Language:
Swedish
Year of publication:
1999
Titel der Quelle:
Nordisk Judaistik
Angaben zur Quelle:
20,1-2 (1999) 79-112
Keywords:
Fridrichsen, Anton,
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Christianity and other religions Judaism 1800-2000
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History
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Christianity and antisemitism History 1800-2000
Abstract:
Fridrichsen (1888-1953) was a New Testament scholar, a professor at the University of Uppsala. Although he only published one book (his doctoral thesis), he wrote numerous articles, many of which were commentaries intended to help ministers in preparing their Sunday sermons. These commentaries were collected after his death and published as "Fyrahanda sädesåker" ("The Fourfold Cornfield"). His views on the Jews were mostly negative. He wrote that they are unable to believe, that they are only interested in the law and legalism, and that the core of Judaism is a nomism, "very fitting as a proper monument on a grave". Fridrichsen frequently stated that the Jews were responsible for the death of Jesus. He also preached supersessionism. Although most of the commentaries were published during and after World War II, Fridrichsen made no mention of the Holocaust. See a response to this article in the same issue of this journal (pp. 115-121), by Anders Runesson, contending that when describing Judaism, Fridrichsen did not apply his methodological program. Thus, his negative views on Jews and Judaism were not a result of his method of study, but were expressed as a negative background to Jesus and Christianity. A possible reason is that he interpreted Judaism, especially Pharisaism, as intellectual elitism and he wanted to preserve his church from such influence.
Note:
On the Swedish New Testament scholar Fridrichsen's negative attitude toward Jews.
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With an English summary.
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