Cited by 2Religion, Theology, History, Judaism, ChristianityBiblical Studies and InterpretationGerman legal, social, and political studies

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Anti-Judaism and Anti-Semitism

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Peter GemeinhardtAnti-Judaism and

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This multi-author encyclopedia entry surveys the terms anti-Judaism and anti-Semitism across Greco-Roman antiquity, the New Testament, patristic, medieval, modern, Islamic, and other contexts. It argues that anti-Semitism was coined in the late 19th century for racialized hostility but soon became a broad, pejorative label for anti-Jewish attitudes, while anti-Judaism often denotes religiously framed antagonism, though the boundary remains contested.

Key findings

  • The entry distinguishes anti-Judaism (theologically or religiously framed hostility) from anti-Semitism (originally racialized and coined in the late 19th century; Wilhelm Marr is credited in one section). It notes that anti-Semitism expanded into a generic and later pejorative designation, especially after Nazi genocide, and that scholars disagree about applying it to premodern or New Testament phenomena.
  • Greco-Roman evidence includes Antiochus IV’s persecution (175–164 BCE), Alexandrian violence in 38 CE, Roman expulsions in 139 BCE and 19 CE (with about 4,000 Jewish men conscripted under Tiberius), and pogroms during the 66–70 CE Jewish uprising; yet literary hostility seldom produced organized attacks, and anti-Jewish action was mostly sporadic and local.
  • New Testament and Christian tradition: passages such as 1 Thess 2:15, the passion narratives, and John 8:31–47 have supported anti-Judaic reading formations; since the Holocaust and increasingly since the 1960s these readings have been challenged. Medieval and Reformation-era episodes—1096–97 Rhineland massacres, 1348–52 Black Death accusations, 1492 Spanish expulsion, and Luther’s 1543 pamphlets—show continuity and escalation.
  • Islamic and other contexts: medieval Muslim anti-Judaism (e.g., the 1066 Granada pogrom and Abu Ishaq’s ode) differed from modern anti-Semitism, which adopted European racial and nationalist ideologies; The Protocols of the Elders of Zion appeared in Arabic in 1927 and Japanese in 1924. Modern anti-Semitism persisted after World War II, while Vatican II in 1965 marked a Catholic reassessment.

Methods

  • Multi-author encyclopedia entry/reference work, not an empirical study; it synthesizes scholarship across historical periods and regions.
  • Draws on biblical, patristic, medieval, legal, literary, film, and modern polemical sources, with bibliographies; no primary data collection or statistical analysis.
  • Uses terminological and historical-critical review, comparing scholarly definitions (e.g., Langmuir, Fein) and period-specific evidence.

Limitations

  • The Greco-Roman section explicitly identifies methodological problems: paraphrasing sources rather than interpreting them, proof-texting, apologetics, Judeo-centric selectivity, fragmentary evidence, and uncertain contexts or authenticity.
  • The entry states that terminology remains contested, with no consensus on applying anti-Semitism to antiquity or the New Testament or on distinguishing it from anti-Judaism.
  • Evident from the text: the broad multi-author scope produces uneven coverage and no unified method; several sections are brief and rely on secondary synthesis.

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Crossref · 10.1515/ebr.antijudaismandantisemitism

Cites

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    By the late 19th century, an enormous storehouse of anti-Jewish literature, art, and folklore had evolved throughout the Western world, especially in the Christian societies of Europe.

    “By the late 19th century, an enormous storehouse of anti-Jewish literature, art, and folklore had evolved throughout the Western world, especially in the Christian societies of Europe.”
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    Rapid social change is disruptive at all times and places.

    “Rapid social change is disruptive at all times and places, and 19th-century Europe proved no exception to this general rule.”
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    In the Roman world, religion and ethnic loyalties were inseparable.

    “In the Roman world, religion and ethnic loyalties were inseparable.”
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    The fear of being conquered by the vanquished is part of the imperial mentality.

    “The fear of being conquered by the vanquished is part of the imperial mentality, and it typically has the characteristics of many forms of group hatred.”
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    Difference is essential to group conflict.

    “Difference is essential to group conflict, but difference does not always result in conflict.”
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    Antagonism and social tensions cannot be reduced to a single cause.

    “Antagonism and social tensions cannot be reduced to a single cause, and must be considered from a variety of points of view, as many areas of life are involved (customs, religion, commerce, ideals, as well as group and individual interests).”
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Research works printed but not linked: 3

  1. [5]5. ■ J. Gager, The Origins of Anti-Semitism (New York 1983). ■ B. Isaac, The Invention of Racism in Classical Antiquity (Princeton, N.J. 2004). ■ J. Lieu, Image and Reality (Edinburgh 1996). ■ O. Limor/G. G. Stroumsa (eds.), Contra Iudaeos (Tübingen 1996).
  2. [10]10. U. Rubin, "Jews and Judaism," EQ 3 (Leiden 2003) 21-34. ■ A. Sachedina "The Qur a¯n and other reli- gions," in The Cambridge Companion to the Qur a¯n (ed. J. D. McAuliffe; Cambridge 2006) 291-309.
  3. [13]13. Göran Larsson VI. Other Religions Outside the Christian world, anti-Judaism was vir- tually unknown in medieval times. In the modern and postmodern world, both religious anti-Judaism Bibliography: ■ G. K. Anderson, The Legend of the Wandering Jew (Providence, R.I. 1965). ■ L. Besserman "Ideology, An- tisemitism, and Chaucer's Prioress's Tale," The Chaucer Re- view 36 (2001) 48-72. ■ B. Cheyette Constructions of "the Jew" in English Literature and Society (Cambridge 1993). ■ H. Maccoby "Antisemitism," in A Dictionary of Biblical Interpreta- tion (eds. R. J. Coggins/J. L. Houlden; London 1992) 32-34.

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Authors
Ariel, Y., Botha, P., Brummitt, M., Chazan, R., Forward, M., Frederiksen, P., Gow, A., Larsson, G., Schneider-Quindeau, W., & Stegemann, E. W.
Venue
Encyclopedia of the Bible Online
Publisher
De Gruyter
Published
2019-10-25
OpenAlex
W2260895163
Cited by
2
References
8
Type
reference entry
Language
en
Open access
Locations
Encyclopedia of the Bible Online (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Religion, Theology, History, Judaism, Christianity
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Biblical Studies and Interpretation
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › German legal, social, and political studies
Keywords
anti-Judaism, antisemitism, Judaism, Christian attitudes toward Jews

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