Is it? What makes you say this?
The bible . Who were the primary audience of Jesus ?
The discussion was concerning John 3:16. I thought it odd that you considered this "a message to the Jews" rather than universal.
If we look in all but one occasion God dealt solely with and for the Nation of Israel
Are you really trying to assert that, prior to Jesus, gentiles did not have a relationship with God?
Nope Historic.
Nope, Sweeping Generalization. You can no more make broad claims about "the Jews" than I can about "the Christians".
They were Idolators
You think that all gentiles were idolators?
The gentiles and the Samaritans were unclean . They ate forbidden meats and took part in Pagan idol worship.
Not all of the gentiles did. And the Samaritans certainly didn't.
That co mingling made them semi-pagan (Samaritans )who came to be despised by faithful Jews.
The Samaritans were monotheist. The enmity between Jews and Samaritans was because of Samaritan efforts to prevent the rebuilding of Jerusalem and the temple, not because the Samaritans were idolators. The "holy book" of Samaritans is the Torah, the five books of Moses.
When we read the epistles and acts we see the constant teaching that in Christ there is no jew or Gentile.
Neither man nor woman, either. Which might suggest that this was meant figuratively.
SD
He also said:
Mark 3:
[35] Whoever does the will of God is my brother, and sister, and mother."
This is also meant literally isn't it?
President John F. Kennedy said "Ich bin ein Berliner". He also meant it literally didn't he?