I’m a quasi Quaker and Unitarian, and am essentially unbiased, but I noted that I short-changed both Christianity and Judaism in an earlier post, so I decided to look into the topic and this is what I found on Google. It’s just a small fragment of history, but if interested you may want to pursue:
Fastened to the cross on which Jesus was crucified hung the title, Jesus of Nazareth King of the Jews. Many Jewish leaders who saw it tried to get Pontious Pilate, the Roman governor, to change the wording. They insisted it should state that Jesus merely claimed to be the King of the Jews.
So why don’t Jews believe in Jesus? In their adherence to the Torah, the first five books of the Bible, why don’t they recognize Jesus Christ as fulfilling the prophecies made about the coming Messiah?
Jesus ( c. 6 to 4 BC – AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many other names and titles, was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the central figure of Christianity, the world’s largest religion….
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