Judeophobia and the New Testament
Texts and Contexts
- Biblical Studies & Commentaries
- Publisher: Eerdmans
- Published: 2025
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Publisher's Description
An essential resource for understanding the troubling role of the Christian scriptures in anti-Semitism This eye-opening collection of essays is essential reading for anyone concerned about the ways that Christian scripture has been used—both in the past and the present—in service of anti-Semitism. The authors seek to identify, contextualize, and problematize New Testament “Judeophobia,” a broad heading that encompasses anti-Semitism, supersessionism, and various discriminatory practices against Jews at different points in history. In the first half of Judeophobia and the New Testament: Texts and Contexts, readers engage with the subject matter through thematic essays. In the second half, readers engage with text-based essays that focus on individual books of the New Testament as well as relevant non-canonical literature. Throughout, the book’s goal is to educate readers about the ways that New Testament texts have been used to engender Judeophobia from the early church to today. While the book is designed primarily as a resource for teachers and students, it also aims to help New Testament scholars account for Judeophobic interpretations, take responsibility for them, and encourage the discipline to work against its own role in rising anti-Jewish rhetoric and violence. Contributors Matthew R. Anderson Jeremiah Bailey Mary Ann Beavis Chance E. Bonar Tom de Bruin Christy Cobb Cavan Concannon David L. Eastman Scott S. Elliott Sarah Emanuel Emily Gathergood Mark Godin Jill Hicks-Keeton Meira Z. Kensky Kyu Seop Kim Brian Yong Lee Harry O. Maier Shelly Matthews James F. McGrath Hugo Méndez Mark D. Nanos Sara Parks Shaily Shashikant Patel Adele Reinhartz Michael Scott Robertson Sarah E. Rollens Justin Jeffcoat Schedtler Nathan Shedd Shayna Sheinfeld Ekaputra Tupamahu Eric Vanden Eykel Alana M. Vincent Meredith J. C. Warren Taylor M. Weaver
Endorsements (4)
“The scholars assembled here have not only issued a clarion call to colleagues to name and to resist this toxic inheritance. They have given us the tools to do so.”
“It is a shame that we still need a book like this, but need it we do. We Christians should be able to read the New Testament without making Jews and Judaism a dark foil for our own religious views. But until we learn to do so, we need wise instruction from the likes of Rollens, Vanden Eykel, Warren, and their excellent contributors. Judeophobia and the New Testament is a hermeneutical appeal to the better angels of our nature.”
“Hostility to Jews and Judaism from the far right to the far left can be expressed in ways that draw, knowingly or unknowingly, on the New Testament and its reception. Judeophobia and the New Testament is a teaching tool that will enable those of good faith to more effectively spot and respond to this phenomenon.”
“There is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to assessing the degree to which the New Testament manifests what is sometimes called ‘Judeophobia.’ The strength of this volume is the dedication of its many contributors to examining specific texts in specific contexts. Whether the desire is to condemn or to excuse or to problematize the rhetoric of early Christian writers, truth is not served by overgeneralizations.”
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