There was such a variety of views about the Messiah in Judaism that it was almost impossible to be heretical on the subject.123 Judaism was about the Law and its observance; Christianity was about dogmatic theology. A Jew might be in trouble over a fine point of Sabbath observance which a Christian found ridiculous. On the other hand, a Christian might be burned alive for holding a view of God which all Jews would see as a matter of legitimate opinion and controversy.
