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Bodian ignores all intemperate and indelicate accusations of Jewish Rabbis (sage Scribes and Pharisees, “lawyers”) against Christians over the centuries as recorded in their Talmud, preferring instead to play pot to kettle black. Those rabbinical arguments don't advocate violence against Christians, but then neither do the Church fathers advocate violence against Jews, including John Chrysostom whom Bodian brands an anti-semite in order to “prove” that anti-semitism originates in the Christian Church.<br> | Bodian ignores all intemperate and indelicate accusations of Jewish Rabbis (sage Scribes and Pharisees, “lawyers”) against Christians over the centuries as recorded in their Talmud, preferring instead to play pot to kettle black. Those rabbinical arguments don't advocate violence against Christians, but then neither do the Church fathers advocate violence against Jews, including John Chrysostom whom Bodian brands an anti-semite in order to “prove” that anti-semitism originates in the Christian Church.<br> | ||
What she doesn’t seem to understand is the polemical style of writing of the day, or that anti-semitism, like any form of racial or other hatred, is not Christian, but anti-christian, the sinful product of temptation of humans by the Evil One and his minions, regardless from whom such sin originates. Neither does Bodian seem to acknowledge that all western modern human rights are legacy of Christian upholding of all humanity as created in the image and likeness of God (as expounded in the first book of the Jewish Pentateuch), and therefore deserving of respect and humane treatment.<br> | What she doesn’t seem to understand is the polemical style of writing of the day, or that anti-semitism, like any form of racial or other hatred, is not Christian, but anti-christian, the sinful product of temptation of humans by the Evil One and his minions, regardless from whom such sin originates. Neither does Bodian seem to acknowledge that all western modern human rights are legacy of Christian upholding of all humanity as created in the image and likeness of God (as expounded in the first book of the Jewish Pentateuch), and therefore deserving of respect and humane treatment.<br> | ||
Bodian seemingly doesn’t acknowledge that Jews are part of humanity, all of which (including Jews) has ”sinned” (fallen out from comm-union with God, the One and only as revealed through Abraham and all other patriarchs and prophets of the Jews). Jews are not more righteous than everyone else, more perfect fastidious keepers of the Ten Commandments than non-jewish gentiles, and therefore justified in policing the morality of others. Such “we do no wrong; everyone is against us” self-righteous [[wikipedia:Playing_the_victim|playing the victim]] is racist supremacism of the worst kind.<br> | Bodian seemingly doesn’t acknowledge that Jews are part of humanity, all of which (including Jews) has ”sinned” (fallen out from comm-union with God, the One and only as revealed through Abraham and all other patriarchs and prophets of the Jews). Jews are not more righteous than everyone else, more perfect fastidious keepers of the Ten Commandments than non-jewish gentiles, and therefore able to claim moral superiority, justified in policing the morality of others. Such “we do no wrong; everyone is against us” self-righteous [[wikipedia:Playing_the_victim|playing the victim]] is racist supremacism of the worst kind.<br> | ||
''See'' — [https://dstall.substack.com/p/modern-era-error Modern Era Error], [[Culture#E._Michael_Jones|E. Michael Jones]] | ''See'' — [https://dstall.substack.com/p/modern-era-error Modern Era Error], [[Culture#E._Michael_Jones|E. Michael Jones]] | ||