MJ and Oral Torah

pat34lee

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Baloney. It was done because they believed bar Kochba to be the Messiah in earnest.

Possibly in part, but he had other motives. The following quotes
are just parts of the article linked to below. Please go read it all.

"Two people in the history of the world stand out for having divided Jews and Christians. In order of occurrence, they are Rabbi Akiva and Roman Emperor Constantine."

"During the Bar Kochba Rebellion in about 135 A.D., Jewish Christians who were called Nazarenes at the time fought alongside Bar Kochba to drive the Romans out of Israel. When it looked as though the Jews would win, Akiva declared that Bar Kochba was the messiah."

"Although I can’t prove it, I have a hunch that Akiva harbored residual resentment toward the Messiah a hundred years after His crucifixion and resurrection. He saw an opportunity to inflict what he thought would be a mortal wound to the growing Nazarene community and he took it."

Why Rabbi Akiva is Not My Hero
 
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"Two people in the history of the world stand out for having divided Jews and Christians. In order of occurrence, they are Rabbi Akiva and Roman Emperor Constantine."
Certainly Rabbi Akiva's proclamation divided us. But not because Akiva meant that as a result. He believed absolutely that bar Kochba was the messiah, and his decision was based entirely on that belief.
 
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Jewish tradition is that the Oral Torah came down through Moses as many things were needed to be decided besides what was written down in Torah about how to run the Mishkan, you don't believe that?
Why would they need it? IMO, oral Torah did exist, but it was the compilation of decisions made by urim and thumim.
 
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ralliann

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Start by looking up the birkat ha minim.

Then read this:
The Early Nazarene Christians and Rabbinic Judaism
What's the difference? Rome gave authority to the Pharisees to rule in Judaism. Rome gave authority to certain bishops to rule in Christianity. It is what Rome did with all religions under it's government. If one complains about one being propped up by Rome, so too was the other.
 
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