Jesus and the Torah: A Jewish Reformer. Jesus was born and raised a Jew. He was circumcised on the eighth day, attended synagogue regularly, celebrated the Jewish festivals like Passover, ...

In Matthew, Jesus is a proponent of Torah piety, just like the Pharisees. So, on the one hand, they follow the law in a way that makes them very good Jews. On the other hand ...

Or put another way (again by Wright), “Jesus believed that it was his vocation to be the embodiment of that which was spoken of in the Jewish symbols of Temple, Torah, Word, Spirit and Wisdom ...

Jesus, the disciples, and St. Paul also observed other Jewish feasts and holy days (John 4:45) besides Passover (John 2:13, 23), indicating a strict observance of Jewish religious practices: ...

He was born to Jewish parents in Judea, he lived as a Jew, and he died as a Jew. In the time of Jesus, Palestine didn’t exist—as a place, an entity, a word, or a concept.

Judaism's First Century Diversity Far from uniform, ... was a relatively new holiday celebration at the time of Jesus. It had only been around for something like a hundred years.

As a poor Jewish man, the real Jesus would have not had a fancypants title, but would’ve instead been referred to by his place of origin. 3.