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Jesus is a religious, cultural, worldwide icon, and is among the most influential people in human history. (Reference here) - User:Sleetimetraveller — Preceding undated comment added 12:53, 21 July 2021

Edits for review by sock puppet

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Edits by Neplota to this page. Moxy- 21
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Thanks for the notification. I reviewed all edits not already tagged "Reverted". Of those, only three are in the current copy, not counting a single typographical fix and link addition. I do not believe any special action is needed on these:
  • 12:28 21 March 2021. Deletion of the statement "Christians too believe that He was raised into Heaven 40 days after his Resurrection". This was added 13 days earlier to the Islam section. Probably unnecessary and the reverted author declined to discuss on Talk.
  • 14:23 16 June 2022. Change from "Maryam" to "Mary" in the Islam section. The linked article is "Mary in Islam", so "Mary" probably is preferred.
  • 09:52 03 July 2022. Moved mention of reverence of Jesus in other religions from end of 1st paragraph to beginning of 4th. Discussed recently in Talk above, and no consensus on whether to retain or change appears to have been reached yet.
Jtrevor99 (talk) 02:59, 11 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]


Suggestion re: Nontrinitarian Christians

Council of Nicea Tedw2 (talk) 22:55, 26 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Trinitarian Christians generally believe that Jesus is the Logos, God's incarnation and God the Son, both fully divine and fully human. However, the doctrine of the Trinity is not universally accepted among Christians. With the Reformation, Christians such as Michael Servetus and the Socinians started questioning the ancient creeds that had established Jesus' two natures. Nontrinitarian Christian groups include The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Unitarians and Jehovah's Witnesses.-----
I do not think this is an accurate statement of the facts. It implies it was only at the time of reformation that the Doctrine of the Trinity was questioned. It should be added that the Doctrine of the Trinity was not official doctrine of the early Church until 325 and the Council of Nicea. Arians questioned it long before the Reformation. Wikipedia should be accurate on the matter Tedw2 (talk) 23:01, 26 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I actually think this is a very good idea. I never noticed it, but I think you're right about the natural reading of the sentence. Do others agree? Dumuzid (talk) 23:04, 26 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I agree too. The nature of Jesus was hotly disputed in the first centuries of the Christian churches. It only solidified in 300-400, the Reformation era questioning are not new, but a rekindling of long dispute. ---Lilach5 (לילך5) discuss 19:23, 27 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
And today, most evangelical orgs tend to just discard it entirely.--SinoDevonian (talk) 19:35, 7 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Pronouns

Since there is no record of Jesus expressing preferred pronouns, some sort of neutral term should be found. 76.65.24.235 (talk) 13:54, 12 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Male pronouns are used in all recorded sources, therefore male pronouns are neutral. Happy (Slap me) 14:03, 12 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
In fact, according to the biblical record, he often referred to himself in the third person (as the Son of Man) and preferred masculine pronouns. StAnselm (talk) 15:01, 12 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Furthermore, we need to be careful not to project modern cultural inventions onto historical cultures. Jtrevor99 (talk) 15:55, 12 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
To be fair, in Hebrew, היא, pronounced "he" is in fact "she," so I say we throw our hands up and keep the article as is. Cheers. Dumuzid (talk) 15:59, 12 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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In the Jewish Perspective section of this article on Jesus

In the Jewish Perspective section of this article on Jesus, the most vital and important points regarding Judaism's perspective of Jesus should be added in this article, and they are: Judaism considers the worship of any person a form of idolatry,[1][2] and rejects the claims that Jesus was divine, an intermediary to God, or part of a Trinity.[3][1][4][5]. Judaism forbids the worship of a person as a form of idolatry, since the central belief of Judaism is the absolute unity and singularity of God.[6][note 1] Monotheism, a belief in the absolute unity and singularity of God, is central to Judaism,[7] which regards the worship of a person as a form of idolatry.[8] The belief that Jesus is God, the Son of God, or a person of the Trinity, is incompatible with Jewish theology. Therefore, consideration of Jesus as deity is not an issue in traditional Jewish thought. Judaism does not accept Jesus as a divine being, an intermediary between humans and God, a messiah, or holy. Belief in the Trinity is also held to be incompatible with Judaism, as are a number of other tenets of Christianity. In Judaism, the idea of God as a duality or trinity is heretical — it is even considered by some polytheistic.[9] According to Judaism, the Torah rules out a trinitarian God in Deuteronomy (6:4): "Hear Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is one."

