JESUS THE NAZARENE
AND HIS JEWISH FOLLOWERS

I began writing this essay series, JESUS THE NAZARENE AND HIS JEWISH FOLLOWERS, in 1988 as an attempt to explain to Jewish people, and anyone else who would care to read it, how the real historical Jesus was a Jew in every way and never had any intention of declaring himself a deity or of starting a new religion. The series is based on extensive reading on the subject as well as on many discussions, over the years, with people who I respect as knowledgeable on the subjects of Biblical criticism, New Testament studies, Jewish history, and comparative religion.

I also based it upon my own frequent re-reading of the New Testament itself and my own understanding of what the NT authors were teaching as well as what they attempted to cover up about the history of Jesus the Nazarene and the origins of his Nazarene party.