Jesus Was Jewish
Lately I've seen a poem or two
claiming that Jesus wasn't born a Jew
but rather a 'Palestinian child'
a claim inaccurate and really quite wild
When Jesus was born, there was no 'Palestine'
That name was created at a later time
by the Romans to wipe away all traces of Jewish Israel
A tactic unsuccessful, it never worked very well.
Jesus was born in the Galilee, circa 4 BCE
and crucified 33 years later, about 30 CE, you see
When the Romans captured the Temple (70 C.E.) 40 years later --
That's when the revisionist idea of 'Palestine' first gained favor
Jesus was as Jewish as Moses, the Jews' greatest Rebbe
Those who don't get that, let them go study history
Copyright © Gershon Wolf | Year Posted 2019
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