The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-13
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Jesus the jew. And Other Addresses. BY
Harris Weinstock. New York: Funk &
Wagnalls, 80 Lafayette place.
The author of this book is writer Of the
Jewish liberal or advanced school of Jewish
writer's, and this book contains a portion Of
the series of lectures on the relation Of the
Jews to the Gentle world and their attitude
toward the person and teachings Of Jesus,
delivered by the author recently at Stan
ford University, California. The authors po-
sition is that Of advanced Judaism generally.
In the first chapter he takes the ground that
Jesus was born, lived, taught and died as
Jew, and that Paul was the real founder of
the Christian religion, while Jesus lived and
died Jew who had no idea Of repudiating
or disparaging Judaism, but only sought TO
keep his inherited religion, Judaism, 'pure
and undefled." Paul simply and with en-
thusiasm, spread among the nations Of the
world the sublime Jewish truths" and intro
duced among the Gentiles the splendid moral
teachings of Moses, which otherwise would
have been confined to the "thinly scattered
believers in Judaism" OF course this tri-
umph of Judaism Is not exactly in accord
ance with the facts to either the teach
ingS of Jesus or Of Paul, as recorded in the
New Testament. The author has a very
kindly feeling toward Christianity as empha-
sizing the ethics of Judaism, and conten-
plates, suggestively a common basis Of amity
Jesus was the "dfvine man who lived hu-
manly and those who recognize In Jesus
the human man who lived diyinely." The
author indicates that he contemolates Chris
tiantty as a kind OF Judaism tainted with ele-
ments Of paganism, which must be elimi-
mated before any organic union with gen
uine Judaism may exist. In the second chap
ter the author sets forth what Jew and Chris
ton owe each other, and he Is absolutely
correct to christian Indebtedness to the
Jewish custodianship Of the "oracles of God. "
He sets forth the rationalistic tenet of ad-
,vanced Judaism that there will Re no restora-
tion of Israel to Palestine: that
the Zionist movement is waste
Of time and money. and that the
attainslent Of civil and religious freedom
by the Jews in all lands and the cessation
Of persecution everywhere, and the triumph
of the ethics of Judaism, will mark the be-
ginning Of Messianic age, and there will
be no personal Messiah The author regards
the Jews as mo dearer or nearer to God than
his other children" but 1sraels province is
to preach the doctrine that all men have
souls and all souls stand equal before God
If pure. Under this belief he thinks that
| the intermarriage Of Jews and Gentiles will
be common when broad, tolerant spirit pre-
| walls. He pays fine tribute to Moses and
devotes chapter to the "Jews in Commerce. "
| The author shows most tolerant spirit and
very clearly. 1t is needless to say that the
vast majority Of Jews Ia this country and
abroad do not indorse MIR. Weinstock's lib.
| eralism.
The Essentials of Business Law By
Francis M. Burdick Dwight Professor Of
I Law in Columbia University. New York
D. Appleton & Co. Twentieth Century
Text Book Series Price, $1.25.
Professor Burdick has prepared this bool
for boys and girls in secondary schools, t,
| give them an intelligent idea OF the rules 0
law which govern ordinary business transac
lions and how they have been developed
There is no perplexing technical languag
used The book cannot be charged, as mos
legal documents may be charged, with verba
oEscurities, for the author expresses hi1nsel
in perspcuous popular language, and ther
seems no doubt that the student OF the clas
for whom the book was prepared, with ordina
ry attention. will acquire a useful acquaint
ance with the legal principles essential in tn
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