New Witnesses for God (Volume 3 of 3)Roberts, B. H. (Brigham Henry)
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New Witnesses for God (Volume 3 of 3)
Roberts, B. H. (Brigham Henry)
Book of Mormon; Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844
The Jews of every shade of religious belief do not regard Jesus
in the light of Paul's theology. But the gospel of Jesus, the
Jesus who teaches so superbly the principles of Jewish ethics, is
revered by all the expounders of Judaism. His words are studied;
the New Testament forms a part of Jewish literature. Among the
great preceptors that have worded the truths of which Judaism is
the historical guardian, none, in our estimation and esteem, takes
precedence of the rabbi of Nazareth. To impute to us suspicious
sentiments concerning him does us gross injustice. We know him to
be among our greatest and purest.
EMIL G. HIRSCH, Ph. D., LL. D., L. H. D. Rabbi of Sinai
Congregation, Professor of Rabbinical Literature in Chicago
University, Chicago, Ill., January 26, 1901.
Later, viz. 1905, Dr. Isadore Singer, himself made such a collection of
Jewish opinions on Jesus, which were published by the "New York Sun,"
and of which the following are typical:
It is commonly said that the Jews reject Jesus. They did so
in the sense in which they rejected the teachings of their
earlier prophets, but the question may be pertinently asked, Has
Christianity accepted Jesus? The long hoped-for reconciliation
between Judaism and Christianity will come when once the teachings
of Jesus shall have become the axioms of human conduct.
DR. MORRIS JASTROW, Professor of Semitic Languages in the
University of Pennsylvania.
I look upon him as a great teacher and reformer, one who aimed
at the uplifting of suffering humanity, whose every motive was
kindness, mercy, charity, and justice, and if his wise teaching and
example have not always been followed the blame should not be his,
but rather those who have claimed to be his followers.
SIMON WOLF, President of the Independent Order B'nia B'rith.
If he had added to their [the Jewish prophets'] spiritual bequests
new jewels of religious truth, and spoken words which are words of
life because they touch the deepest springs of the human heart, why
should we Jews not glory in him? The crown of thorns on his head
makes him only the more our brother, for to this day it is borne by
his people. Were he alive today who, think you, would be nearer his
heart--the persecuted or the persecutors?
DR. GUSTAV GOTTHEIL
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