Posts Tagged: Jesus Jews

The Passion and Modern-Day Christian Antisemitism
What does primitive medieval antisemitism have to do with us here and now? The Passion Play, or Easter pageant, is a traditional Christian drama about the...

What Would Jesus Say About Distortions of His Teachings?
In his New York Times op-ed column on September 4, 2016, Nicholas Kristof asked: "What Religion Would Jesus Belong To?" A clever headline, to be sure, but Kristof...

Images of Jesus as Christian, Jew, Criminal, and Divine: Conception Drives Perception
A few years ago I gave a talk on art, perception, and anti-Semitism to a mostly Jewish audience at an adult education program in New...

Millions Still Believe ‘The Jews’ Killed Jesus
Just when I thought that society had gotten over the bizarre charge that Jews were collectively responsible for the death of Jesus, an equally bizarre...