The author finds the roots of modern anti-Semitism in Christianity itself. The followers of Christ believed themselves to be the true heirs of the covenant with God that the Jews had rejected. Even their scriptures - the New Testament - express a deep distrust of the tradition into which Christ himself was born. As the centuries unfold in a grim and unrelenting chronicle, the Jewish people are vilified for their role in Jesus' death and for rejecting him as their saviour. They are caricatured as a dark force seeking to undermine Chritianity, whether by political or supernatural means. The book concludes with a study of anti-Semitism in post-war Europe, where the church has at last made some attempt to repent for past sins, and to open a meaningful exchange with its Jewish brothers and sisters. The author argues that this initiative is vital.
- ISBN10 0006276040
- ISBN13 9780006276043
- Publish Date 16 September 1993 (first published 20 February 1992)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 12 October 1995
- Publish Country US
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Imprint Zondervan
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 320
- Language English