Definition: Jewish
people in the Medieval Ages were not highly regarded. In fact, when Christians
were on their way to the Holy Land to expel Muslims from Jerusalem, they passed
through a Jewish town and decided to raid the Jews. The mentality was that Jews
were the ones who killed Jesus Christ were therefore deserving of the vengeance
delivered by the Christians (Peters 126). On the other hand, there arose a
notion that Jews played an important role in the validation of Christianity.
Judaism is needed to give Christianity its purpose and foundation. If the Jews
do not fill their role of Old Testament realization, then the Christian
ideology of salvation cannot be achieved (Cohen 2).
Importance: It is interesting to see how various religions interact with each other. While
Christianity, Judaism, and Islam all share similar beginnings and even some of
the same religious history, there has seemingly been animosity between the
three for centuries. What Jeremy Cohen does by associating Judaism with the
truth of Christianity instead of being a rejection of Christianity, he shares a
compelling perspective on coexistence between religions. He does not present Judaism as a religion of
people who refuse to see Christ; he shows them as being necessary for the
existence of Christ.
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