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Front Jesus to Paul,' Dr. Klausner s Famous Classic, Out as Paperback
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founder of Christianity as a rei-
• NEW YORK (JTAl—The Brook-
life and work of Saul of Tarsus
The late Dr. Joseph Klausner noted American scholar and archa- and the teachings of Paul. Describ- gion and as a church. based all • lyn Hebrew Home and Hospital for
translator's
who.
in
his
eologist
his
new
teaching
upon
the
'Old'
concerned himself for three dee- I
the Aged announced plans for the
ing the consequences of Paul's
Testament." This, to Dr. Klausner. , construction of a new wing which
ades, beginning in 1907, with the preface, written in 1942; stated:
teachings and the separation that
is
Paul's
great
merit
for
Judaism
rise of Christianity. His first major "In the interests of mutual
will add 156 beds. to the institution
occurred in the break between
—that most Gentiles accepted the for chronically
effort as a result of his research • understanding. more Christian
infirm
ill and
Judaism and Christianity. Dr.
Old
Testament
"in
the
midst
of
was the publication of "Jesus of ' scholars s h o u 1 d study Jewish
patients. The new facility will cost
•Klausner points out that in the
humiliations of an exile lasting • 54.000.000.
Nazareth," which was translated by . I i t e r a t u r e and more Jewish
decisive war between the Jews and ...
Canon Herbert Danby, one of the i scholars should study Christian
the Romans in the year 66. even 2.000 years."
literature—especially the respec-
most distinguished of the Christian
Dr. Klausner's deepest conviction THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
'the Essenes abandoned their as- :
live literatures of the first sever-
never become 12—Friday, November 20, 1964
Ilebraists. It was republished as a
'ceticism and joined the fighters is that "Judaism will
paperback last month by Beacon al Christian centuries, when dis-
while the Christians • reconciled with Christianity. nor
agreement between the two ',for freedom
. .
Press.
Thus, the Chris- will it be assimilated by Chris-
A GOOD MAN TO KNOW !
Now Beacon Press has produced faiths was so sharp. Such study, forsook Jerusalem.
accept the political tianity; for Judaism and Chris-
tians
did
not
friendly
not
only
two
different
Klausner's
second
great
work,'!
carried
on
in
a
strictly
m-
as pec t of Jewish Messianisin, and tianity are
"From Jesus to Paul." also as a ' and scientific spirit, should do
For Some
from the end of Paul's lifetime religions. but they are also two
paperback: Both are noteworthy much to lay a foundation for
Jews and Christians lived different world-views."
onward
.
of the
ew s
better relations between
contributions to the increasing role
He declares that "Judaism is a
, in two separate world. there being
played by paperbacks in the en- ' and Christians."
best
buys
faith
than
Chris-
iting of "From between them no relation except more practical
couragement of the publishing of
Explaining the wr
that of kinsmen who have grown
more capable of realization
on
new
the best available classics.
Jesus to Paul," the eminent He `{hart: hence animosity and conflict
in actual life . . . Therefore. it is .
Pontiacs
"From Jesus to Paul" was trans- brew UniverSity scholar, in an between then increased."
not to .be supposed that Judaism.
could accept the teachings of Paul.
lated by Dr. W. F. Stinespring, a .••Apology of the Author" preceding i
Among the most interesting
and
his book. said that after writing
with its phantasms and mysteries.
the Jesus biography and analysis observations made by Dr. Klaus-
Tempest
with its asceticism and abandon-
he came to the conclusion that it ner is Paul's great merit. "that
ment of life, the results of its
in spite of his abrogation of the
needed a supplement: "For Jesus
loathing of the 'flesh' and deep
alone does not explain the rise of Torah, he leaned for support
pessimism.",
Christianity as a new community. in almost every important reli-
Dr. Klausriar also concludes that
t came to the conclusion, after . gious question upon verses from
through Paul the pagan world
AT
much research, that Jesus con- that Torah." The enduring in-
accepted. along with many strange
sidered himself to be the Messiah. fluence of • the Old Testament
and unnatural superilit ions. the
and that. by means of the repent- upon Paul and the role of the
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ance and the morality which he Torah has made possible Jewish
and basis of a religion for the Gen-
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tiles."
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Israel: but it is clear to us now, survive in India or China. that
that Jesus never intended to found "in a place where the Old Testa-
new religion and spread it among ment is not a recognized and in-
a the Gentiles." fluential force, there Judaism is
not revealed as a power to itself
Prof. Klausner was delayed in
and to others. and it steadily
the publishing of his work because
wastes away or else 'vegetates'
Arab rioters had either stolen or
without revelatory or creative
destroyed or scattered his manu-
power."
scripts when his house in TalpiOth
"Of course." Pr of . Klausner
in Jerusalem was attacked in Au-
gust of 1929. "Apparently," he added, "there is a strong contradic-
states in his introduction, the. riot- tion between advocating nullifica-
ers "were seeking money or per- tion of the Torah. and leaning for
haps they found satisfaction in a support on the Torah even to prove
deed . of violence and destruction." that it itself should be set aside.
Thus. his work was , delayed; But But the fact remains that Paul. the
he began anew. and in "Form Jesus
to Paul" he covered vast areas:
The study includes air analysis
of Jewish life and functions out-
side of Palestine at. the time of
the rise of Christianity.. the pa-
gan world of that period. the
Hellenistic era. the Apostles and
the Christian sources.
.Related works are reviewed to
indicate the influence of Jewish
thought. and Dr. Klausner's study
includes references to and quota-
tions from Philo Judaeus. the Wis-
dom of Solomon. and, of course,
the various Epistles.
Special attention is given to the
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