Jesus title in quran 4:157 as "the Messenger of Allah".

 Question:

Did the Jews admit that Jesus is the Messenger of Allah based on Quran 4:157 ?

Answer:

Praise be to God. Let's revise the context:

The People of the Scripture ask you to bring down to them a book from the heaven. But they had asked of Moses [even] greater than that and said, "Show us Allah outright," so the thunderbolt struck them for their wrongdoing. Then they took the calf [for worship] after clear evidences had come to them, and We pardoned that. And We gave Moses a clear authority. (153) And We raised over them the mount for [refusal of] their covenant; and We said to them, "Enter the gate bowing humbly", and We said to them, "Do not transgress on the sabbath", and We took from them a solemn covenant. (154) And [We cursed them] for their breaking of the covenant and their disbelief in the signs of Allah and their killing of the prophets without right and their saying, "Our hearts are wrapped". Rather, Allah has sealed them because of their disbelief, so they believe not, except for a few. (155) And [We cursed them] for their disbelief and their saying against Mary a great slander, (156) And [for] their saying, "Indeed, we have killed the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, the messenger of Allah." And they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him; but [another] was made to resemble him to them. And indeed, those who differ over it are in doubt about it. They have no knowledge of it except the following of assumption. And they did not kill him, for certain. (157) Rather, Allah raised him to Himself. And ever is Allah Exalted in Might and Wise. (158)

Muslim Scholars understood the mention of 'the Messenger of Allah' as:

1. Mockery from the Jews, as they deny it and do not acknowledge him as a prophet. They said it in mockery, similar to Pharaoh's statement: 'Indeed, your messenger who has been sent to you is indeed a madman' (Surah Ash-Shu'ara: 27).
2. or this is part of God's words to praise and exalt Him above the accusations and exaggerations falsely attributed to him. God may replace their ugly mention with a good mention in recounting their words; this elevates Jesus above what they used to say about him and honors what they intended to convey.

  And Allah knows best.