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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JamesM" data-source="post: 2033146" data-attributes="member: 213284"><p>In a previous question of mine, someone stated that a person cannot be Jewish if he believed that someone was the Messiah and that person died.  I asked about Rabbi Akiva.  Another person stated that, if Rabbi Akiva continued to believe in Bar Kochba long after he died then, under Jewish law, Rabbi Akiva would have been deemed converted or apostate.  I want to compare Rabbi Akivah to John the Baptist.  John the Baptist believed Jesus was the Messiah but died before Jesus died.  He also died before the movement was called Christian.  There is no scriptural support that he worshiped Jesus or thought of him as God.  Under Jewish Law, would John the Baptist still be considered Jew or apostate?   (Thank you in advance for all of your advice. I am only trying to understand this clearly)</p></blockquote><p></p>