Rev. Justinas Bonaventura Pranaitis (1861–1917) was a Lithuanian Roman Catholic priest, Master of Theology, and Professor of the Hebrew Language at the Imperial Ecclesiastical Academy of the Roman Catholic Church in Saint Petersburg, Russia. His principal work, Christianus in Talmude Iudaeorum (“The Christian in the Talmud of the Jews“), was published in 1892 in Latin under the imprimatur of Archbishop Metropolitan Kozlowski of Moghileff. It was subsequently translated into Polish (1892), French (1892), German (1894), Russian (1911), Lithuanian (1912), Italian (1939), and English (1939). The English translation, The Talmud Unmasked: The Secret Rabbinical Teachings Concerning Christians, was published in New York in 1939 by E. N. Sanctuary. All quotations below are drawn from the English translation of the Latin text unless otherwise noted, and are cited by chapter, article, and page in the 1939 Sanctuary edition.
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Prologue: Pranaitis’s Statement of Purpose
“This being so, I have undertaken to show what the Talmud really teaches about Christians, and thus satisfy the wishes of those who desire to find out about this doctrine from genuine original sources. To this end I have translated the best known Talmudic books which refer to the Christians, and have arranged these sources in such order as to bring out clearly the picture of a Christian as represented to the Jews by the Talmud.”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Prologue, p. 9.
“Lest I be accused of using a corrupted text of the Talmud or of not having interpreted it correctly, as is generally the case with those who have attempted to disclose secret Jewish teachings, I have placed the Hebrew text opposite the Latin.”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Prologue, p. 9.
I. On the Supremacy of the Talmud over Holy Scripture
“In the tract Babha Metsia, fol. 33a, we read: ‘Those who devote themselves to reading the Bible exercise a certain virtue, but not very much; those who study the Mischnah exercise virtue for which they will receive a reward; those, however, who take upon themselves to study the Gemarah exercise the highest virtue.'”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Description of the Talmud, p. 20. Citing Babha Metsia, fol. 33a.
“Likewise in the tract Sopherim XV, 7, fol. 13b: ‘The Sacred Scripture is like water, the Mischnah wine, and the Gemarah aromatic wine.'”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Description of the Talmud, p. 20. Citing Sopherim XV, 7, fol. 13b.
“The following is a well-known and highly praised opinion in the writings of the Rabbis: ‘My son, give heed to the words of the scribes rather than to the words of the law.’ The reason for this is found in the tract Sanhedrin X, 3, f.88b: ‘He who transgresses the words of the scribes sins more gravely than the transgressors of the words of the law.'”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Description of the Talmud, p. 20. Citing Sanhedrin X, 3, fol. 88b.
“Also when there are differences of opinion between the Law and the doctors, both must be taken as the words of the Lord God. In the tract Erubhin, f.13b, where it is related that there was a difference of opinion between the two schools of Hillel and Schamai, it is concluded that: ‘The words of both are the words of the living God.'”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Description of the Talmud, p. 20. Citing Erubhin, fol. 13b.
“An important point to note is that this work has always been regarded by the Jews as holy. They have always held it, and still hold it, as more important than the Sacred Scriptures.”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Description of the Talmud, p. 20.
II. On the Condemnation of the Talmud by Popes and Emperors
“In 553 the Emperor Justinian forbade the spread of the Talmudic books throughout the Roman Empire. In the 13th century ‘Popes Gregory IX and Innocent IV condemned the books of the Talmud as containing every kind of vileness and blasphemy against Christian truth, and ordered them to be burned because they spread many horrible heresies.'”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Description of the Talmud, p. 22.
“Later, they were condemned by many other Roman Pontiffs — Julius III, Paul IV, Pius IV, Pius V, Gregory XIII, Clement VIII, Alexander VII, Benedict XIV, and by others who issued new editions of the Index of Forbidden Books according to the orders of the Fathers of the Council of Trent, and even in our own time.”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Description of the Talmud, p. 22.
