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Jewish leaders call for the Bible and the Koran to carry warnings of anti-Semitic passages
Daily Mail ^ | 11/23/2018

Posted on 11/23/2018 11:35:01 AM PST by Altura Ct.

Jewish leaders are calling for new editions of the Bible and Koran to carry warning messages which highlight anti-Semitic passages in the holy texts.

The recommendations have been made in a new document called ‘An End to Antisemitism! A Catalogue of Policies to Combat Antisemitism’.

It was produced following an international conference organised by the European Jewish Congress, at which academics gathered to discuss how prejudice and discrimination can be tackled.

Among the policies mentioned in the document was the idea of warning messages in holy texts, a topic discussed in a chapter entitled 'recommendations regarding Religious Groups and Institutions'.

The document reads: 'Translations of the New Testament, the Qur’an and other Christian or Muslim literatures need marginal glosses, and introductions that emphasize continuity with Jewish heritage of both Christianity and Islam and warn readers about antisemitic passages in them.

'While some efforts have been made in this direction in the case of Christianity, these efforts need to be extended and made consistent in both religions.'

There are several themes in the New Testament that have come under fire for their use as justification for anti-Semitic attitudes.

These include the blame of Jews for the death of Jesus and the seemingly stubborn nature of the Jewish people and their disloyalty to God.

While there are some negative remarks about Jews in the Koran, and negative portrayals of the people.

The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has previously spoken of how religious texts can be exploited or misinterpreted to promote discriminatory attitudes.

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To: ichabod1

Actually, Jewish scholars have normally been involved in the translations of both the Old and New Testaments.


61 posted on 11/23/2018 1:32:01 PM PST by Missouri gal
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To: Altura Ct.

Excuse me, but did not the Jews have the choice of freeing Jesus or another alleged criminal?

Did not the Jews choose to execute Jesus and free the other criminal?

If both questions yes, were not those Jews who chose to execute Jesus responsible for His suffering and death?


62 posted on 11/23/2018 1:33:22 PM PST by amihow
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To: Missouri gal

With veto authority?


63 posted on 11/23/2018 1:46:24 PM PST by ichabod1 (He's a vindictive SOB but he's *our* vindictive SOB.)
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To: Mom MD

Seems like there is one particular line about “the perfidious Jews” that seems to cauze much of the heartburn.


64 posted on 11/23/2018 1:48:06 PM PST by ichabod1 (He's a vindictive SOB but he's *our* vindictive SOB.)
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To: sparklite2

Yeah like when Yahweh told the Israelites to kill every one of the residents of Canaan and to take it over for their own but they failed and left one alive or some sh@t.


65 posted on 11/23/2018 1:49:50 PM PST by ichabod1 (He's a vindictive SOB but he's *our* vindictive SOB.)
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To: sparklite2

They sorta tend to go with all@h said it i believe it that settles it.


66 posted on 11/23/2018 1:52:39 PM PST by ichabod1 (He's a vindictive SOB but he's *our* vindictive SOB.)
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To: Altura Ct.

Cowards. Had to include the Bible as to not to appear anti-Islam. And by the way, Jews wrote the bible. WTF?!


67 posted on 11/23/2018 1:58:40 PM PST by Sam Gamgee
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To: Olog-hai

Ishmael, a descendant of Arphaxas, a son of Shem, would himself have been a Semite, although his spouses may not have been. In any case, I rarely use the term anti-Semite. I prefer Judeophobe.


68 posted on 11/23/2018 2:00:38 PM PST by Fiji Hill
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To: Fiji Hill

Ishmael’s mother was Hagar, an Egyptian and Hamite. Ishmael’s wife was herself Egyptian (Hamite). Thus, Ishmael’s descendants’ claims to being descendants of Shem more than Ham become very small.


69 posted on 11/23/2018 2:16:38 PM PST by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: Altura Ct.
Note:

"several {anti-Semitic} themes in the New Testament"
....and....
"some negative remarks about Jews in the New Testament"

The difference between themes and remarks is comparable to that between pounds and ounces.

