#37: Joshua Stein - What do Jews believe about Jesus?

Different Christian denominations hold varying views on multiple topics. Over the past two thousand years, these doctrinal differences have often generated conflict, even to the point of religious wars. Despite huge variations in belief on some topics, however, one thing all Christian denominations agree on is that Jesus is the Son of God and the third person of the Trinity. They also believe that Jesus is the Christ—from the Greek chrīstós, a translation from the Hebrew Mašíaḥ, (messiah), meaning "anointed one." But what do the Jewish people think about this? How does Judaism regard the Christian claim that Jesus is also the Hebrew Messiah? And how do practitioners of the Jewish religion, today, regard the historical figure of Jesus in general?  On this episode of the podcast, the hosts welcome back guest Joshua Stein, to discuss how Jews regard Jesus. Stein currently holds a postdoctoral fellowship at the Georgetown Institute for the Study of Markets and Ethics. His work focuses on intersections between moral, economic, and political theories and their practical application to social interactions between people and social institutions.  You can read more about this topic, and read some of Stein's writing, in these links: "What Do Jews Believe About Jesus?" by My Jewish Learning https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/what-do-jews-believe-about-jesus/ "Six Reasons Why Jews Don't Believe in Jesus," by Julius Ciss https://jewsforjudaism.org/knowledge/videos/six-reasons-why-jews-don-t-believe-in-jesus "Behold! The Jewish Jesus," by Howard Jacobson https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/jan/09/christianity-judaism "Why do we call Jesus the Messiah?" A U.S. Catholic interview https://uscatholic.org/articles/201712/why-do-we-call-jesus-the-messiah/ "Should Catholics celebrate Passover?" by Joshua Stein https://uscatholic.org/articles/202304/should-catholics-celebrate-passover/ Glad You Asked is sponsored by the Claretian Missionaries. https://claretiansusa.org/