Criticism of Jesus

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Jesus Christ, the central figure of Christianity and first-century Judean figure, has been the subject of criticism from both religious scholars and secular thinkers. Jesus has faced a variety of criticism on the basis of his actions, teachings, and legitimacy across history and in modern times. A person who makes counter-arguments to refute these criticisms is called an Apologetic. Jesus was criticized in the first century AD by the Pharisees and scribes for disobeying certain halakhic interpretations of the Mosaic Law, for example by healing on Sabbath. He was decried in Judaism as a failed Jewish messiah claimant and a false prophet by most Jewish denominations. Judaism also considers the worship of any person a form of idolatry, and rejects the claim that Jesus was divine. Some psychiatrists, religious scholars and writers explain that Jesus' family, followers (John 7:20) and contemporaries seriously regarded him as delusional, possessed by demons, or insane. Early critics of Christianity...

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