By bad tim the bad goy gay guy says:---- "there is a vast difference between the two religions. Christian theology especially the trinity, original sin, damnation in fire, and the idea of a divine sacrifice is based on entirely pagan concepts. 'messianic jews' accept all of this pagan theology, therefore cannot be jews.
ALL jews agree on this point, not just orthodox." ... Edit --So this would mean, if there was any messianic Jews who do not agree with any of what he has stated we would then be Jews because what constitutes in being a Jew is to believe just contrary to his depiction of doctrine by his analogy, wouldn't it? Just for the record, I do not agree with any of what he has declared there and what "real messianic Jews" believe is just the opposite of what he has posted but not excluding Yeshua as the Moshiach nor excluding damnation either. A person aquires damnation for himself for rejecting G-d.
As everyone knows, the people in Soddom and Amorra recieved their judgement in a single day. Wasn't that damnation? Of-couse!
However, there are some here who have actually answered some half truths regarding him not fulfilling the prophecies in order to be considered the Messiah. The truth is that he didn't, if he did wouldn't we see this world in total harmony? Wouldn't it mean that he would be sitting in Jerusalem executing his rule?
Of course! So they are correct in this partial observation, he didn't fulfill the prophecies true but than again he said so himself "My kingdom is NOT of this world". Now I don't know about you but to me this is an interesting revelation, how can we all declare he is the Messiah yet he himself says that his kingdom is not of this world because to declare he has another kingdom would mean that he rules that other kingdom or does it?
No! What it means is that he is making yet another prophetic declaration. He is saying that the kingdom he is referring too which he will rule, is the kingdom in the olam haba "the world to come" and it is when G-d will say enough that he will reveal himself to be that King we have long awaited and what I mean by this is that it will be in his appointed time.
What does his ressurection delare to us? His ressurection teaches us that eventhough we have all understood that he did not fulfill all the prophecies we can be rest assured that the rest of all of the other prophecies which he did not fulfill will be fulfilled in it's apointed times. To say it is impossible for him to have risen from the dead is to say it is impossible that Elijah the prophet was taken up by a chariot of fire into heaven, it would be questioning every other possible miracle that has been recorded thru out all of the Tanakh.
It is my belief that the "true christian" and I emphasize a true christian, is to me a Noachide "descendent of Noah" and by them reading the Torah and the books written by the emmeseries of whom we call the Messiah would only increase their knowledge towards living a true life of rightouseness.
There is also the fact that christians read, interpret and understan the torah in a completely different way than do jews, a christian is not a jew because their religion has gone in a completely different direction. That is similar to when do you call people primates or say they are humans cos technically we are primates, but it is valid to separate us from other primates. Ask a christian are they jewish or ask a jew are they christian and you will find that a christian is not a jew.
Why would god choose a small group of people to be chosen, what about aborginies in australia who never had any interaction with jews, why would these be rejected through no fault of their own. The bible is written from the perspective of a very small group of people. The similarities between the religions are that one grew out of the other.
Differences are encountered because one accepted jesus as messiah and the apostle paul created a more free religion open to converts (he removed the necesity to follow the jewish law in all its detail) you are asking a lot of very complicted questions, a few books would be your best bet for info the new testament would not be sacred for jews becuase they rejected jesus as messiah. The prophecies linking jesus as the jewish messiah are retrospective prophecies as people sought to prove he is the messiah. The story of his birth is probably a fabrication put in to demonstrate his links to prophecies.
This is very complicated but I would encourage you to study it cos you seem very curious. Jews don't believe jesus is the messiah becuase they interpret the very same prophecies in a completely different way christians do. Both viewpoints are backed up in great detail and neither side wil change or back down.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.