Does anyone else smell the stench of anti-Christian apologists for Islam?

The "European Jewish Congress" is revealing themselves to be nothing more another front for the same old PC European socialists.

70 posted on 11/23/2018 2:44:22 PM PST by drpix
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To: Altura Ct.

I am sure there will be a panel of jewish intellectuals discussing this matter from all sides. As is with everything else!


71 posted on 11/23/2018 2:57:26 PM PST by bubman
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To: Rurudyne; Altura Ct.
This zhit rises to the surfaces with the regularity of Old Faithful Geyser.

Two decades ago I remember a liberal Protestant national church body expressing concern about "anti-Semitic passages in the Old and New Testament".

I asked a Rabbi what that meant so far as the Old Testament.

His reply was priceless:

"Every now and then G-d gets pizzed at the Jews"

72 posted on 11/23/2018 3:10:09 PM PST by lightman (Obama's legacy in 13 letters: BLM, ISIS, & ANTIFA. New axis of evil.)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

HA HA HA THATS JUST ABOUT RIGHT


73 posted on 11/23/2018 6:02:56 PM PST by ichabod1 (He's a vindictive SOB but he's *our* vindictive SOB.)
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To: Fiji Hill
That is probly a better term since I believe the term 'semite' of the tribe of Shem(p) covers both the jews AND the Arabs.


Shemp

74 posted on 11/23/2018 6:09:36 PM PST by ichabod1 (He's a vindictive SOB but he's *our* vindictive SOB.)
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To: Manly Warrior

While some may have seen it that way, Christ admonished them to spread the word to the gentiles. I don’t think his motives were to make Jews jealous. It was to spread the word of salvation.


75 posted on 11/24/2018 2:23:31 PM PST by DoughtyOne (01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 $215.71 frm 50% increase in 1.2183 yrs)
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To: DoughtyOne

Romans 11, espc. v. 13-15, AMP discusses how the Gospel and inheritance was given to the gentiles, in v13/14 Paul clearly states he hoped to move the Jews to Jealousy to stir them up to seek the truth in the hope that some would receive salvation....

Clearly Christ demonstrated that He came to save all, first the Jew then the world. His discussions about salvation/kingdom of God did not differentiate. He used the Jew as a discriminator to the Woman who tried to deceive Him, and who’s faith resulted in her comment about “even the dogs eat scraps fallen from the Master’s table” (paraphrasing).


76 posted on 11/25/2018 8:35:07 AM PST by Manly Warrior (US ARMY (Ret), "No Free Lunches for the Dogs of War")
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To: Sacajaweau

You’re lucky for only getting a week’s detention. I was thrown out in 2nd grade (Blessed Sacrament grade school) and again in my 1st year in HS (Vincentian Institute) for sticking up for my Jewish friends.


77 posted on 11/25/2018 9:29:31 AM PST by 2nd amendment mama (Self Defense is a Basic Human Right!)
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To: Manly Warrior

In that description, I don’t have a problem with it.


78 posted on 11/25/2018 9:50:09 AM PST by DoughtyOne (01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 $215.71 frm 50% increase in 1.2183 yrs)
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The implication of the headline, "Jewish Leaders call.... is questionable. They are leaders of a Jewish group, the European Jewish Congress. Accurate in the sense that it's presumably a Jewish organization, and presumably they are Jewish. However only about 7% of the world's Jews live in Europe, and the population is in decline. To the extent that anyone thinks this represents world Jewry, or a majority of Jews, or even European Jews, that's a mistake.

79 posted on 11/25/2018 10:24:11 AM PST by SJackson (The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself)
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To: Altura Ct.

I have serious problems with Pauline Christianity. Thus I’m Noahide. Yet I know that the United States could not have been founded without the former.


80 posted on 11/25/2018 10:49:29 AM PST by onedoug
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