Judaism teaches that it is heretical for any man to claim to be God, part of God, or the literal son of God. The Jerusalem Talmud states explicitly: "if a man claims to be God, he is a liar."[10] Thank you to all fellow Wikipedians108.30.240.77 (talk) 07:45, 26 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ a b Kaplan, Aryeh (1985). The real Messiah? a Jewish response to missionaries (New ed.). New York: National Conference of Synagogue Youth. ISBN 978-1879016118. The real Messiah (pdf)
  2. ^ Singer, Tovia (2010). Let's Get Biblical. RNBN Publishers; 2nd edition (2010). ISBN 978-0615348391.
  3. ^ "G-d has no body, no genitalia; therefore, the very idea that G-d is male or female is patently absurd. We refer to G-d using masculine terms simply for convenience's sake, because Hebrew has no neutral gender; G-d is no more male than a table is." Judaism 101. "The fact that we always refer to God as 'He' is also not meant to imply that the concept of sex or gender applies to God." Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan, The Aryeh Kaplan Reader, Mesorah Publications (1983), p. 144
  4. ^ Singer, Tovia (28 April 2014). "Monotheism". Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  5. ^ Norman, Asher (2007). Twenty-six reasons why Jews don't believe in Jesus. Feldheim Publishers. pp. 59–70. ISBN 978-0-9771937-0-7.
  6. ^ Devarim (Deuteronomy) 6:4
  7. ^ "Devarim (Deuteronomy) 6:4".
  8. ^ Schochet, Rabbi J. Emmanuel (29 July 1999). "Judaism has no place for those who betray their roots". The Canadian Jewish News. Archived from the original on 20 March 2001. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  9. ^ The concept of Trinity is incompatible with Judaism:
  10. ^ Ta'anit 2:1
You are conflating between the historical Jesus and the Christ of faith. Jesus himself did not believe much of the stuff Christians believe about him. As the saying goes, the religion of Jesus is Judaism, Christianity is a religion about Jesus.
We don't know very much about who this Jesus was, or what he thought, but by all chances he was very much unlike traditional Christian theology depicts him. tgeorgescu (talk) 08:02, 26 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
IP, as far as I can tell the section more or less says what you say, albeit in an abridged form. That's appropriate per WP:SUMMARYSTYLE because we have a whole article on it. DeCausa (talk) 09:53, 26 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
DeCausa, thanks for your response. Part of it (the idolatry) is in the Islamic views section in this article, but I do not see anywhere in this Jesus article where it clearly states these basic, simple, abridged, important points: Judaism considers the worship of any person (including Jesus, Mary or any past or future Messiah's or King's) a form of idolatry,[1][2] and also forbids the worship of a person as a form of idolatry, since the central belief of Judaism is the absolute unity and singularity of God.[3][note 1] Monotheism, a belief in the absolute unity and singularity of God, is central to Judaism,[4] which is why it regards the worship of a person as a form of idolatry.[5] In Judaism, the idea of God as a duality or trinity is heretical — it is even considered by some polytheistic.[6] According to Judaism, the Torah rules out a trinitarian God in Deuteronomy (6:4): "Hear Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is one." Judaism also teaches that it is heretical for any man (or woman; any person) to claim to be God, part of God, or the literal son (or daughter) of God. The Jerusalem Talmud states explicitly: "if a man claims to be God, he is a liar."[7] Thank you DeCausa.108.30.240.77 (talk) 10:27, 26 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
That doesn't appear in this article because it isn't relevant. All that needs to be said is "Jews do not consider Jesus to be the Messiah". It can then be said on the page for Judaism all of your points. סשס Grimmchild 10:15, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Of course Judaism rejecting the claims of Jesus' divinity, resurrection, death atoning for others sins, and Judaism's affirmation that worshiping any person or messiah, including Jesus, is considered idolatry, etc., are all completely relevant. Moreover, A LOT more than your quote is actually said in this article, including: "Judaism rejects the belief that Jesus was divine or resurrected. Judaism rejects the idea of Jesus (or any future Jewish messiah) being God, or a mediator to God, or part of a Trinity, and the Mishneh Torah states that Jesus is a "stumbling block" who makes "the majority of the world to err and serve a god other than the Lord". Judaic criticism of Jesus is long-standing, and includes a range of stories in the Talmud, written and compiled from the 3rd to the 5th century AD. In one such story, Yeshu HaNozri ("Jesus the Nazarene"), a lewd apostate, is executed by the Jewish high court for spreading idolatry and practicing magic. According to some, the form Yeshu is an acronym which in Hebrew reads: "may his name and memory be blotted out." Judaism holds that Jesus is not the messiah, arguing that he neither fulfilled the Messianic prophecies in the Tanakh nor embodied the personal qualifications of the Messiah. Judaism argues that Jesus did not fulfill prophesies to build the Third Temple, gather Jews back to Israel, bring world peace, and unite humanity under the God of Israel." According to you, 99.9% of all of this, which is already in this Jesus article, and remains in it, should be deleted and "said on the page for Judaism." Of course not.
