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1 | What does "born again" mean to a Jew? | John 3:3 | jirehway | 133398 | ||
I have been taught that according to Jewish tradition a man could be born again 6 or 7 times if he was a Jew. Can you shed any facts on this? | ||||||
2 | What does "born again" mean to a Jew? | John 3:3 | EdB | 133502 | ||
jirehway Where did you hear of this Jewish tradition? Traditional Judaism held to one life one death just as Christianity does. Nothing I’m aware of or ever heard suggests Jews accepted any teaching of reincarnation so I would be very interested where you heard this idea. As for being born again as in saved the scripture you cited, tells of the Pharisee Nicodemus' inability to accept such a concept, so that aspect couldn’t have been common thinking among Jews of time and it isn’t now. EdB |
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3 | What does "born again" mean to a Jew? | John 3:3 | jirehway | 133533 | ||
Over 30 years ago I heard a tape from someone with Jews for Jesus who taught this:A male is born first, then born again when he is bar mitphazed (sp?), when he finished his schooling, when he becomes the head of a rabbical school and when he is married. The speaker did not cite his source. This does not infer reincarnation at all. Strongs Corcordance give these mening for the biblical useage of born: 1) of men who fathered children a) to be born b) to be begotten 1) of women giving birth to children 2) metaph. a) to engender, cause to arise, excite b) in a Jewish sense, of one who brings others over to his way of life, to convert someone c) of God making Christ his son d) of God making men his sons through faith in Christ's work |
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4 | What does "born again" mean to a Jew? | John 3:3 | EdB | 133628 | ||
I understand now. We would call these events rights of passage , coming of age or milestones in our life. Perhaps some Jews view this as being born again but I have never heard a Jew refer to it as such. I know of no Jewish teaching either written or oral that refers to this. Is it possible the speaker you heard was making an analogy, or offering an example rather than providing a definition or stating this as fact? I will pose this to one of my Jewish friends to see it they can shed any light. EdB |
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5 | What does "born again" mean to a Jew? | John 3:3 | jirehway | 133725 | ||
The teacher was stating this as a fact. He did not however as I remember, give any scriptural reference to verify these claims. Thank you for checking with your Jewish friend. It will be interesting to hear what he has to say. | ||||||