Origin of the Word Jew

Many people suffer under the misapprehension that Jesus was a "Jew," moreover, that he was  "King of the Jews." Thus, by inference, that the "Jews" were the "Chosen People" of the Holy Bible and so ancient possessors and modern inheritors of the Bible Covenants gifted by Yahweh to their forebears Abraham, Jacob and Judah. However, this is not the case. In fact, during Christ's Mission and Passion no such people existed called "Jews" nor indeed did the word "Jew." In short: Jesus was NOT a "Jew" nor was he  "King of the Jews."

In fact, Jesus is referred as a "Jew" for the first time in the New Testament in the 18th century

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How the Jewish People were Invented