The Jews as “Children of the Devil” (John 8:44) in Nazi Children’s Literature
Biblical interpreters have long wrestled with the vicious anti-Jewish rhetoric of John’s gospel including, mostly famously, when Jesus calls Jews “children of the devil” (8:44). Post-Shoah, the anti-Jewish rhetoric of John’s gospel is even more horrifying. This article seeks to highlight the use of...
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Brill
2023
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Biblical interpretation
Jahr: 2023, Band: 31, Heft: 3, Seiten: 374-390 |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Bibel. Johannesevangelium 8,44
/ Juden
/ Kinderliteratur
/ Antisemitismus
/ Nationalsozialismus
/ Deutschland
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| RelBib Classification: | HC Neues Testament KBB Deutsches Sprachgebiet ZC Politik |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Jews in the New Testament
B Gospel of John B children’s literature B Nazi Germany B Antisemitism |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Biblical interpreters have long wrestled with the vicious anti-Jewish rhetoric of John’s gospel including, mostly famously, when Jesus calls Jews “children of the devil” (8:44). Post-Shoah, the anti-Jewish rhetoric of John’s gospel is even more horrifying. This article seeks to highlight the use of John 8:44 and other anti-Jewish rhetoric from John’s gospel in children’s literature from Nazi Germany. The children’s books under consideration show a progression from advocating for forced displacement of the Jews to advocating for murder. Seeing the intensification and advancement of this rhetoric, even in something seemingly harmless like children’s literature, is a warning to biblical scholars who may try to downplay or overlook the hateful language of John’s gospel. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5152 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Biblical interpretation
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685152-20221716 |