Book DescriptionFrom the first 'Christian' persecutions of the Jews in the fourth century to the horrors of the Holocaust, from Israel-bashing in today's press to anti-Semitism in today's pulpits, this shocking and painful book tells the tragic story that every Christian must hear.
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Rating: - A surprise after reading Michael Brown's other books
I think I always had a soft place in my heart for the Jewish people long before I became a Christian. After accepting the Lord as my Savior, that softness flamed into love for these children of Jacob/Israel because out of their ancestral line came Jesus and because they preserved the very word of God. Parts of Brown's book, I found very troubling. Mans' inhumanity to man is gut-wrenching; we are capable of horrific things. What was not brought out in the book is an explanation - not an excuse ... Read More
Rating: - Heartrending history, and a warning
Published in 1992, this book has proved prophetic in giving early warning of the tide of Anti-Semitism currently spreading around the globe. Some passages are too painful to read; I had to avert my eyes in places, but the author explains the situation with great insight and clarity.
The first chapter, Final Solution, provides holocaust experiences from the memoirs of survivors. I suggest sensitive readers handle this section with care. The author then explains how this horror was rooted ... Read More
Rating: - Not what I was looking for
I read this book wanting to comprehend how anti-Semitism first originated, flourished, and then culminated in the Holocaust with Christianity as part and parcel of the whole process. Instead, I got countless examples of this ancient hatred and how it manifested itself in the past and present time. I guess this approach was fine for someone who needed to be convinced of the existence of anti-Semitism. But, this approach didn't really help me to better understand the cause and reason behind the subject ... Read More
Rating: - The tragic story of the Church and the Jewish people.
This excellent book, which desperately needed to be written, is devoted primarily to the tragic relationship between the Christian Church and the Jewish people.
The writer strives to impart to Christians the recognition of their legacy & heritage from the Jews that indeed existed in the early days of the Church whose members were nearly all Jews themselves.
The author also studies the 'Israel bashing' in today's press/media together with the anti-Israel bias of the UN in relation ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent Book
Worth every penny and more, this book tells it like it was and is. Covers from the first Christian persecution of the Jews to the Holocaust through today. No-one could ever be the same towards the Jewish people after reading this book!
- A surprise after reading Michael Brown's other books
- Heartrending history, and a warning
