01201nam a2200289 a 4500 20260119070403.0 2021-11-23 11:10:14 0853648328 1 0 eng 226.506 S828-M92 Motyer, Stephen Author Your father the devil? A new approach to John and 'the Jews' Stephen Motyer U.K The Paternoster 1997 260tr. Paperback 23cm Is 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. Jews in the New Testament 211001 TKH 5836 5836 0 0 0 0 TVCD TVCD 2026-01-20 0.00 0 TVCD-5836 0.00 BK