The Talmud Unmasked

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The Talmud Unmasked

The Talmud Unmasked (Latin: Christianus in Talmud Iudaeorum: sive, Rabbinicae doctrinae Christiani secreta) is book written in 1892 by Justinas Bonaventure Pranaitis (1861–1917). The book, generally regarded as antisemitic, is a collection of alleged quotes from the Talmud, the Zohar, and other Talmudic works which purports to demonstrate that Judaism devalues and promotes crimes against non-jews. It has been heavily criticized for a variety of reasons.

Presentation of the book

The Talmud Unmasked is a collection of alleged quotes from the Talmud, the Zohar and other Talmudic works demonstrating that:

1. jews do not regard non-jews as human beings
2. the Talmud contains blasphemies against Jesus and offensive passages about Christians
3. Judaism despises non-jews
4. the Talmud urges jews to do a variety of harms to Christians, such as murder and theft, and teaches that each death of a Christian serves as a substitute for the Temple sacrifices, which would then hasten the arrival of the jewish messiah.

"By means of numerous citations in Hebrew and Latin translations, he sought to demonstrate that the Talmud obliged jews to injure Christians in multifarious ways, and to work for their elimination. Pranaitis drew on the works of the German anti-Talmudists Jakob Ecker and August Rohling. The book received the imprimatur of the church and was published by the press of the Academy of Sciences."

Structure and themes

A portion of the book's outline is as follows:

Chapter I. Christians are to be Avoided

Art. 1. Christians Unworthy to Associate with jews

Art. 2. Christians are Unclean

Art. 3. Christians are Idolaters

Art. 4. Christians are Evil

Chapter II. Christians are to be Exterminated

Art. 1. Christians to be Harmed Indirectly

1. By not helping them

2. By interfering in their work

3. By deceit in legal matters

4. By harming them in things necessary for life

Art. 2. Christians to be Harmed Directly

1. Renegades to be killed

2. Apostates

3. Princes especially the Prince of Rome (the Pope) to be exterminated

4. All Christians to be killed

5. Killing a Christian is an acceptable sacrifice to God

6. Heaven promised to those who kill Christians

7. A Christian may be beheaded on the most solemn festivals

8. The Messiah expected will be revengeful

9. jewish prayers against Christians

10. Christian prayers for the jews

External links

• The Talmud Unmasked (English translation) online
• The Talmud Unmasked - Christians for truth