Blood curse
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The term "blood curse" refers to a New Testament passage from the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 27, which describes events taking place in Pilate's court before the crucifixion of Jesus, and specifically
Pilate Washes His Hands, James Tissot
Antisemitism in Christianity
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Some Christian churches, Christian groups, and ordinary Christians express antisemitism—as well as anti-Judaism—towards Jews and Judaism. These are examples of antisemitism by Christians or Christian
Blood curse
…fiction" invented by the author of the Matthew Gospel. Some writers, viewing it as part of Matthew's anti-Jewish polemic, see in it the seeds of later Christian antisemitism. In the view of the late Graham Stanton, a British New Testament scholar in the Reformed tradition, "Matthew's anti-Jewish polemic should be seen as…
A miniature from Grandes Chroniques de France depicting the expulsion of Jews from France in 1182
Pope Paul IV, the author of Cum nimis absurdum
Jews burned alive for the alleged host desecration in Deggendorf, Bavaria, in 1337
Lisbon Massacre in 1506