How true is the story about the "Wandering Jew"?
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It is a Christian legend. The Wandering Jew, also known as Ahasverus or Buttadaeus, was given the curse of immortality. Ahasverus, was either a porter in Pilate's service, or an officer of the Sanhedrim (an order of Jewish priests); in other versions, he is merely a shoemaker with a quick temper. \n\nWhatever his origins, all version of his tale agree that the Wandering Jew soon repented of his sins and was baptized Catholic. He grows old in the normal fashion until reaching one hundred whereupon he sheds his skin and rejuvenates to the age of thirty. The Middle Ages abound with sightings of the Wandering Jew, generally telling his story in turn for meager food and lodging, sometimes even undergoing tests of authenticity by local professors and academic figures. Encounters with the Wandering Jew occurred all throughout Europe - during the Middle Ages, there were sightings in Armenia, Poland, Moscow, and virtually every Western European city including London. \n\nBy the 19th century, sightings of the Wandering Jew were largely attributed to imposters and madmen. In the 1840's, he reappeared in New England, although this time only in literary form, in Nathaniel Hawthorne's A Virtuoso's Collection and A Select Party (both stories originally published in magazines but later collected in Mosses from an Old Manse, 1846). In both stories, Hawthorne departs from the traditional depiction of the Wandering Jew as a world-weary penitent and instead outlines more of a cynical, earthy figure. At the same time, Gustave Dore created a series of elegent woodcuts, The Legend of the Wandering Jew (1856), probably the finest portrayal of the traditional myth. \n\nI doubt if there is any truth to it. Read the FAQ below:
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no miracles happened concerning Mohammad... nothing unusual, that had anything to do with him.. He was just a man. Nothing more. Then at age 40, after meeting many Jews and Christians during his travels with the caravans (yes i do read history) he made up his own religion.
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I think it's rubbish. I think it's a hoax, a clever elaborate hoax. I must applaud the person who created the Titor story for his (or her) ingenuity.\n\nIt seems to me that most people will believe anything, no matter how absurd.\n\nThe John Titor story actually sounds pretty believable when you compare it stories that appear in major religious texts like the Bible, the Koran, or the Gita. People believe those.
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yes i would care to know the deeper meaning to the story! it would interest me! good luck w/ ur research!
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Ddi you know that anyone can wrte a book, especially if you pay to have it published.  That is whay Mr. Koestler did.  His last name is Germanix, so he hates the Jews for destroying Germany.\n\nEvery academice who has read this book calls is a lot of made up crap!  There is nothing of value in it.  It is all lies.\n\nJews have always accepted converts, but conversion to Judasim was outlawed by the CHurch.  THe Church was worried because people were more attracted to Judasim than Christianity!\n\nThe Khazars were a tribe that converted to Judaism en masse by order of their king.  Hebres, Israelites, Israelis, nd Jews are all temrs used to identify the members of the Jewish tribes descended from Avram!\n\nGenetic test have show that Jews can trace backk their ancestors to 4,000 years ago.\n\nDo you know there is not a singl piece of evidence that Jesus ever existed.  Why don't you read about that.\n\nJeffrey
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Yes, hard to believe that some would try to cover it up like it never happened.  \n\nI visited the Halocaust memorial in Israel.  Very moving.\n\nhttp://www.yadvashem.org/\n\nMy question to you is, why did you place this question in the Mythology and Folklore section?
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It doesn't have to be true. There are no evidences on Moses name being deleted. Egyptologists could not even tell us which Pharaoh Moses dealt with. \nThe only credible source on the life of Jews in Egypt comes from the bible. Aside from that is only movie dramatization.
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Some people tried and either had no way out - no visa, no transportation - Ship of Fools is the story of people who tried to leave - but no country would let them in.\n\nSome people were very old - 80's or older.  Some were infants and toddlers, dependent upon the decisions of their parents.\n\nI have been to Yad Vashem in Jerusalem and Ellis Island in NYC - the individual stories are amazing and surprising.\n\nOne story was from a man who was blue eyed and blond and just decided not to wear the star and to pass as a non-Jew.\n\nA really good memoir written about this time in history is STONES FROM THE RIVER by Ute Hagen who grew up in a small German village.
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No Jews can trace their lineage back that far, due to the destruction of Jerusalem around A.D. 70. If he claims to be descended from Ishmael or Esau, though, I suppose that may be possible. But I doubt it.
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not sure how true this is....why would they do it?\n\nThere are all sorts of wirerd websites, but that does not mean anything they say is true....\n\nWhat is important is I cannot find a JEWISH website that says it is true......
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The "Protocols of the Elders of Zion" have been (again and again) proven to be anti-semitic propaganda but it seems that those who want to believe just won't accept it. \nIf you want to read about the background and a variety of debunkings, the site linked gives a great many links to excellent sites that will enlightend you with the truth.
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http://www.middlemiss.org/lit/authors/keneally/schindler.html\nIn the shadow of Auschwitz, a flamboyant German industrial grew into a living legend to the Jews of Cracow. He was a womaniser, a heavy drinker and a bon viveur, but to them he was a saviour. \n\n"This is the story of Oskar Schindler who risked his life to protect beleaguered Jews in Nazi-occupied Poland, who continually defied the SS, and who was transformed by the war into a man with a mission, a compassionate angel of mercy." \n  check also this site..\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schindler%27s_Ark
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I try not to think and according to wikipedia its authenticity is questioned, but you got me to learn something new, thankyou. :)\n\nThe fact that the Zohar was found by one lone individual, Moses de Leon, and that it refers to historical events of the post-Talmudical period, caused the authenticity of the work to be questioned from the outset.
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Hi there,\nLong term Scientologist here (for 35 years plus).\nMy answer:\nIt's a "story". \nYOU don't take every story you hear seriously, especially when the source is from dubious websites and general rumour or media ........\n(I hope.)\nWell , neither do we.\nPeople who create this kind of thing usually have their own private agendas and are trying to ridicule and invalidate or attack their target for some hidden reason that you do not see.\nThis is not a new activity specific to the religion of Scientology.(or even religions actually)\nThe Romans circulated all kinds of rumours about the early Christians,\nto justify throwing them to the lions as a popular public event.\nHitler circulated similar false and alarming rumours about the Jews, not so long ago, (one of which was that they ate babies! ).\nThis allowed 6 million human beings to be murdered without any public protest from the German people.\nAnd so it goes on.
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What is a true Jew, the descendant of Hebrew slaves who escaped Egypt 3500 years ago, that is a myth. or is it the descendant of Hebrews cast away from the land of Israel 2500 years ago, that's is doubtful.\nMost Jews descend from the Jewish population of Israel, that were evicted by the Romans 2000 years ago, and moved to many locations in Asia and Europe, like Persia and Babylon, Spain, south Germany, Yemen, and many other places.\nabove that they all are followers of the Jewish faith.
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I have no clue as to the story you've spoken of. \nIf you began to research, and have begun to read the bible in search of this tale.. why not continue reading the bible, and get the true answers you're seaching for. You may not even be aware of the right question.. but your answer awaits you, in God's word.
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I just asked a question about the Montauk Project myself.I read the books.They seem to be very technically correct about a lot of the  things they talk about.So who-ever wrote them wasn't an idiot or a nut making up a story. I believe that the things spoken of in the stories are more than likely possible.Whether or not they actually happened as it is written,or if we really do possess this secret technoIogy, I don't know.In a way though,I kind of hope it isn't completely true,because the story of these projects are filled with abuse and inhuman treatment of human beings in the name of scientific developement and whatever else.