https://embracethetruth.org/blog/antisemitism-in-the-bible/ Embrace the Truth by Abdu Murray Thu, 25 Jul 2024 22:07:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://embracethetruth.org/blog/antisemitism-in-the-bible/#comment-77 Fri, 14 Jun 2024 18:26:07 +0000 https://embracethetruth.org/?p=2913#comment-77 […] The definition refers to “Using symbols and images associated with classic antisemitism (e.g., claims of Jews killing Jesus or blood libel) to characterize Israel or Israelis.” This is the statement that has caused all the trouble. It is essentially saying that one of the key points of historical fact of the Gospels is antisemitic. While it is true that Jews in Jesus’s time did not physically cause Jesus’s death—that was the work of Gentiles—it is also true that some Jews caused Jesus to be condemned to death.  […]

]]> https://embracethetruth.org/blog/antisemitism-in-the-bible/#comment-4 Fri, 26 Jan 2024 11:54:24 +0000 https://embracethetruth.org/?p=2913#comment-4 […] There are several reasons to reject the view that Matthew 27 intends to teach an eternal curse on the Jewish people. And there is at least one very good reason to suspect that it teaches the opposite. We will focus on this latter point, but other considerations are available elsewhere. […]

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