Yeshua Character Analysis

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• Was Yeshua really born in the tiny town of Bethlehem, or was he actually born in Nazareth, and Bethlehem was added to the Gospels at a later date for messianic purposes?
• Can it be asserted that Yeshua can from a well-to-do family, considering his father’s occupation?
• Did Yeshua embody the demeanor and actions of the Pharisees while criticizing them at the same time?
• Is it conceivable to believe that Yeshua was not against the Pharisees, but was only calling out the hypocrites among them?
• With his similarities to the Pharisees and his alliance with them, is it possible that Yeshua himself was a Pharisee?
• Did early Christian writers try to paint the Pharisees in a bad light because of opposition to Jewish, religious rule or something
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• Could the Messianic movement have been started by John the Baptist, while Yeshua became his confidant and carried the movement after John’s death?
• When Yeshua referred to himself as the son of man, did he use the term to humble himself, or did he use it to exalt his status to that of a divine judge?
• Did Yeshua choose the Mount of the Beatitudes for his Sermon on the Mount to harken back to the hideouts of previous revolutionaries, or was it matter only a matter of personal preference or convenience?
• Did Yeshua have the Sermon on the Mount to only teach about morals, or was it a rally to create interest in his movement?
• Was Pilate coaxed into condemning Yeshua by the Jewish people, or did he go against the will of the Jewish people, by executing Yeshua as a display of his authority?
• Did early Christians deny the revolutionary Yeshua because of fearing retaliation from the Romans, or did they simply have trouble with explaining his execution and divination?
• Was Yeshua’s final meal with his disciples a Passover meal, or was it simply a common meal that would create its own

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