Can someone explain this to me?
As far as i can tell, he didnt meet the requirements. Obviously lol..
So how?
First of all Jewish messianic expectations in the first century had become as irrational and hysterical as the Christian expectations of the second coming are now..
That being said, Jesus didn't fulfill irrational Jewish messianic expectations for the messiah just like no human being will ever float down from the sky and fulfill irrational Christian expectations of his return.
The Jewish expectation for the messiah to build a temple slaughterhouse based on the prophecy that the messiah will lead people to the sanctuary of God is about as irrational as it gets...
No, wait a minute...
Thinking Jesus will float down from the sky takes the cake.
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