The more I’ve researched the history of Judaism, the less I support the occupation of Israel. Judah (the father of the Jews) was not bestowed the land of Israel; Jacob was. Judah’s land is a smaller piece within the land that is now claimed as Israel.
Jacob was not a Jew, thus the land of Israel should not belong to the Jews. I’ll look for the video but it outlines the history pretty well.
Also, isn't Jesus technically a Levite, not a Jew? Since His was a virgin birth, thereby making Mary's genealogy the only relevant genealogy with regard to His actual lineage, and though I'm not sure it's necessary settled and certain, it's probable that Mary was a Levite (i.e. from the tribe of Levi). Joseph was from the tribe of Judah, but Joseph technically had nothing to do with Jesus' conception, so biologically speaking, his lineage is irrelevant to Jesus' lineage.
It seems Jesus is only called a Jew because Joseph was a probably a Jew, and legally, paternal lineage was all that mattered at the time, while maternal lineage was largely disregarded. And this is an especially tricky situation here, too, because you have to accept the virgin birth, which many Jews were not willing to do.
The more I’ve researched the history of Judaism, the less I support the occupation of Israel. Judah (the father of the Jews) was not bestowed the land of Israel; Jacob was. Judah’s land is a smaller piece within the land that is now claimed as Israel.
Jacob was not a Jew, thus the land of Israel should not belong to the Jews. I’ll look for the video but it outlines the history pretty well.
Edit: found it. Sorry it’s YouTube but here’s the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sycii9j6wzs
Also, isn't Jesus technically a Levite, not a Jew? Since His was a virgin birth, thereby making Mary's genealogy the only relevant genealogy with regard to His actual lineage, and though I'm not sure it's necessary settled and certain, it's probable that Mary was a Levite (i.e. from the tribe of Levi). Joseph was from the tribe of Judah, but Joseph technically had nothing to do with Jesus' conception, so biologically speaking, his lineage is irrelevant to Jesus' lineage.
It seems Jesus is only called a Jew because Joseph was a probably a Jew, and legally, paternal lineage was all that mattered at the time, while maternal lineage was largely disregarded. And this is an especially tricky situation here, too, because you have to accept the virgin birth, which many Jews were not willing to do.
Jesus is the son of God, not the son of Joseph. Thus he is not a Jew
The Jewish heritage follows the maternal line