01147nam a2200265 a 450000500170000000800200001702000150003704000060005204100100005808200120006808200130008010000200009310000110011324500270012424500420015124500190019326000080021226000200022026000090024030000110024930000140026030000090027452005680028365000300085120260119070403.02021-11-23 11:10:14  a0853648328  a1  a0 eng  a226.506  bS828-M92  aMotyer, Stephen  eAuthor  aYour father the devil?  bA new approach to John and 'the Jews'  cStephen Motyer  aU.K  bThe Paternoster  c1997  a260tr.  bPaperback  c23cm  aIs John's Gospel antisemitic? In John 8:44 Jesus tells the Jews, 'You are of your father the Devil', a charge used throughout the centuries by antisemites to fuel hatred of the Jews. And it is no one-off statement: throughout the Gospel, 'the Jews' appear as Jesus' sharpest opponents, ultimately seeking his execution. Who then are ‘the Jews’ in John’s Gospel? Defending John against the charge of antisemitism, Motyer argues that, far from demonising the Jews, the Gospel seeks to present Jesus as ‘Good News for Jews’ in a late first century setting.  aJews in the New Testament