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Examples Of Anti-Semiticism In The Gospel Of John

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With verses like Jn: 8:44 it is often thought that the Gospel of John is anti-Semitic, just as in American society the political leaders do not represent the moral, ethical, and spiritual nature of their subjects neither did the religious authorities of First Century Judaism. The polemic is not that of anti-Semiticism but anti-religiosity. Israel Abrahams could say, "To us Jews, the Fourth Gospel is the most Jewish of the four!" because John’s Christology is presented in a format understandable to a common Jewish audience. This separation of religious authority and common people can be seen in the conversation Jesus had with the Samaritan woman at Jacobs well. He clearly says, “Salvation is from the Jews.” John defines these “Jews” in

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