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On the Jews and Their Lies (German: Von den Jüden und iren Lügen; in modern spelling Von den Juden und ihren Lügen) is a 65,000-word anti-Judaic and antisemitic treatise written in 1543 by the German Reformation leader Martin Luther (1483–1546).
What shall we Christians do with this rejected and condemned people, the Jews? Since they live among us, we dare not tolerate their conduct now that we are aware of their lying and reviling and blaspheming. If we do, we become sharers in their lies, cursing and blasphemy.
Frustrated by Jewish steadfastness, and misinformed regarding Jewish practices, Luther in his later years undid his early openness toward the Jewish people and penned anti-Jewish rants. “On the Jews and Their Lies” (1543) is a patently anti-Semitic document.
Moses clearly adds, “What they teach you according to the law of the Lord." This the profligates pass over, and use the obedience of the poor people for their own wilfulness against the law of the Lord, and pour out for them such poison and blasphemy. Fifthly, that protection for Jews on highways be revoked.
The Jews and Their Lies (1948) by Martin Luther, translated by Gerald Lyman Kenneth Smith. →. THE JEWS AND. THEIR LIES. DR. MARTIN LUTHER. INTRODUCTION. In preparing to read this book you are about to view some of the most sensational and thought-arresting language ever to be put in print.
Kindle $10.99. Rate this book. The Jews and Their Lies. Martin Luther. 3.34. 402 ratings93 reviews. Martin Luther's historical rant against the Jewish people. Genres Religion History Nonfiction Politics Judaism Theology Christianity. ...more. 72 pages, Paperback. First published January 1, 1543. Book details & editions. About the author.
Therefore be on your guard against the Jews, knowing that wherever they have their synagogues, nothing is found but a den of devils in-which sheer self-glory, conceit, lies, blasphemy, and defaming of God and men are practiced most maliciously and vehming his eyes on them.
