This misunderstanding stems, I believe, largely from 2 things: the fact that all of Israel no longer exists, and the false teachings of replacement theology that has been taught for the last 1000 years or so. There is even more confusion due to our views of Scripture as 2 seperate, unequal halves: the Jewish Old Testament (which, we're told, is no longer useful, at least not as much as the New Testament), and the Christian New Testament, whose usefulness supercedes the Old's.
All this leads to the idea that God's "old" people, the Jews, are all done with. <sarcasm> Now that our wonderful, non-Jewish Jesus is here, us non-Jews (gentiles) are the people of God, hurray for us! Let's throw a big ham-eating party and rejoice in our newfound righteousness. </sarcasm>
Getting back on topic, a trivia game for you all. This is something borrowed from a Bible study I go to, I wanted to post it here and you guys who want to, post your answers in the comments. I'd really like to see your answers, even if you're not Jewish or Christian, or have zero knowledge of the Bible, I think it would be really amusing to try.
The Who Is Jewish Trivia
[ ] Adam
[ ] Noah
[ ] Abraham
[ ] Isaac
[ ] Jacob
[ ] Joseph (the coat-of-many-colors guy, not the bio dad of Jesus)
[ ] Benjamin
[ ] Moses
[ ] David
[ ] Solomon
[ ] Matthew
[ ] Mark
[ ] Luke
[ ] John
[ ] All the kings of Israel
[ ] All the kings of Judah
[ ] All 12 disciples of Jesus
[ ] Jesus
[ ] Paul
And the $100 question: who was the first Jew?
Gary, Michelle, Jason, Tim, cave, anyone who reads this give it a shot, it'll be fun! I'm looking forward to seeing your answers!