Jesus: Born a Jew, Died a Heretic

Baby Jesus was born into a strict Jewish family in Bethlehem, the City of David. His father, Joseph, was a descendant from the of the House of David, (Matthew 1:1-16) a royal bloodline and highly respected family of Israel.

His mother, Mary, was also from a prominent royal blood line which made her a respectable choice for a bride. Both were strong believers in their Judaic background and practiced their traditions. Contrary to popular belief, Jesus was not a virgin birth.

The theory of the virgin birth did not evolve until approximately three hundred years later, when the New Testament was being transcribed. The main quote in the bible reads:

Luke 1:27 ~ To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the House of David; and the virgins name was Mary.

The key word in this quote is not virgin, that seems to be the current focus, but espoused. Meaning to be engaged or married to a particular man ~ in this case it clearly names her husband as being Joseph, of the House of David. Naturally, it was important for her to be pure, for her husband. She would in all likelihood have been a virgin before their marriage.

Baby Jesus was taken to the temple to be blessed and sanctified as was tradition, and once again, this temple was attended by the royal, prominent, elite class in the community. If Joseph was a poor carpenter, he would not have been admitted to such a holy place.

His father, Joseph, was not a poor carpenter, but a prosperous master craftsman of furniture building. He ran a very lucrative business, employed a staff and trained his sons in the art of their craft, preparing them to traditionally take over the business one day.

Jesus and his siblings had a healthy, privileged life of education and access to knowledge. Daily classes were spent being trained and schooled in reading, scribing, theology, logic, and the bible ~ Old Testament (as we now call it).

He was raised with all the traditions of a dedicated Jewish family, and Jesus practiced these traditions as a child just a he was taught to do. In his faith, a man may not be called Rabbi unless he is a married man. Yet Jesus was often called Rabbi through out the bible. There is an ongoing rumor that Jesus was married and there are many facts to back up these rumors. It would only make sense if he was, after all, he had a strong Judaic background too. And he was called Rabbi.