Comments on: Christians and Jews http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2007/01/28/christians-and-jews/ Mike Aquilina's Blog Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:36:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Christopher http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2007/01/28/christians-and-jews/comment-page-1/#comment-31950 Christopher Mon, 29 Jan 2007 04:33:14 +0000 http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2007/01/29/christians-and-jews/#comment-31950 "John Chrysostom and the Jews: Rhetoric and Reality in the Late 4th Century" is excellent -- a must-read for understanding the "anti-Jewish" polemics of Chrysostom. “John Chrysostom and the Jews: Rhetoric and Reality in the Late 4th Century” is excellent — a must-read for understanding the “anti-Jewish” polemics of Chrysostom.

]]> By: Huw Raphael http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2007/01/28/christians-and-jews/comment-page-1/#comment-31948 Huw Raphael Mon, 29 Jan 2007 03:44:21 +0000 http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2007/01/29/christians-and-jews/#comment-31948 You have a point there, Mike - and a very good one. Maybe we're getting better! You have a point there, Mike – and a very good one. Maybe we’re getting better!

]]> By: Sarx: GenX@40 http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2007/01/28/christians-and-jews/comment-page-1/#comment-31942 Sarx: GenX@40 Sun, 28 Jan 2007 23:32:05 +0000 http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2007/01/29/christians-and-jews/#comment-31942 <strong> Christians and Jews...</strong> THANKS To a very generous reader, I'm currently working my way through a very slim volume, Jew and Greek by Dom Gregory Dix. Originally published posthumously in 1955, it ... Christians and Jews…

THANKS To a very generous reader, I’m currently working my way through a very slim volume, Jew and Greek by Dom Gregory Dix. Originally published posthumously in 1955, it …

]]> By: mike http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2007/01/28/christians-and-jews/comment-page-1/#comment-31939 mike Sun, 28 Jan 2007 22:40:04 +0000 http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2007/01/29/christians-and-jews/#comment-31939 I guess the upside, Huw, is that none of the earlier episodes were followed by a widespread period of remorse, as we've seen in the Christian world in the last generation or so. So maybe we're learning, if slowly. I guess the upside, Huw, is that none of the earlier episodes were followed by a widespread period of remorse, as we’ve seen in the Christian world in the last generation or so. So maybe we’re learning, if slowly.

]]> By: Huw Raphael http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2007/01/28/christians-and-jews/comment-page-1/#comment-31934 Huw Raphael Sun, 28 Jan 2007 20:56:27 +0000 http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2007/01/29/christians-and-jews/#comment-31934 I recently finished listening to <a href="http://www.borntokvetchbook.com/" rel="nofollow">Born to Kvetch</a> by Michael Wex. It was an hysterical romp through a culture - made all the more enjoyable by hearing it in the author's voice. it shows quite clearly that the Talmudic tradition continues in Yiddish. While of a much later period (17-20th centuries) slang in Yiddish is filled with some strong Anti-Christian bias - but is being generated at a time when, in Orthodox Russia and Catholic/Protestant Europe, anti-semitism was very strong. It IS important that we know our history. But we sadly keep repeating these episodes. I recently finished listening to Born to Kvetch by Michael Wex. It was an hysterical romp through a culture – made all the more enjoyable by hearing it in the author’s voice.

it shows quite clearly that the Talmudic tradition continues in Yiddish. While of a much later period (17-20th centuries) slang in Yiddish is filled with some strong Anti-Christian bias – but is being generated at a time when, in Orthodox Russia and Catholic/Protestant Europe, anti-semitism was very strong.

It IS important that we know our history. But we sadly keep repeating these episodes.

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