* ------------------------------ * A View of the Founder of Christianity #1 by Ariel Bar Tzadok **
What is a Messiah supposed to be like? What should his characteristics be? How are we to recognize a Messiah? Shouldn't he show the greatest of love, caring and forgiveness to fallen souls? Is the Messiah to be a racist? An anti-Semite? A blasphemer? Can the Messiah possibly be a man of violence and a terrorist? According to the Hebrew Bible and summarized in all later Hebrew holy literature, the character of the Messiah is impeccable. He is to be a man who fulfills the commandments of Torah completely. He is to restore Torah observance to Israel. Let us review Yeshu's (Jesus) own words as to how he interacted with the Divinely ordained Rabbinic authorities of his day. In Matt. 23:2-3, Yeshu is quoted as saying, *"The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses' seat; therefore all that they tell you do and observe." * Here we see that Yeshu acknowledges the authority of the Sages. Remember Deut.17:9-12 states: *"You shall do according to the word that they will tell you...and you shall be careful to do according to everything they will teach you. According to the teaching that they will teach you and according to the judgment that they will say to you, shall you do, you shall not deviate from the word that they will tell you, right or left. And the man that will act with willfulness, not listening...to the judge, that man shall die, and you shall destroy the evil from among Israel." * Yeshu, himself acknowledges that the Biblical authority rests in the hands of the Rabbinic Sages, who in his day were known as the Pharisees. Now the question must be asked: did he himself listen to his own words. In other words, after acknowledging the authority of the Rabbis, did Yeshu himself listen to and follow their edicts. Remember what Deut. 17 say should happen to the one who does not follow the words of the Rabbinic judges. Let us turn now to the words and actions of Yeshu to see if he fulfilled the words of Torah that he himself acknowledged. *Yeshu and the Sabbath* In Matt. 12:1-7, we have recorded an episode relating to Yeshu's observance of the holy Sabbath. Now G-d has commanded in His Torah (Ex. 31:15), *"whoever does work on the Sabbath day shall be put to death." *We remember the episode of the man who went out and picked up sticks on the Sabbath and that he was put to death (ref. Num. 15:32-36). What then is Yeshu's relationship with regards to the Sabbath, to the Word of G-d and the authority of the Divinely ordained Rabbinic judges. Let us review Matt. 12:1-7. *"At that time Yeshu went on the Sabbath through the grain fields and his disciples became hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and ate. But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, "Behold, your disciples do what is not lawful to do on a Sabbath." But he said to them, "have you not read what David did . . . how he entered the house of G-d, and they ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for him to eat . . . or have you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath, and are innocent? But I say to you that something greater than the temple is here. But if you had known what this means, I desire compassion and not sacrifice you would not have condemned the innocent." * This section is so replete with errors that it broadly broadcasts Yeshu's lack of Torah education and knowledge of G-d's laws. To begin with, it is surprising to note that Yeshu's disciples were not learned enough to know that the picking of grain on the Sabbath was a violation of Biblical law, which under certain circumstances would lead to the death penalty. Yeshu should have taught them better, but judging from his response to the Pharisees, it might be understood that Yeshu, himself, did not know the law. When the Pharisees noticed Yeshu's disciples violating the Sabbath, they fulfilled their Biblical obligation of admonishment, as it is written, *"You shall reprove your fellow and do not bear sin because of him"* (Lev. 19:17). Instead of heeding the Rabbinic authorities and correcting their ways, like Yeshu said should be done (Matt. 23:3 *"therefore all that they tell you do and observe*") he instead attempts to justify the actions of his disciples and to challenge the authority of the Rabbis. Yeshu makes reference to the Biblical story of David (1Sam. 21:4-6), saying how when he (David) was hungry the priests gave him and his men to eat of consecrated bread. Therefore, if it is OK for the law to be broken for David, then surely it is OK for the law to be broken for Yeshu's disciples. This response of Yeshu makes no sense in light of Jewish law. You see, the priests did not violate the law in giving the bread to David and his men. Anyone with knowledge of Hebrew can research this law and see for yourselves that what the priests did was entirely allowable. Therefore, when Yeshu declared, "*they ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for him to eat"*, he was dead wrong in his analogy. Yeshu then attempts another analogy to justify their sinful behavior. He references the priests in the temple who *"break the Sabbath, and are innocent."* One with the least knowledge of Torah law knows that temple sacrifice was commanded by G-d to be performed on the Sabbath (Num. 28:9-10). It is not a violation of the Sabbath, it is the fulfillment of Sabbath law. Both of the rationalizations that Yeshu uses to justify his violation of the Torah law, instead of justifying his position, further condemns his actions. But the worst is yet to come. Yeshu quotes the prophet Hoshea 6:6, *"I desire compassion and not sacrifice.