Wait... Jesus was Jewish?

Daniel McIlhiney  |  Comment
Date posted:  5 Sep 2025
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Wait... Jesus was Jewish?

Baptism. Photo by Marcos Paulo Prado / Unsplash

I want to share a story with you that emphasises the importance of understanding Jesus’ Jewish context when speaking to your Jewish friends about Him.

I recently met with an elderly Jewish woman whose daughter was being baptised and she wanted to understand why. “How could she?” she asked me as I sat down. “How could she give up on her identity like that? I could never do that!”

“Why?” I asked her.

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