The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-03-12

But Chrlstianity sprung from tho lolns OF Israel,
IL developed outside Of Israel. Moro and moro
the Christian doctors tend To place Gods King
dom in tho ideal. With tho Greek philosophy.
moreover tho dogma Of tho immortality
OF the soul Is introduced into the Church.
and coupled more or less awkwardly with that
IT the resurrection Of the body. Tho solution
Of tho Jewish problem Is discovered. The
ropari,tlon of this worlds injustice IL effected
In another. Tho explanation of the seeming
ccccntricitics Of the government Of Providence
IL clear as the day. God leaves in this world u
portion Of evil to discipline the just; but this
world IL nothing; the Christian exists only In
view of the kingdom TO come. Instead OF the
blazing wrath which the worlds iniquitics In
spirr in tho vnritablo Jewish prophet, the
Christian experiences nothing but u scarcely
mcrlorous resignation For him thore Is
eternity.
This solution, which triumphcd only by rup-
turing the most deeply rooted principles Of
judaism. did not by any means seduce the ma
iorty of Israel The great rebels of the year 10.
with whom Titus had to cope the intractablo
secturics of Adrians time. the author of the
book Of Judith. the writer Of the book of To-
bias. are faithful To the old philosophy. In tho
Talmud the problem remains suspended.
Many Talmudic doctors believe in the kingdom
Of God and in tho resurrection, like the Chris
tians; the majority however. depart not from
the ancient system. Those medieval martyrs
whom Christian fanaticism henpod upon the
fagots did not all believe in the Immortality
of the soul. A certain Hebrew saint
OF Mayence. on his way to the stake
invents all imaginable offences. and lays them
to his own charge. in order TO justify Provi-
dence and uphold the fundamental principle
that God could not in the end abandon ono who
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like attitude gives their force to great Israel
lite souls. Tho jew has not the Christians
resignation. To the Christian poverty and
humility are virtues to the Jew they are mis-
fortunes we should fight against. Abuses. acts
Of violence that find the Christian impressive
revolt the jew, and thus 1t happens
that the Isracltc element has become in our
time. and in all countries that possess II, n
great element Of progress and reform. The
Industrial and financial st. SimOniem and mys-
ticism of our day arc half due to Judaism. In
the French revolutionary movements the Jew
ish element has played q leading part. 'Tis
here below that we should realize the largest
possible amount Of justice. The jewish Hkbd,
confidence" that assurance that mans dcs-
tiny cannot DE meant To be frivolous. and that n
splendid future of enlightenment awaits hui
mainly is not the ascctic hope of II paradise
c"uhui W i'.ih . '''tu''' IL - fi'iIo9oPhie''i
optimism, built on an expression of nvincibc
faith in the reality of goodness.
Coholet. or Ecclnsiastes. has his definite place
in the history of the revolt of the jewish
conscience against the inquity Of the world
He represents a halt in the struggle. In
him you lind not trace of Mcssiansm
or resurrection or religious fanaticism. or
patriotism. or special esteem for his race
There is nothing after death; Jehovah's
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