[ladyL]

See this is where the confusion comes in...You must go back in History to see why Paul still claims to be a Benjaminite.
At that time there were Asherites, Danites, Ephramites, etc who were all Israelites, all Hebrews but because of the HISTORY of the split in David's Kingdom of Israel in about 900 BC those left in Judea at the time of Jesus we all generically called Jews. Israel was no more...gone...kaput for over 700 years...so there was no more Israel. Jesus said “I CAME ONLY FOR THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL.” God had a plan but it's been hidden by the teachings of the organized church and the church Fathers.

[Biggirl]

Still Paul was Jewish, no ifs, ands, or buts. True the tribes did split, but there is still that Jewish heritage which cannot be doubted, of Paul’s Jewish heritage.

God REVEALED the PLAN of SALVATION of the world by sending Jesus into the world, first to the House of Israel and then from there go to the further ends of the earth.

[Salvation]

Why do you keep yelling which your capital letters connote?

[ravenwolf]

See this is where the confusion comes in...You must go back in History to see why Paul still claims to be a Benjaminite.

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I have heard they started calling themselves Jew for the tribe of Judah, but as you say Paul was from the tribe of Benjamin so he was not a Jew except in belief.

Revelation 2:9
I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.

Freepers did not start the arguments, they started a long time ago.