Jesus Was NOT A Jew
Jesus tried before the Pharisee and Sanhedrin Jesus was a Israelite and a Hebrew NOT a Jew. Where was Jesus born? In Bethlehem in Judea. Where did Jesus grow up? In Nazareth in Galilee. Jesus was then an Israelite and Judahite by birth. His lineage was Hebrew and a Galilean and Nazarene by residence. After Jesus came from the wilderness to begin his public ministry, Jesus called himself neither an Israelite, Hebrew, Judahite, Galilean, nor a Nazarene. Jesus identified Himself as the Son of God. Jesus used many metaphors for this: The Bread of Life, The Word Made Flesh (The Logos), The Light, The Son of God, The Lamb of God, The Good Shepherd, The Only Begotten Son, and others. During Jesus' lifetime, no persons were described as "Jews" anywhere. That fact is supported by theology, history and science. When Jesus was in Judea, it was not the "homeland" of the ancestors of those who today style themselves "Jews". Their ancestors never set a f
