Bible Question:
New Testament Anti-semitic I am bumping up against those who would argue that the New Testament has been instrumental in inciting historical figures in the church to spread anti-semitic propaganda and engage in anti-semitic atrocities. Does anyone have any good apologetic material refuting this assertion? |
Bible Answer: Vanagon, All but one of the authors of the New Testament were Jews. They claimed a Jewish man was God incarnate. People intent on evil, whether Christian or any other religion or atheist, will use any tool handy to achieve their goal, including the New Testament. That does not make the New Teatament guilty of the crime. A scapel can be used as easily by a murderer to kill as by a surgeon to heal. Of course it is all the worse if the murderer is a surgeon. But we do not indict the medical books or the whole medical rofession. We do not indict guns, knives, ropes or poisons for murder, but rather the murderers and then only the muderers, not their whole family. You can not indict the New Testament or all Christians for the evil actions of some who missuse the New Testament. Christians did not reject the Old Testament even though it was the Jewish Sanheddrin's interpretation of it that lead to the crucifixion of Jesus. Somehow even modern Jewish converts to Christianity see through their way through this specious argument against the New Testament. Emmaus |