The jews and their lies pdf download

It was the duty of the ecclesiastical authorities to warn and instruct their congregations about the Jews and their lies.

In the closing section of the treatise, Luther ridiculed the Jews ' hope for a messiah who would give them a Explains that Luther wrote the work after becoming angry with the Jews for not converting to Christianity. In , he wrote an infamous treatise, On the Jews and Their Lies in which he launched a blistering attack on the Jews , and this book has come to tar his reputation in a way that almost nothing else he wrote—with the possible exception In his writings, his true opinions are shown clearly, in his own words.

In this book I have a few selected writings — in their entirety — so you can get an idea of who Martin Luther was — in his own words. Reuchlin remained a Catholic , repudiating both Martin Luther and his nephew Philipp Schwarzerd , better known as In he published a poisonous anti - Jewish pamphlet , On the Jews and their Lies , in which he accused the Jews of Luther used violent and vulgar language throughout his career.

While we do not expect religious figures to use this sort of language in the modern world, but it was not uncommon in the early 16th century.

I had made up my mind to write no more either about the Jews or against them. But since I learned that these miserable and accursed people do not cease to lure to themselves even us, that is, the Christians, I have published this little book, so that I might be found among those who opposed such poisonous activities of the Jews who warned the Christians to be on their guard against them.

I would not have believed that a Christian could be duped by the Jews into taking their exile and wretchedness upon himself. May God help us. You are of your father the devil. Now just behold these miserable, blind, and senseless people Learn from this, dear Christian, what you are doing if you permit the blind Jews to mislead you. Luke ]. You cannot learn anything from them except how to misunderstand the divine commandments Therefore be on your guard against the Jews, knowing that wherever they have their synagogues , nothing is found but a den of devils in which sheer self-glory, conceit, lies, blasphemy, and defaming of God and men are practiced most maliciously and veheming his eyes on them.

Moreover, they are nothing but thieves and robbers who daily eat no morsel and wear no thread of clothing which they have not stolen and pilfered from us by means of their accursed usury. Thus, they live from day to day, together with wife and child, by theft and robbery, as arch thieves and robbers, in the most impenitent security.

However, they have not acquired a perfect mastery of the art of lying; they lie so clumsily and ineptly that anyone who is just a little observant can easily detect it. Christ and his word can hardly be recognized because of the great vermin of human ordinances. However, let this suffice for the time being on their lies against doctrine or faith. Did I not tell you earlier that a Jew is such a noble, precious jewel that God and all the angels dance when he farts?

Alas, it cannot be anything but the terrible wrath of God which permits anyone to sink into such abysmal, devilish, hellish, insane baseness, envy, and arrogance. Anyway, they have their reward for constantly giving God the lie. Therefore, in any case, away with them! Over and above that we let them get rich on our sweat and blood, while we remain poor and they such the marrow from our bones.

Do not grant them protection, safe-conduct, or communion with us With this faithful counsel and warning I wish to cleanse and exonerate my conscience. Let the government deal with them in this respect, as I have suggested. But whether the government acts or not, let everyone at least be guided by his own conscience and form for himself a definition or image of a Jew. However, we must avoid confirming them in their wanton lying, slandering, cursing, and defaming. Nor dare we make ourselves partners in their devilish ranting and raving by shielding and protecting them, by giving them food, drink, and shelter, or by other neighborly.

Therefore, we Christians, in turn, are obliged not to tolerate their wanton and conscious blasphemy. Accordingly, it must and dare not be considered a trifling matter but a most serious one to seek counsel against this and to save our souls from the Jews, that is, from the devil and from eternal death.

What shall we Christians do with this rejected and condemned people, the Jews? Since they live among us, we dare not tolerate their conduct now that we are aware of their lying and reviling and blaspheming. If we do, we become sharers in their lies, cursing and blasphemy. Thus, we cannot extinguish the unquenchable fire of divine wrath, of which the prophets speak, nor can we convert the Jews. With prayer and the fear of God we must practice a sharp mercy to see whether we might save at least a few from the glowing flames.

We dare not avenge ourselves. Vengeance a thousand times worse than we could wish them already has them by the throat. I shall give you my sincere advice:. And make you whole again! It's time for you to return to your unfallen Angelic State! And thereby return to Heaven, your original eternal home! Hell is REAL! How Do I Know?! Jesus Told Me So! Luther was very aware that Jesus was telling the Jews that they are the children of the Devil in John How does he justify all of this?

Luther's book is a "playbook" for anyone who wants to commit oppression and even mass murder. You could just substitute the phrase "shabu drug user" for "Jew" and this treatise would be very close for final pamphlet printing to "justify" Duterte's note: the current President of the Philippines genocidal drug "war," for example.

Luther is correct that John means the Jews are the children of the Devil. Just know that I am. I've not been sent to convince. I've been sent to SORT out the unbelieving. I'm a lot rougher in a lot of ways. And while I look physically terrifying to many, if not most people, in a handsome but penetrating and petrifying kind of a stoic way, I'm not physically violent, mind you, at all. I'm a vegetarian who refuses to kill even cockroaches!

Violence violates the fundamental rule of Heaven. It's just that I don't suffer fools well at all. And, to me, almost everyone here on Earth is a fool, even though I love you all dearly to the very depths of my soul, as all of you are my literal although severely misguided children.

My observation of humanity and conditions on Earth always informed me that something was terribly amiss here from the very beginning. Perhaps like you, I was severely unimpressed with the so-called "explanations" for humanity's miseries offered by "orthodox" sources, both secular and religious. Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Commentary works not included. Pages: In the treatise, Luther describes Jews as a "base, whoring people, that is, no people of God, and their boast of lineage, circumcision, and law must be accounted as filth.

Following this exposition, Section XI of the treatise advises Christians to carry out seven remedial actions. These are The prevailing scholarly view since the Second World War is that the treatise exercised a major and persistent influence on Its texts not only span the whole of Luther's reforming career, but also cover the theological, political, and social issues that mattered most to him and his age.

Best of all, the original integrity of the texts remains perceptible, even when abridged. This valuable collection will be a great teaching tool and also a most useful resource for anyone interested in Luther or the Protestant Reformation. Preface to the Complete Edition of the Latin Writings 2. Sermon on Indulgence and Grace 4. Disputation Held at Heidelberg 5.

To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation 6. The Babylonian Captivity of the Church 7.