An Ethnically-Patrilineal and/or -Matrilineal Jew who believes that the historical Jesus of Nazareth (
Yeshua HaNotzri) is the Messiah and that
the New Testament is a part of TaNaKH(i.e.,
Torah, Nevi'im, Ketuvim, Hadashah-- literally "New" or "News").
A Messianic Jew does not necessarily keep all 613
mitzvot in the Torah, may not hold the Talmud as part of the Jewish Bible, and may be a member of a church as opposed to a Messianic shul or synagogue. Also called "
Jews for Jesus", Messianic Jews are often targeted for persecution by Antimissionaries such as the
Antimissionary organization Jews for Judaism.