Furthermore, this Jesus article also contains this: "Most Christians believe he is the incarnation of God the Son. Jesus' followers believe he was conceived by the Holy Spirit, was born of a virgin named Mary, died by crucifixion as a sacrifice to achieve atonement for sin, and rose from the dead. The great majority of Christians worship Jesus as the incarnation of God the Son, the second of three persons of the Trinity. However, there is a small minority of Christian denominations that reject trinitarianism, wholly or partly, as non-scriptural. Muslims believe Jesus was neither God nor a son of God. The Quran states that Jesus never claimed to be divine. The Quran emphasizes that Jesus was a mortal human and affirms that Jesus is considered to be neither an incarnation nor a son of God. Islamic texts emphasize a strict notion of monotheism and forbid the association of partners with God, which would be idolatry. There is no mention of his resurrection, and his death plays no special role in Islamic theories of salvation. Atheists reject Jesus' divinity, but have different views about him – from challenging his mental health, to emphasizing his "moral superiority"." According to you, 99.9% of all of this, which is already in this Jesus article, and remains in it, should be deleted and "said on the pages for Christianity, Catholicism, Islam, and Atheism." Of course not.108.30.240.77 (talk) 07:24, 30 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
So 99.9% of what you want to say is in the article? Why are you complaining? סשס Grimmchild 07:38, 30 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
No, everything that is already in the article should be in the article. However, according to you, 99.9% of what is already in the article should not be in the article, but should be "said on the pages for Judaism, Christianity, Catholicism, Islam, and Atheism." Judaism rejecting the claims of Jesus' divinity, resurrection, death atoning for others sins, and Judaism's affirmation that worshiping any person or messiah, including Jesus, is considered idolatry, etc., are the most vital and important points regarding Judaism's perspective of Jesus and are all completely relevant. That is why these basic, simple, important affirmations of Judaism's view of Jesus should also be in this article, including these basic, pertinent affirmations with reliable sources cited: Judaism considers the worship of any person (including Jesus or any past or future Messiah's) a form of idolatry,[1][2] and also forbids the worship of any person as a form of idolatry, since the central belief of Judaism is the absolute unity and singularity of God.[8][note 1] Monotheism, a belief in the absolute unity and singularity of God, is central to Judaism,[9] which is why it regards the worship of a person as a form of idolatry.[5] In Judaism, the idea of God as a duality or trinity is heretical — it is even considered by some polytheistic.[10] According to Judaism, the Torah rules out a trinitarian God in Deuteronomy (6:4): "Hear Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is one." Judaism also teaches that it is heretical for any person to claim to be God, part of God, or the literal son (or daughter) of God. The Jerusalem Talmud states explicitly: "if a man claims to be God, he is a liar."[11] I'd think that even an abridged version of this - because it is so pertinent/important and so basic/simple - should be added to the article.108.30.240.77 (talk) 10:07, 30 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
108.30.240.77 (talk) 10:07, 30 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
DeCausa, thanks for your response. Part of it (the idolatry part) is actually in the Islamic views section in this article, but I do not see anywhere in this entire Jesus article, including the Judaism's perspective section, where it clearly states these basic, simple, abridged, important points: Judaism considers the worship of any person (including Jesus, Mary or any past or future Messiah's or King's) a form of idolatry,[1][2] and also forbids the worship of a person as a form of idolatry, since the central belief of Judaism is the absolute unity and singularity of God.[12][note 1] Monotheism, a belief in the absolute unity and singularity of God, is central to Judaism,[13] which is why it regards the worship of a person as a form of idolatry.[5] In Judaism, the idea of God as a duality or trinity is heretical — it is even considered by some polytheistic.[14] According to Judaism, the Torah rules out a trinitarian God in Deuteronomy (6:4): "Hear Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is one." Judaism also teaches that it is heretical for any man (or woman; any person) to claim to be God, part of God, or the literal son (or daughter) of God. The Jerusalem Talmud states explicitly: "if a man claims to be God, he is a liar."[15] I'd think that even an abridged version of this - because it is so pertinent/important and so basic/simple - should be added to the article. Thank you. 108.30.240.77 (talk) 08:35, 28 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
108.30.240.77 (talk) 08:35, 28 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ a b c Kaplan, Aryeh (1985). The real Messiah? a Jewish response to missionaries (New ed.). New York: National Conference of Synagogue Youth. ISBN 978-1879016118. The real Messiah (pdf)
  2. ^ a b c Singer, Tovia (2010). Let's Get Biblical. RNBN Publishers; 2nd edition (2010). ISBN 978-0615348391.
  3. ^ Devarim (Deuteronomy) 6:4
  4. ^ "Devarim (Deuteronomy) 6:4".
  5. ^ a b c Schochet, Rabbi J. Emmanuel (29 July 1999). "Judaism has no place for those who betray their roots". The Canadian Jewish News. Archived from the original on 20 March 2001. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  6. ^ The concept of Trinity is incompatible with Judaism:
  7. ^ Ta'anit 2:1
  8. ^ Devarim (Deuteronomy) 6:4
  9. ^ "Devarim (Deuteronomy) 6:4".
  10. ^ The concept of Trinity is incompatible with Judaism:
  11. ^ Ta'anit 2:1
  12. ^ Devarim (Deuteronomy) 6:4
  13. ^ "Devarim (Deuteronomy) 6:4".
  14. ^ The concept of Trinity is incompatible with Judaism:
  15. ^ Ta'anit 2:1


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