Jesus wasn't a Judean (Jew) so why make the guy something he wasn't? Israelites used burial shouds all the way back to Egypt days.
Jesus was indeed a Jew. Your claim that he wasn't is absurd.
Jesus:
was
circumcised as a Jew (Luke 2:21)
his
parents we observant of the Torah and did everything that Jesus' birth required (Luke 2:39)
his
other relatives like his aunt and uncle
were observant Jews (Luke 1:6)
his parents made the 140 mile trip to
every passover with him (Luke 2:41)
he
stayed behind an extra 3 days to talk to the teachers at the
Jewish temple (Luke 2:46)
he
understood the Torah (Luke 2:47)
he
respected the Jewish temple, and
called it his father's (Luke 2:49)
his disciples were
Jewish (John 1:47)
his disciples
called him RABBI (John 4:31)
was called Rabbi by others, even crowds (John 3:2, John 6:25)
he
spoke Hebrew (Matthew 27:46)
he
affirmed the authority of the Torah and the Prophets (Matthew 5:17)
he
attended the synagogue (Luke 4:16)
what he
taught at the synagogue
was respected (Luke 4:15)
he
taught at the temple, if wasn't a Jew he wouldn't be allowed (Luke 21:37)
in addition to
observing Passover (John 2:13) he
observed Succot (John 7:2,10) and
observed Hanukah (John 10:22)
when faced with temptation, he
answered from the
Hebrew scripture (Matthew 4:2-10)
when admonished, he
quoted from
Hebrew scripture (Mark 7:6-13)
he
SELF-IDENTIFIED as a Jew (John 4:22)
his last supper was a
Passover meal (Luke 22:14-15)
when taken into custody, he was
delivered to the Jewish priests, (Mark 14:53)
The arresting Roman soldiers wouldn't place him under Jewish jurisdiction if he wasn't Jewish.
he was
charged with violating Jewish law (Matthew 26:65)
he was
recognized as being under
Jewish jurisdiction by Pilate (John 18:31)
he was
mocked by the Roman soldiers as "
The King of the Jews" (Mark 15:18 )
and when they crucified him, their charge was "
King of the Jews" (Matthew 27:37)
he was
buried according to Jewish custom (John 19:40)
he
spoke Hebrew to Paul on the road to Damascus (Acts 26:14)
he is same yesterday, today and tomorrow (Hebrews 13:8 )
The evidence OVERWHELMINGLY proves that your claim that he was not a Jew is absurd. He was born a Jew. He lived a Jew. He died a Jew, and he was resurrected a Jew. He is alive and Jewish now, and forevermore the same.
Check your Strong's or even take the time to read Kings about how the Kingdom of Israel was split in two. Israelites and Judeans (Jews). Israelites never ever called themselves Jews.
*face palm*
The split between the Kingdom of Israel and the Kingdom of Judah happened *AFTER* they were
unified as the 12 TRIBES OF ISRAEL under Saul, and more strongly united under David, about 1000 b.c. (
source)
They are RELATED by blood. They are BOTH JEWISH. BOTH kingdoms comprise of the 12 tribes of the Jewish people.
When the Judeans split from the rest of Israel, they were Jewish.
Who did they split from? Their fellow Jews!
You simply don't know what you're talking about.