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'Jesus is a Palestinian,' claims a Times Square billboard. Um, not quite

JL;DR SUMMARY A Times Square billboard claiming "Jesus is Palestinian" has sparked controversy and misinterpretation, as explained by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish History  Palestinians  Jesus  Nostra Aetate  Christian Theology  Marcionism  Roman Judea  Palestinian Liberation Theology  Historical Misinterpretations 

Places mentioned

Jerusalem, Israel
"This language appears repeatedly in the writings and sermons of Naim Ateek, the influential founder of the Jerusalem-based Christian organization Sabeel."
Nazareth, Northern District, Israel
"He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom."

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