The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-23
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hsion-N hat the Historians say.
To THE EDfroR or THE SrS-Sjr: Some
tine ago there appeared in your paper letter
from the Rabbi Gotthcil, In which he made two
statements. one was t1at Christians claim
more Tot Christ than he claimed for himself.
namely, that he was God. The other was that
the Romans, not the Jews, crdclncd jesus
Christ. Again, IN your edition Of to-day, there
are extracts from two jewish newspapers,
which reitcrate the second statement. The
editor Of the Jcui,h Times saws: 1t would ho
useless to tell Mr. Moody that the Jews had little
TO do with the crucinxon OF Cnrist;" aud the
JeCish Messenger accuses the evangelist of kcep-
ing in circulation "eXUlOded, unhistorich
stories. charging upon the Jews the impossible
feat of killing the Christians God.
The II st stttemeut-that our ; vi1ur never
claimed to he Cod contradict. on the author
itv OF historians. themselves Jews, ana eye VIII
Desses OF the events tloy Cnroulcle.
st. Matthew lchap. xxyi G2-Gb) SAYS that. when
the destruction of the temple, lie held Iii!
peace, but when adjurcd ny the Living God
God He answered, "'rhou hast sid" wner-
ever this phrase is used IL Ia equivalent to the
most emph tic assent but, even If IT was not ~
all cases. the action and speech 81 the nigh
priest, when he received It. proves II to be so III
tnis ins lance. " hen the high priest rent, his
st. Marks version Is even more explicit.
"Ae In the high priest asked HIM. and said
VI and G2J
he statements Of these two are fully corrob-
Grated by other twO-St. Luke aud st. John.
The other assertion Isl nc to a certain extent.
Roinan hHnus grove the nails which nNcd
Emmanuel to the cross, and a Roman spear
pierced his side: but whose were the hands
winch Drst DO nd iimY and whose the voices
witch cried. " CruciV him cruelty hinf'
hen the morning was come, all the chief
priests ana elders OF the people took counsel
against Jesus, to mt HIM 20 death, and when
4 ey had bound him, thew led hun away. and
delivered him to Puntiu- Plate, the Governor"
ct. MUt new, XVII, / and - In the same chap
ter II Is asserted that the Roman Governor en-
dcavnred to dssuade the Jews from their
wi keu de- ign, but failed. When he asked
them whether lie should release to them Jesus
or lilrapbas. the rouUer thew answered, b. rab-
bts.' ben he a. Sed what should Ue done with
j sus, they all sad, Let MN be crucined -
" Ihen he took water, and washcd his hands be-
fore the multitude, and said | am innocent OF
Tue blOud OF thts just person; SEQ Nc to it
Then answered all the people, and said His
blood be on -, aud ON our children" 90 nen
Piatc entered into the Judgment hall again, and
King Of the Jews2 aud Jesus answered him:
Sayest thou THIS Of myself. did others tell Il
thee 81 meY Plate answered Am Jew2
Thine own nation aud the chief priests have de-
hvereo thee to me-" (St. John XVIII 1851
In the fifteenth chapter OF st. Mark and tho
twenty third Of 81 Luke the same story IL re-
peated. PLATE. the roman governor, trying to
save the life OF the Christians God : the Jews
Insisting upon his crucinxiOn, ana taking the re-
spousibility. GENTLE.
NEW YORK, JAN 10, 1870.