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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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
| Verificare la disponibilità: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2023
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| In: |
Biblical interpretation
Anno: 2023, Volume: 31, Fascicolo: 3, Pagine: 374-390 |
| (sequenze di) soggetti normati: | B
Bibel. Johannesevangelium 8,44
/ Ebrei
/ Letteratura per bambini
/ Antisemitismo
/ Nazionalsocialismo <motivo>
/ Germania
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| Notazioni IxTheo: | HC Nuovo Testamento KBB Area germanofona ZC Politica generale |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
Jews in the New Testament
B Gospel of John B children’s literature B Nazi Germany B Antisemitism |
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| Riepilogo: | 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 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: Biblical interpretation
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685152-20221716 |