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He has stated publicly that he is not Jєωιѕн.
When I was 22 years old, a Jєωιѕн woman stopped me in the street. I remember her cupping my face in her hands and she said, “You are a Jєωιѕн boy.”I said, “I’m not Jєωιѕн.”She responded, “Oh yes you are. You are Jєωιѕн. However, you just don’t know that you’re Jєωιѕн. I see it in your eyes and in your mouth. You are Jєωιѕн.”She smiled and was so kind and sweet. It was a surreal moment.But as it turns out, she was correct!My uncle recently had a genealogical blood test that identified him as 19.3% αѕнкenαzι Jєωιѕн…which makes me 9.65% Jєωιѕн.[...]So this explains a few Jєωιѕн things in my life:My first book is titled: The Crucified Rabbi: Judaism and the Origins of Catholicism[...]So there you have it. My inner Jew has been discreetly speaking all along.
I’m going to anticipate an objection that I foresee in the comments: “You’re not Jєωιѕн because Judaism says that your mother must be Jєωιѕн in order for you to be Jєωιѕн.”Some Jews may say this, but it’s not biblical and it’s not true. Here’s why Judaism has never truly been matrilineal:Ephraim and Manasseh were the fathers of two Jєωιѕн tribes. Their father was Joseph of the colored coat. And their mother was an Egyptian daughter of an Egyptian priest, that is, non-Israelite. So these 2 men were born of a non-Israelite mother. Are you seriously going to claim that 2 of the 12 Tribes of Israel are not truly Israelite?Moses married a non-Israelite wife. His children were obviously Israelite.Boaz married the non-Jєωιѕн Ruth. She has a book of the Bible named after her. Ruth was the mother of Obed, the grandfather of David. So if Obed (born of a non-Jєωιѕн mother) is not Jєωιѕн, then, neither is King David.