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Title: The Jews And Their Lies
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| The Jews And Their Lies by Liberty Bell Publications What's interesting to note | in the previous reviewer's writings ( Eric Isaacsin) is that he fusses and fumes about the great Martin Luther's observations on Jews, then proceeds to recommend a list of biased and malicious anti-Lutheran books ( all written by Jews!!!!). So, it's OK for Jews to slander Christian writers, but not vice versa. I think NOT! Eric actually lends creedance to Luthers argument!
Thanks for reading. | | The Jews And Their Lies by Liberty Bell Publications Jews and their lies | | I thought that I knew a lot about Martin Luther, but this book is an interesting read. | | The Jews And Their Lies by Liberty Bell Publications Interesting read.... | | How can a religion based on a series of pathetic and ridiculous lies accuse another religion of lying? | | The Jews And Their Lies by Liberty Bell Publications buy the scholarly edition, not this trash | If you're interested in how religion can promote institutionalized bigotry, then Martin Luther's attacks on Jewry may be of considerable - and legitimate - interest. But you should not buy this edition.
First published in 1543, "The Jews and Their Lies" is Martin Luther at his worst, spewing hateful vituperation against the Jews and denouncing them in crude terms as blasphemers, liars, and murderers. Luther calls for depriving Jews of their homes (p. 38) and running them out of the country. (pp. 43, 57). Luther suggests that Jews' schools and homes should be burnt, (p. 38), their synagogues destroyed, (p.53), their books taken from them, (p.53), and their Rabbis prohibited to teach. (pp. 38-39). He says they should be denied safe passage on the highways. (p. 39).
This truly is a hateful and despicable text - one that causes today's Lutherans considerable discomfort and embarrassment.
I am happy to report that the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has issued statements that both repudiate Luther's anti-Semitic diatribes, and "particularly deplore the appropriation of Luther's works by modern anti-Semites."
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has also warned that Luther's anti-Semitic venom is being published and sold today by groups bent on promoting hatred of the Jews.
And that is why you should avoid purchasing this "Liberty Bell Publications" edition.
Look up a scholarly edition instead. If you must read Luther's rant, you can find it in "Luther's Works: The Christian in Society IV," edited by Franklin Sherman. See Luther's Works Christian in Society IV (Luther's Works) (Luther's Works). This is volume 47 in the 55-volume edition of "Luther's Works" published by the Concordia Publishing House and Fortress Press. See Luther's Works Volumes 1 - 55 (Volumes 1 - 55). That 55-volume collection also is available on CD. See Luther's Works on Cd-Rom (Luther & Lutheranism).
In the scholarly edition you get a thirteen-page introduction by Franklin Sherman, placing Luther's anti-Semitic texts in historical context. You get a superior scholarly translation by Martin H. Bertram - much better than the anonymous translation reproduced in the Liberty Bell edition. You also get the full text of Luther's diatribe. Much is missing from the poorly edited Liberty Bell edition, which comes to roughly sixty pages. In the expertly edited scholarly edition , despite smaller print, "The Jews and Their Lies" spans nearly 170 pages. And it includes Franklin Sherman's scholarly annotations - more than 200 footnotes in all - giving greater context and meaning. Those who genuinely want to understand this text will want to get the scholarly edition.
But above all, by using the scholarly edition you do not support the work of the Liberty Bell Press - as a purveyor of hatred.
Eric Alan Isaacson
P.S., While you are at it, you may want to check out Franklin Sherman's Luther and the Jews: A fateful legacy, Peter F. Weiner's Martin Luther: Hitler's Spiritual Ancestor, and William Montgomery's From Luther to Hitler: The History of Fascist-Nazi Political Philosophy. Just don't buy this edition of Luther's hateful attack on the Jews.
| | The Jews And Their Lies by Liberty Bell Publications Primitive Hatred | | Look at the illustration on the cover. The original and this edition today are printed for no other reason than to inspire hatred and non-thinking animalistic behavior. It's amazing that anyone can justify a book entitled and their lies, and claim its objective. |
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