Roots of theological anti-Semitism : German biblical interpretation and the Jews, from Herder and Semler to Kittel and Bultmann / by Anders Gerdmar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gerdmar, Anders.

Series:

Studies in Jewish history and culture ; v. 20.

Studies in Jewish history and culture, 1568-5004 ; v. 20

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judaism (Christian theology)--History of doctrines.

Judaism (Christian theology).

Christianity and antisemitism--Germany--History.

Christianity and antisemitism.

Christianity and other religions--Judaism--History.

Christianity and other religions.

Judaism--Relations--Christianity--History.

Judaism.

Theology, Doctrinal--Germany--History.

Theology, Doctrinal.

Antisemitism--Germany--History.

Antisemitism.

Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc--Germany--History.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (696 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As Adolf Hitler strategised his way to power, he knew that it was necessary to gain the support of theology and the Church. This study begins two hundred years earlier, however, looking at roots of theological anti-Semitism and how Jews and Judaism were constructed, positively and negatively, in the biblical interpretation of German Protestant theology. Following the two main streams of German theology, the salvation-historical and the Enlightenment-oriented traditions, it examines leading exegetes from the 1750s to the 1950s and explores how theology legitimises or delegitimises oppression of Jews, in part through still-prevailing paradigms. This is the first comprehensive analysis of its kind, and the result of the analysis of the interplay between biblical exegesis and attitudes to Jews and Judaism is a fascinating and often frightening portrait of theology as a servant of power. This book is also available in paperback.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / A. Gerdmar

Introduction: Roots of theological anti-semitism / A. Gerdmar

Introduction / A. Gerdmar

The jews in enlightenment exegesis from deism to de Wette / A. Gerdmar

Dejudaising christianity / Johann Salomo Semler

The Volk concept and the jews / Johann Gottfried Herder

Enlightenment religion and judaism / F. D. E. Schleiermacher

Judaism as degenerated hebraism / W. M. L. De Wette

The jews in enlightenment exegesis from Baur to Ritschl / A. Gerdmar

Judaism As an historical antipode of christianity / Ferdinand Christian Baur

Judaism in continuity and discontinuity with christianity / David Friedrich Strauss

Kulturprotestantismus and the jews / Albrecht Ritschl

The history of religions school and the jews—An historical turn? / A. Gerdmar

“Salvation comes from the jews” / Friedrich August Tholuck

Organic continuity between judaism and christianity / Johann Tobias Beck

Pioneering scholarship in judaism / Franz Delitzsch

Missions to and defence of jews / Hermann Leberecht Strack

Adolf Schlatter and judaism: Great erudition and fierce opposition / A. Gerdmar

A chosen people and a ‘jewish problem’ / Karl Ludwig Schmidt

Ambivalence to jews and judaism / A. Gerdmar

Liberal and anti-jewish / Rudolf Bultmann

Jewish Unheil theologically founded / Gerhard Kittel

Towards a non-jewish Jesus / Walter Grundmann

Concluding analysis / A. Gerdmar

Archive materials / A. Gerdmar

Abbreviations / A. Gerdmar

Bibliography / A. Gerdmar

Name index / A. Gerdmar

Subject index / A. Gerdmar

New Testament texts / A. Gerdmar.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [619]-651) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-282-39940-3

9786612399404

90-474-4291-1

OCLC:

593238145

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004168510.i-678 DOI