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@YChromEqualMale @Henrik_Palmgren Debunking: Jesus Was Not Jewish, Only a GalileanVerdict: False. The claim that Jesus was not Jewish because he was a Galilean (not a Judean) misinterprets biblical and historical context.

@YChromEqualMale @Henrik_Palmgren Jesus was ethnically and religiously Jewish, and being Galilean is a regional, not ethnic, distinction.John 4:9: The Samaritan woman calls Jesus "a Jew" (Ioudaios), confirming his Jewish identity (ESV).

@YChromEqualMale @Henrik_Palmgren Matthew 1:1-2: "The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham" (ESV). Jesus’ lineage through Abraham and David establishes him as a Jew from the tribe of Judah.

@YChromEqualMale @Henrik_Palmgren Luke 2:4: Joseph goes to Bethlehem, "because he was of the house and lineage of David" (ESV), tying Jesus to Judah’s lineage, not just Galilee.

@YChromEqualMale @Henrik_Palmgren Romans 1:3: Jesus "was descended from David according to the flesh" (ESV), affirming Jewish descent.
Galilean Context: Galilee was a Jewish region in the first century. Ioudaios in the New Testament refers to ethnic/religious Jews, not just residents of Judea.

@YChromEqualMale @Henrik_Palmgren John 7:1 mentions Jesus avoiding Judea due to threats, but never denies his Jewish identity (ESV). The claim’s distinction between Galilean and Jew is baseless; Galileans were Jews (e.g., Acts 2:7: Galilean apostles are Jews, ESV).

@YChromEqualMale @Henrik_Palmgren Name: Iesous, Not Yeshu/Yeshua/YehoshuaVerdict: True, but irrelevant to Jewish identity. The New Testament uses Iesous, not Yeshu/Yeshua/Yehoshua.

@YChromEqualMale @Henrik_Palmgren But this doesn’t negate Jesus’ Jewishness.Matthew 1:1 (Greek): "Ιησούς Χριστός" (Iesous Christos). All NT manuscripts use Iesous (e.g., John 1:1, Greek).

@YChromEqualMale @Henrik_Palmgren Yeshua is a plausible Hebrew name for Jesus, but the NT’s Greek Iesous is standard. The name doesn’t change his ethnic or religious identity as a Jew, as names were often adapted in Greek (e.g., Saulos to Paul, Acts 13:9).

@YChromEqualMale @Henrik_Palmgren Messiah and Jewish IdentityThe claim notes Jesus was called the Messiah, requiring Jewish identity. This undermines the "not Jewish" assertion.John 4:25-26: Jesus affirms he is the Messiah (Christos), tied to Jewish expectations (ESV).
Revelation 5:5:

@YChromEqualMale @Henrik_Palmgren "The Lion of the tribe of Judah" (ESV). Messiahship requires Jewish descent, which Jesus fulfills.

The Bible clearly shows Jesus was a Jew by lineage (Matt. 1:1), identity (John 4:9), and messianic role (Rom. 1:3).

@YChromEqualMale @Henrik_Palmgren The Galilean label refers to his hometown region (Nazareth, Mark 1:9), not a separate ethnic identity .

@YChromEqualMale @Henrik_Palmgren Galileans were Jews. The use of Iesous in the NT is accurate but irrelevant to ethnicity. The claim’s attempt to separate "Galilean" from "Jew" lacks biblical support and misreads Ioudaios as only Judean, ignoring its broader Jewish meaning.

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