The Black Book

Tabatha - PSYCH 37: I blog at http://www.ajewwithaview.com - there are quite a few posts on Jewish-Christian relations so if you get five minutes, please feel free to visit :)

Tabatha - HI PSYCH 37 I've only just discovered that my piece on the Pharisees has been reproduced here, so that's why I haven't responded to your query before. It's the early hours of Sun morning here in the UK - but I will certainly return and address your points on Monday :) One very brief point: as I touched upon in the post, it's not certain that Paul was in fact Jewish. Until Monday.... :)

if it is Anti-Semitism it lasts longer then other IKEA products which has a use for about a month before it breaks. The beauty with Anti-Semitism is it is already broken and can viral.

psych37 - Dear Tabatha, Interesting article, but I'm curious about your sources for the historical references. Would you mind sharing some of those? I would love to study them for myself. if I may, I would like to share with you what I've been taught. The term, pharisee, is defined as a particular type of PERSON, not ethnic group, not religious hierarchy, not a stereotype of all members of a group, but a person's CHARACTER. Hypocrites are entrenched in all faiths, all races, and all humans sometimes. Paul was not the "Mel Gibson" of his day. He was Jewish (seed of Abraham, tribe of Benjamin, check it out). He also settled an argument with a church in Rome who mistakenly thought that G-d had abandoned the Jews. Paul said,"Has G-d cast away His people, the Jews? Certainly not!" (Translated: G-d forbid!) for "All Israel shall be saved!" (referring to the time of Messiah). So, don't be too hard on Paul. He stood up for the Jews of Israel every chance he got. I share these thoughts with...

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David Ben - just for US residents :(