[Forest Keeper]

[FK to Alex:] "the Jewish faith is at least 3,800 years old, so I guess, using your reasoning, that they are right more than you and me combined. :)"

The Judaism of Christ's time is vastly different from post-Temple Judaism of today.

I have to agree with you here. Looping in the related conversation with Kosta, do you have a view as to whether the OT righteous (with only the views they had during their lives) would have "recognized" Christ had they lived during the ministry of Jesus?

[jo kus]

I have to agree with you here [The Judaism of Christ's time is vastly different from post-Temple Judaism of today.] Looping in the related conversation with Kosta, do you have a view as to whether the OT righteous (with only the views they had during their lives) would have "recognized" Christ had they lived during the ministry of Jesus?

I believe that the Second Temple Judaism is in continuity with the Catholic/Orthodox Church. Christianity is not a brand new religion, but developed out of Christ's fulfillment of the Law. Would the OT righteous recognized Jesus? Yes, I think that Christ says that Himself in John's Gospel during one of His "I AM" discourses.

Regards

[annalex]

whether the OT righteous (with only the views they had during their lives) would have "recognized" Christ had they lived during the ministry of Jesus?

Given the amount of time Christ makes references to them and the scripture they produced in His ministry, the answer is, absolutely they would have. His fight was with the pharisaic apostacy all along, -- which continues in the Rabbinical Judaism of today,-- not with the Prophets.