From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npoiv!npois!houxm!5941ux!dje Newsgroups: net.religion Title: Re: How do Jews view Christ? Article-I.D.: 5941ux.203 Posted: Fri Feb 25 14:07:04 1983 Received: Sat Feb 26 04:54:18 1983 References: ihuxb.223 "How do Jews view Christ?" is a loaded question. As a Jew, I view the term "Christ" as referring to Jesus-the-Savior, which is a notion antithetical to Jewish belief. Jesus, as seen by Jews, was a man, plain and simple. Not a prophet, not a miracle worker, just a person. God is one, and the notion of Son-of-God is contrary to the unity of God and thus cannot be accepted by Jews for our beliefs. As for the Messiah concept, there is a diversity of views within the Jewish mainstream, ranging from fundamental belief to pure folklore. Even so, Jews who believe in the coming of the Messiah cannot accept that the Messiah has come or will come until all evil has been rooted out and all people believe in the One God. (Note: Christians are regarded by Jews as believing in the One God even though their beliefs in Jesus as Messiah are contrary to Jewish beliefs.) Dave Ellis Bell Labs, Piscataway ...harpo!npoiv!npois!houxm!5951ux!dje