My experience mirrors yours almost exactly. I don't remember the story all that clearly any more (probably because I didn't end up reading a a work analyzing it, but I vaguely remember it being weird towards the end. When the movies came out and people were commenting how it was very heavily Christian, I was somewhat surprised, not having caught that when I read it while younger.
I'm not Jewish though. I was raised rather Agnostically, but relatives are Protestant, and I guess my Parents are? I've only been to Church three or four times for service, twice of those in Sunday school because I was young, and all because we were visiting relatives. Interestingly, it wasn't until I was 16 or 17 that I can recall asking my dad if he believed in God, and when he responded "probably", I was genuinely surprised. I had assumed he was Atheist, as I was and am. Religion was such a non-existent part of my upbringing that I didn't know my parents beliefs (I later found out my Mother used to teach Sunday school before I was born). I did go to a Protestant preschool, but when young that indoctrination wears off pretty quickly without reinforcement.
My own children occasionally ask me about God or Jesus (the younger ones went to a preschool based at a Methodist church because it's a good preschool). When asked a general question, I'll say "some people believe that" and explain a belief to the best of my ability. If asked my own opinion on it I'll tell them I don't believe, but it's up to them to make their own choice.
I'm not Jewish though. I was raised rather Agnostically, but relatives are Protestant, and I guess my Parents are? I've only been to Church three or four times for service, twice of those in Sunday school because I was young, and all because we were visiting relatives. Interestingly, it wasn't until I was 16 or 17 that I can recall asking my dad if he believed in God, and when he responded "probably", I was genuinely surprised. I had assumed he was Atheist, as I was and am. Religion was such a non-existent part of my upbringing that I didn't know my parents beliefs (I later found out my Mother used to teach Sunday school before I was born). I did go to a Protestant preschool, but when young that indoctrination wears off pretty quickly without reinforcement.
My own children occasionally ask me about God or Jesus (the younger ones went to a preschool based at a Methodist church because it's a good preschool). When asked a general question, I'll say "some people believe that" and explain a belief to the best of my ability. If asked my own opinion on it I'll tell them I don't believe, but it's up to them to make their own choice.