[RobbyS]

Christianity began as a Jewish sect, and during the first generations, there was fighting between Jews who followed Jesus and those who hated him and his followers. By the turn of the century, Christianity and Judaism had become separate groups, with most Christians now being non-Jewish. Jewish scholarship became anti-christian, both in the sense of minimizing the messianic Scriptures and in opposition to Christian teachings. It became impossible to be both a Jew and a Christian. The hostility between Greeks and Jews, which went back before Christ, did not abate as the Christians drew recruits from among the Greeks. But in the Roman Empire, the Jews had the stronger position legally, since Rome made peace with them after the failure of the Bar Kochka revolt, whereas the Christians remained an outloaw sect, subject to prosecution The Jews were always glad to stir up trouble for the Christians.By the 4th Century Christians outnumbered the Jews, although probably not by much. When Christibaity wss recognized by Constantine, the tables were turned, and the Christians now used political pressure against the Jews. The hatred between the two that was generated during four hundred years unfortunately set the tone for the future. The Jews were persecuted simply because they had become weaker.

[HockeyPop]

While I would agree with you, I think that your statement Jewish scholarship became anti-christian, both in the sense of minimizing the messianic Scriptures and in opposition to Christian teachingsignores the fact that Judaism did not have to set itself apart from early Christian teachings while Christianity needed to actively do so. Judaism was never a proselytizing faith.