Elliott

How did Jesus pass through solid walls, possibly by turning his solid matter into some form of energy (Star Trek transporter stuff,) if it is possible a supposedly omnipotent God could do it

Jews don’t seek convert people because Judaism is not a missionary faith; the main reason for this is down to their theology which doesn’t necessitate the need to be Jewish in order to enter Heaven. This is from the Talmud:
 
“The righteous of the nations have a share in Olam Ha-Ba (heaven).”
 
This is at odds with the Christian doctrine that only by accepting Jesus as your saviour can you enter the Kingdom of Heaven and the grim alternative, that if you don’t accept Jesus you will suffer internal damnation. Therefore it is the duty of a Christian to go out and convert all non believers to Christianity. It is a teaching that has lead to some of the worst acts of intolerance, not only towards non Christians but towards those Christians whose faith was deemed heretical.

I’m not sure of the point you are making regarding the Jews difficult interpretation of the Old Testament because it was written in Hebrew, as that was and still is the language of the Jewish people and they wrote the Old Testament.
 
I think the reason for the high number of Christians is that Christianity actively seeks converts and has often taken harsh measures against those who were unwilling to convert. Judaism on the other hand does not seek out converts.  

To be fair the Gospel teachings of Jesus are mostly benign but Christians will also reference the Old Testament to reinforce their doctrines, these are not always so benign.
 
2 Chronicles 15:12-13
 
12 And they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul, 13 but that whoever would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.
 
Exodus 22:18
 
18 Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.

Christianity maintains its authority because that authority is a God who is supposedly infallible; this makes it a useful political tool and one that gives it an advantage over secular authoritarian regimes, as you can’t question an infallible authority. All you need do is find a passage in the Bible that can be interpreted in such a way that it supports your agenda and then claim that it is God’s will and as your audience consists mainly of authoritarian followers they will submit to whatever you want under the belief that their God requires it.

Christianity is basically authoritarian and as such it attracts authoritarian followers. The problem with such followers is that they don’t just want to submit to an authority they also want others to submit to that authority.

A teacher’s prime function is to ensure that learning is taking place.