Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-11
Jesus, Jew Of Arpan?
Discussion of This Question, Opened by Prof. Paul
Haupt of Johns Hopkins University, Stirs
Religious Congress in London.

1t was shown that all the Jews in Galilee
were removed in fS4 BIC.
But in 1u3 &c" continued Prof.
Haupt. the eldest son and successor of
the great Maccabean conqueror. John
Hyrcanus Aristobulus. the first king OF
the Jews. whose coronation was gloriied
In the second Psalm. Judaised Galiee.
He forced the inhabitants to accept the
Mosaic law. Since that time the Cali
leans were Jews by religion. but not Jews
by race. The Jews looked down on
them. and the dialect of the Galileans
betrayed their non-Jewish extraction
The argument hitherto raised against
the fact of the Assyrian conquests had
been that there was no mention of IL in
Tiglath Pilesers records II was here
that Prof. Haupt's fresh evidence came
in. He contended that the place called
Klamath in those records was really tho
capital OF Galilee. If this was so. the
truth was clear. Jesus and his disci-
ples-an Galileans-could scarcely he
Jews by race. They were of Aryan ORR
gin, not Semitic.
Naturally. the theory was not allowed
to pass unchallenged. George Calderon
wanted to know what the discovery
really amounted to and on what system
of anthropology the assertion was
based. He argues that there is no such
thing as an Aryan race. that Jesus
was a Jew by religion and by national
ity. The Jews Incorporated a number
of races In the course OF their history
thropologically could maintain they
were all of one type.
Il
Prof. Haupt declared he had not come
to discuss racial questions. but he did
ask IL the speaker would consider that
n negro who Joined the Church of Eng
land became thereby an Anglo-Saxon.
DR.. Whitehouse recalled that Jesus was
acclaimed as the messiah and IL was
therefore impossible for Him not to be
of Jewish descent, to which Prof. Haupt
replied that if Jesus had not come from a
family of Nazareth then the Jews
would not have had such a poor opin-
ion of Nazareth as they showed when
they asked Can any good come out
of NAZARETH"
DR.. Barkett observed that everybody
had a mixed ancestry and that three
generations Of a particular domination
were sufficient TO instill all prejudices
and traditions of race into anybody.
Then DIR. Caster made palpable hit 1t
was well known. he said. that the Jews
regarded all proselyte people with dis
favor. If Jesus had belonged to such
a people. they would surely have used
1t against him. Yet neither at the trials
nor in the taunts OF the people was
there any hint of such an accusation.
Prof. Haupt's last word was that he
left it all to the faith and common
| sense of his hearers to draw their own
conclusions from his scientific theories
and that they have done SO has been
evident from the prolonged discussion
that has been going on ever since. 1t
was the most striking feature of the
congress at which there were many
T, original ideas exploited.
| A pleasant change from the rather
technical papers was one by Miss Lima
Eckenstein on amulets. In which she
| pointed out what will be comfort to
many women and that is that they have
come down to the present from a time
when they were worn to keep OFF all
kinds of ills. The seals and signet
rings worn by men are likewise sur
vivals of the custom of carrying a
bloodstone as a charm to keep the
blood healthy.