beauty in the teachings of Jesus, and I think that there are some good arguments..."

Objection: "The only thing that keeps a lot of people in the Christian faith -- including Jews -- is the fear of hell."

Objection: "Christianity calls on its followers to exhibit unnatural emotions and feelings..."

Objection: "Judaism is a healthy religion. Jews don't see the world as intrinsically evil..."

Objection: "Jews don't believe that the Messiah will come twice."

Objection: "Judaism doesn't believe in a suffering Messiah."

Objection: "Jews don't believe in a divine Messiah."

Objection: "Jews don't need to repent."

Objection: "Judaism does not believe in original sin or a fall of man. We do not believe..."

Objection: "Jewish people don't need a middleman."

Objection: "The Christian concept of salvation is contrary to the Hebrew Bible and Jewish traditon. Jews don't need saving!

Objection: "If the death of Jesus fulfilled the image of the sacrifial system, why do the prophets..."

Objection: "I can't believe that the death of Jesus paid for my sins..."

Objection: "Even if I admit that we need blood atonement, I still won't believe in Jesus. God wanted the blood..."

Objection: "The book of Jonah totally shoots down all your arguments about sacrifice and atonement..."

Objection: "Even if I accept your arguments about the centrality of blood sacrifices, it only holds true..."

Objection: "It's clear that you misunderstand the whole sacrificial system. Sacrifices were..."

Objection: "According to Proverbs 16:6, love and good deeds make atonement. So who needs sacrifices?"

Objection: "Even if I accept your premise that blood sacrifices are of great importance in the Torah..."

Objection: "The prophets indicated clearly that God did not care for blood sacrifices..."

Objection: "The Scriptures clearly tell us that, 'To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the LORD..."

Objection: "We are righteous by what we do, not by what we believe. Christianity is the religion of the creed..."

Objection: "According to Isaiah 43:11, God alone is our Savior. We don't need or recognize any other saviors."

Objection: "The Holy Spirit is not the so-called third person of the Trinity."

Objection: "According to the Law, Jesus was a false prophet...."

Objection: "God Doesn't Have a Son."

Objection: "If you claim that Jesus is God then you are guilty of making God into a man."

Objection: "Jews don't believe in the Trinity. We believe in one God, not three."

Objection: "Jewish leaders in Jesus' day watched him and his followers, and rejected the whole thing for good reason."

Objection: "I find it to be the height of arrogance that Jesus claimed to be the only way to the Father...."

Objection: "Just look at the Church! Who's right? The Protestants, the Roman Catholics, the Messianic Jews...?"

Objection: "Jews who become Christians lose all connection to Judaism within two generations."

Objection: "Although Jews have been forced to hold public debates with Christians in the past, Jews have won every debate..

Objection: "The main reason Christians are so zealous to convert Jews to their beliefs is to legitimize their faith..."

Objection: "Why did God allow six million Jews to die in the Holocaust?"

Objection: "Without the long, ugly history of Christian anti-Semitism the Holocaust would never have occurred."

Objection: "The origins of anti-Semitism can be traced to the pages of the New Testament."

Objection: "Christians have always hated and persecuted the Jewish people."

Objection: "Jesus himself taught that he did not come to bring peace but a sword..."

Objection: "Jesus cannot be the Messiah, because more Jewish blood has been shed in his name than any other."

Objection: "There was no Jewish expectation in the first century that the Messiah would be a great miracle worker..."

Objection: "Why have wars, famines, and human suffering only increased since Jesus came?"

Objection: "If Jesus really is the Messiah, why isn't there peace on earth?"

Objection: "You missionaries always use the same old arguments and proofs. Your faith can't be very deep!"

Objection: "Christianity simply doesn't work. It doesn't produce what it promises."

Objection: "If Jesus really is the Messiah, why are there so many objections?"

Objection: "I'm not a very religious person, but I'm certainly not a bad person..."

Objection: "Missionaries like you target the sick, the elderly, the ignorant..."

Objection: "Those religious Jews who did become followers of Jesus always had the tendency to stray...

Objection: "Those educated or religious Jews in the past who did convert to Christianity did so for monetary gain..."

Objection: "No religious or educated Jew would ever believe in Jesus."

Objection: "What would happen to a Nazi murderer who believed in Jesus before he died? Would he go to heaven?

Objection: "What happens to Jews who do not believe in Jesus -- especially those who never heard about Him?"

Objection: "I won't betray my ancestors! I won't forsake the faith of my fathers!"

Objection: "If Jesus is the Jewish Messiah, why don't more Jews believe in Him?"

Objection: "The fundamental problem with Christianity is that it is not Judaism."

Objection: "Jesus is for the Gentiles. We Jewish people have the Torah."

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Objection: "The Messianic Judaism, or Hebrew Christianity thing is just one big deception."

Objection: "Doesn't Belief in Jesus Mean You're No Longer Jewish?"

Objection: "A Person is Either Jewish or Christian. I'm Jewish."

Objection: "I Was Born a Jew and I Will Die a Jew!"

Objection: "Jews Don't Believe in Jesus"

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Objection: "Religions are all alike. They all have some good points and can help people lead worthwhile lives."

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Objection: "How Can a Virgin Have a Child?"

Objection: "What Happens to Jews Who Do Not Believe In Jesus?"

Objection: "Judaism does not believe in original sin."

Objection: "Jewish people don't believe in human sacrifice."

Objection: "Jewish people don't need a middleman."

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Objection: "We Jews believe in one God, not three."

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