Why Calling Jesus a “Palestinian Jew” Is both Historically Asinine and Historically Anti-Semitic
An eminent Catholic thinker emphasizes the Jewish truth about Jesus.
March 21, 2024
Why Calling Jesus a “Palestinian Jew” Is both Historically Asinine and Historically Anti-Semitic
An eminent Catholic thinker emphasizes the Jewish truth about Jesus.
In recent months, some Internet commentators and Christian leaders have got in the habit of referring to Jesus as a “Palestinian Jew.” To George Weigel, an eminent Catholic theologian and writer, this “makes as much sense as referring to Jesus as a Latvian Jew or a Luxembourgish Jew, since ‘Palestine’ as conceived today did not exist at the time of Jesus, any more than did Latvia or Luxembourg.”
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