Editing Jewish views on Jesus (section)

{{Short description|Judaism's views on the central figure of Christianity}}
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Adherents of [[Judaism]] do not believe that [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]] was the [[Messiah]] or [[Prophet]] nor do they believe he was the [[Son of God]]. In the Jewish perspective, it is believed that the way [[Jesus in Christianity|Christians see Jesus]] goes against [[monotheism]], a belief in the [[Jewish principles of faith#Monotheism|absolute unity and singularity of God]], which is central to Judaism;<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chabad.org/library/article.asp?AID=9970|title=Devarim (Deuteronomy) 6:4}}</ref> Judaism sees the worship of a person as a form of [[idolatry]], which is forbidden.<ref name=incompat>{{cite news|first1=Rabbi J. Emmanuel |last1=Schochet |title=Judaism has no place for those who betray their roots |url=http://www.cjnews.com/pastissues/99/july29-99/feature/feature2.htm |publisher=The Canadian Jewish News |date=29 July 1999 |access-date=11 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010320161936/http://www.cjnews.com/pastissues/99/july29-99/feature/feature2.htm |archive-date=20 March 2001 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Therefore, considering Jesus [[divine]], as “[[God the Son]]”, is forbidden.

Judaism's [[rejection of Jesus]] as the [[Messiah]] is based on [[Jewish eschatology]], which holds that the coming of the true [[Messiah in Judaism|Messiah]] will be associated with events that have not yet occurred, such as building the [[Third Temple]], a [[Messianic Age]] of peace, and the ingathering of Jews to their homeland.<ref name="Isaiah 2:4">{{bibleverse||Isaiah|2:4|HE}}</ref><ref name="Isaiah 11:9">{{bibleverse||Isaiah|11:9|HE}}</ref>

Judaism does not accept any of the claimed fulfilments of prophecy that [[Jesus in Christianity|Christianity attributes to Jesus]].