I appreciate the efforts of Steven Bernstein and others to combat the inaccuracies of the Encyclopedia of Race and Racism in regard to the article on Zionism. However, I must disagree with Aviva Astrinsky who, in a side comment in this thread, puts the New Testament and the Protocols of the Elders of Zion in the same category (best sellers that contain lies). While the tragic truth is that the New Testament has been misused over the centuries as a basis for anti-semitism, and while selected passages seem noxious to our modern ears, a variety of Jewish and Christian scholars has demonstrated that most of the New Testament was originally written by Jews, and the problematic passages were overheated rhetoric (common for the time period) between rival Jewish sects. To characterize the New Testament as containing lies is to misunderstand it in its original cultural and religious context. In no way should it be compared to the Protocols of the Elders of Zion.
Mark Stover San Diego State University Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
