Jesus in the Rabbinical Literature

It is easy to determine the Jewish opinion of Jesus during His earthly ministry by reading the Gospel accounts. In simple terms, the common people, even if they did not accept His Messianic claims, generally were positive toward Him and His teaching. This can be seen from such statements as “the common people heard him gladly” (Mk. 12:37) and “many of the people believed on him” (Jn. 7:31)

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  1. First, there is nothing in these statements that implies knowledge of the Gospels on the part of the rabbis.
    Second, it is patently obvious that the rabbis deliberately attempted to contradict events recorded in the Gospels.

    There is shooting yourself in the foot, and there is this sort of thing.

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