In a message dated 01/12/2000 12:59:28 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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<< I would like to see some historical evidence for Jews acting as 'violent'
"persecutors" of (early, but how early?) Christians. >>
I believe we are talking very early, approximately the mid-thirties to the
mid-sixties of the first century. After which time, when both the Jews and
Christians moved away (forcibly or otherwise) from Jerusalem, the ever
volatile relationship between the two subsided although never put to rest.
Some years ago there was a book called _Faith and Fratricide_ which detailed
the problems between Jews and early Christians. Sorry, I can't remember the
author or how the book was received.
By the way, I wholly agree with you that the author was looking for a
justification for early, if not all, anti-semitism.
mark
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