>What do you even call a jew then? A Jew can be a racial/ethnic Jew. Jesus' step-father Joseph can be considered a racial Jew. But because Jesus and his step-father have no genetic link, Jesus is not a Jew just because Joseph was. A Jew can be someone who practices Judaism. Jesus Christ practiced Christianity. Hence the "Christ" in "Christ"ianity. The arguments about modern "Jews" and their links (or lack of links) to religions and peoples of the past are irrelevant. Jesus has no genetic link to his step-father, and Jesus practiced the religion he created, Christianity.