*" Is this supposed to imply that G-d simply wants the Jewish people to be compassionate and that the observance of Jewish law is a sacrifice and thus not important? Is it not written *"My Sabbaths you must observe for it is a sign between Me and you for your generations"* (Ex. 31:13) and "*Between Me and the children of Israel it is a sign forever"*(Ex. 31:16). Does something that is *"forever"* and *"for your generations"* come to an end? Did G-d, Himself not say, *"whoever does work on the Sabbath day shall be put to death." *(Ex. 31:15)? Instead of accepting the admonishment of the Rabbinic Sages, which we have no reason to doubt was offered in good faith, Yeshu contradicts himself, and denies the authority and admonition of the Rabbis. By his own actions and words, Yeshu not only violated the Sabbath, but he also refused to accept the authority of the Rabbinic judge, which he, himself says must be listened to. Yeshu violated the Sabbath and so did his disciples. Yeshu displayed an appalling lack of knowledge of the Torah and acted with contempt towards the Rabbis whose job it was to admonish him, a job which Yeshu, himself, acknowledges. And so, I ask you, are these the deeds of a messiah? *Yeshu and the Law* There are yet other episodes to be covered that conclusively show Yeshu violating G-d's command outlined in Deut. 17:11, *"you shall not deviate from the word that they will tell you, right or left." * In one episode, recorded in Mark 7:1-8, we not only have another clear record of Yeshu violating G-d's word as spoken in Deut. 17:11, we also are given a glimpse into a much uglier side of Yeshu's personality. *"And the Pharisees and some of the scribes gathered around him when they had come from Jerusalem, and had seen that some of his disciples were eating their bread with impure hands, that is, unwashed. For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they carefully wash their hands, thus observing the traditions of the elders; and when they come from the market place they do not eat unless they cleanse themselves, and there are many other things which they have received in order to observe, such as the washing of cups and pitchers and copper pots. And the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, "Why do your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with impure hands?" And he said to them, "Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, "This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far away from me, but in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the precepts of men."*(Is. 29:13). *"Neglecting the commandment of G-d, you hold to the tradition of men." * This scene opens with an innocent visit by the Pharisees to the students of Yeshu. Nowhere is there implied any form of maliciousness on behalf of the Pharisee visitors. When, however, the Pharisees again see Yeshu's disciples violating a principle of the Rabbis, these Pharisees ask, *"isn't it written *,"According to the teaching that they will teach you and according to the judgment that they will say to you, shall you do, you shall not deviate from the word that they will tell you, right or left." (Deut 17). In light of this, the Pharisees and the scribes asked him,* "Why do your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with impure hands?"* (Mark 7) Here Yeshu is given another excellent opportunity to appropriately respond to the Rabbis by accepting admonishment and by correcting his ways and the ways of his disciples. Yet, instead of doing what Torah law demands, Yeshu, again, goes on the offensive against G-d's holy servants. Yeshu strikes out against the innocent Rabbis calling them hypocrites. But why? What hypocrisy did the Pharisees manifest? The story portrayed here in the Gospel of Mark does not reveal any trace of hypocrisy on behalf of the Rabbis. Yeshu was asked a simple question. He responded with an attack. Yeshu continues to quote a verse from the prophet Isaiah to validate his position condemning the Rabbis. Yet, when the verse in Isaiah is looked at within its proper context, it can be clearly seen that the verse has nothing to do with what Yeshu is talking about. In fact, Yeshu does not even quote the verse correctly. In the version of this episode in Matt. 15:1-9, Yeshu's response to the question of hand washing is answered by changing the subject. Here, Yeshu brings up the topics of vows to G-d. He condemns the law which states that devotion to G-d comes before devotion to one's parents. This is a queer thing for Yeshu to say when he himself has previous said *"He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me."* (Matt. 10:37). It is true, that which is devoted to G-d becomes the property of the temple. But Yeshu here insinuates that adult children are intentionally dedicating their financial goods to the temple just so as to deprive their elderly parents of support. From where did Yeshu derive this idea? This, indeed, would be a cruel thing for anybody to do. Granted, it is a lawful thing to do, but why would anyone give away to the temple something that could and would stay in the family? Yeshu's argument simply does not make any economic sense. In all of Jewish literature relating to the topic of vows and the temple, we do not find even one instance or reference to anything similar to what Yeshu is referring. And besides, what does all this have to do with the washing of hands? That was the original topic. Instead of dealing with the issue, Yeshu avoided it. In the version in Mark, Yeshu concludes his attack by saying, *"Neglecting the commandment of G-d, you hold to the tradition of men", *yet, which commandments of G-d, the Pharisees are accused of neglecting is not mentioned. This story reveals nothing about hypocrisy on behalf of the Pharisaic Rabbis, but this story is very revelatory exposing Yeshu's quick temper, accusatory nature, lack of proper scriptural knowledge, and worst of all, his blatant disregard for the Biblical authority of the Pharisee Rabbis. Again, I ask you: are these the deeds of a messiah? ------------------------------ _ --- Brief CV of Jusfiq Hadjar Jusfiq Hadjar, a christian, 66 years old, is an Indonesian living in the Netherlands. He currently lives together out of wed-lock with Marlene Van Doorn - a documentalist in African Studies Center (ASC) library - in Leiden. Jusfiq Hadjar has, thus far, succesfully deceived many NGOs into believing that he is a human rights activistist. One of the NGOs that has been trapped in his lies is a Muslim human rights group, the Movement against Racism and for Friendship among Peoples. Jusfiq Hadjar is very active in his campaigns against Islam and Muslims on the Internet, especially in several Indonesian mailing lists. He will spread massive amounts of offensive, slanderous, lying statements against Islam and Muslims day in and day out and at the same time claiming that he is a Muslim. Undoubtedly, Jusfiq Hadjar is one of those people who still thinks that adhering to a daily routine of cursing and swearing on the Internet would help to make him look intelligent and preserve his sanity. It shoots no wonder then if you find mosts of his writings on the Internet are just about cursing and swearing at Muslims and licking the ass of his christian friends. 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