Jesus in the Talmud
Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2016 4:39 pm
I came across an article called Jesus in the Talumud by Jacob Prasch of Moriel Ministries. In it, he states:
There is something called the Avodat Zerah; it is one thing when Christians say they believe that Jesus did miracles, rose from the dead, and ascended from the Mount of Olives, but what about when people who were not only non-Christians but actually anti-Christian believe all these things?
You can read Roman historians such as Suetonius and Tacitus, and it is fascinating to read of how Jesus was understood by pagan Rome—even they did not deny the things that He did. It was said to be common knowledge throughout the Roman Empire that Jesus rose from the dead. The Avodat Zerah, however, says that Jesus did miracles as no other rabbi, that his disciples not only healed the sick but even raised the dead in His name, that after He was crucified He rose from the dead, and that He ascended into heaven from the Mount of Olives. All of that is actually in the Talmud. Even His enemies acknowledged the truth of what He did. This was written by rabbis who were trying to prevent other Jews from believing in Him, but they had to deal with the historicity of His miracles, of His disciples doing miracles, and not only of His crucifixion but also of His resurrection and ascension into heaven—the Talmud admits He did it!
I am unable to locate this information in the Talmud. I found the Avodah Zara-- but it doesn't say what this person says it does. Is anybody familiar with what this gentleman is saying, or whether the Talmud talks about Jesus' resurrection, etc. If it does, was it written much later than Jesus' time?
This guy really confused me as to where he got this information!!
https://www.moriel.org/online-sermons/. ... almud.html
There is something called the Avodat Zerah; it is one thing when Christians say they believe that Jesus did miracles, rose from the dead, and ascended from the Mount of Olives, but what about when people who were not only non-Christians but actually anti-Christian believe all these things?
You can read Roman historians such as Suetonius and Tacitus, and it is fascinating to read of how Jesus was understood by pagan Rome—even they did not deny the things that He did. It was said to be common knowledge throughout the Roman Empire that Jesus rose from the dead. The Avodat Zerah, however, says that Jesus did miracles as no other rabbi, that his disciples not only healed the sick but even raised the dead in His name, that after He was crucified He rose from the dead, and that He ascended into heaven from the Mount of Olives. All of that is actually in the Talmud. Even His enemies acknowledged the truth of what He did. This was written by rabbis who were trying to prevent other Jews from believing in Him, but they had to deal with the historicity of His miracles, of His disciples doing miracles, and not only of His crucifixion but also of His resurrection and ascension into heaven—the Talmud admits He did it!
I am unable to locate this information in the Talmud. I found the Avodah Zara-- but it doesn't say what this person says it does. Is anybody familiar with what this gentleman is saying, or whether the Talmud talks about Jesus' resurrection, etc. If it does, was it written much later than Jesus' time?
This guy really confused me as to where he got this information!!
https://www.moriel.org/online-sermons/. ... almud.html