Language:
German
Year of publication:
1997
Titel der Quelle:
Freiburger Rundbrief; Zeitschrift für christlich-jüdische Begegnung
Angaben zur Quelle:
4,1 (1997) 14-25
Keywords:
Luther, Martin,
;
Christianity and antisemitism History 1500-1800
Abstract:
Argues that Luther's attitude to the Jews was a function of his theology, since Jews had been expelled from most of the towns and he hardly had the opportunity to know real Jews. Since his central tenet was man's need to recognize his sinfulness and to hope for justification by Christ, he condemned Jewish self-righteousness and justification by deeds. He shared traditional anti-Jewish dogmas on God's rejection of the Jews, but believed that the Reformation could enable the Jews, as it did the Christians, to return to the true faith. The Jews, unlike the heathen, were blood relations of Jesus, and the Old Testament was a Christian text. But in 1543, when he saw the end of days approaching and the Jews not only persisting in their stubbornness but even drawing Christians to Judaism, he condemned them as the arch-enemies of Christendom.
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