Claim: Jesus was a Jew.
Evidence: Jesus -LRB- -LSB- ˈdʒiːzəs -RSB- ; c. 4 BC -- c. AD 30/33 -RRB- , also referred to as Jesus of Nazareth or Jesus Christ , was a Jewish preacher and religious leader who became the central figure of Christianity.
The Jews -LRB- -LSB- dʒuːz -RSB- ISO 259-3 , Israeli pronunciation -LSB- jehuˈdim -RSB- -RRB- , also known as the Jewish people , are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites , or Hebrews , of the Ancient Near East.