This question has many different types of answers depending on the particular details of the question that is asked. For example:
- When – In the first century or today?
- What does accept mean?
- Who – As a faith tradition, or individuals within the faith?
I do not feel qualified to respond to this question in all these and other implications, but I do want to respond in good faith. In the first century, there were many Jews who became believers and followers of Jesus Christ. Jesus was a Jew and all of his disciples were Jews. Followers of Christ or followers of the way as they were also called, were Jews who believed in Jesus, his teaching and resurrection. One of the questions that Paul addresses in many of his letters (which make up books of the New Testament) is this: Does one have to become a Jew before one becomes a Christian? This was a very real question for the people of the early church.
The question was finally answered – No. One does not have to become a Jew before faith in Christ? You can read some of these stories in Acts. Here are two of them:
What do you think? Thoughts, comments or other questions?
This is part of a series of posts responding to questions raised in The Secret Message of Jesus – A Book Discussion at Resurrection.
Rev. Andrew Conard 
One reply on “Jewish Acceptance of Jesus – Why or Why not?”
you’re on my hit list. Just thought I’d let you know. If it feels like nobody’s watching you, that nobody is probably a ninja.
Let that stew around in your mind awhile.
And duck every once in awhile.
🙂