“And at a Synod in Poland, in the year 1631, the Rabbis of Germany and many other countries declared that nothing which would annoy the Christians and cause persecution of Israel, should be printed. For this reason there are signs of many things missing in the Jewish books which were published in the following century and thereafter. The Rabbis explain from memory what these things mean, for they possess the genuine books which Christians rarely see.”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Description of the Talmud, p. 23.
III. Jesus Christ in the Talmud
A. On the Name of Jesus Christ
“The real name of Christ in Hebrew is Jeschua Hanotsri — Jesus the Nazarene. He is called Notsri from the city of Nazareth in which he was brought up. Thus in the Talmud Christians also are called Notsrim — Nazarenes. Since the word Jeschua means ‘Savior,’ the name Jesus rarely occurs in the Jewish books. It is almost always abbreviated to Jeschu, which is maliciously taken as if it were composed of the initial letters of the three words Immach SCHemo Vezikro — ‘May his name and memory be blotted out.'”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. I, Art. I, §1, p. 28.
“In the Talmud Christ is called Otho Isch — ‘That man,’ i.e. the one who is known to all. In the tract Abhodah Zarah, 6a, we read: ‘He is called a Christian who follows the false teachings of that man, who taught them to celebrate the feast on the first day of the Sabbath, that is, to worship on the first day after the Sabbath.'”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. I, Art. I, §2, p. 28. Citing Abhodah Zarah, fol. 6a.
“Out of contempt, Jesus is also called Naggar bar naggar — ‘the carpenter son of a carpenter’, also Ben charsch etaim — ‘the son of a wood worker.'”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. I, Art. I, §4, p. 29.
“He is also called Talui — ‘The one who was hanged.’ Rabbi Samuel, the son of Mair, in the Hilch. Akum of Maimonides, refers to the fact that it was forbidden to take part in the Christian feasts of Christmas and Easter because they were celebrated on account of him who was hanged.”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. I, Art. I, §5, p. 29.
B. On the Birth, Life, Death, and Burial of Christ According to the Talmud
“The Talmud teaches that Jesus Christ was illegitimate and was conceived during menstruation; that he had the soul of Esau; that he was a fool, a conjurer, a seducer; that he was crucified, buried in hell and set up as an idol ever since by his followers.”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. I, Art. II, p. 30.
“In the secret books, which are not permitted to fall easily into the hands of Christians, they say that the soul of Esau came into Christ, that he was therefore evil and that he was Esau himself.”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. I, Art. II, §2, p. 32.
“In Schabbath, 104b: ‘They, [the Elders] said to him [Eliezer]: “He was a fool, and no one pays attention to fools.”‘”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. I, Art. II, §3, p. 33. Citing Schabbath, fol. 104b.
“In the same book Sanhedrin (107b) we read: ‘Mar said: Jesus seduced, corrupted and destroyed Israel.'”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. I, Art. II, §6, p. 35. Citing Sanhedrin, fol. 107b.
“Finally as punishment for his crimes and impiety, he suffered an ignominious death by being hanged on a cross on the eve of the Passover (as we have seen above).”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. I, Art. II, §7, p. 35.
“The book Zohar, III, (282), tells us that Jesus died like a beast and was buried in that ‘dirt heap…where they throw the dead bodies of dogs and asses, and where the sons of Esau [the Christians] and of Ismael [the Turks], also Jesus and Mahommed, uncircumcized and unclean like dead dogs, are buried.'”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. I, Art. II, §8, p. 35. Citing Zohar III, fol. 282.
“Maimonides attempts to prove how much Christians err in worshipping Jesus in his book Hilkoth Melakhim (IX, 4): ‘…But if so far he has not done so and if he was killed, then it is clear he was not the Messiah whom the Law tells us to expect. He was similar to all the good and upright rulers of the House of David who died… What could be plainer? For all the Prophets said that the Christ would set Israel free, would bring it salvation, restore its dispersed peoples and confirm their laws. But he was the cause of the destruction of Israel and caused the rest of them to be dispersed and humiliated, so that the Law was changed and the greater part of the world was seduced to worship another God.'”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. I, Art. II, §9, pp. 35–37. Citing Maimonides, Hilkoth Melakhim, IX, 4.
C. On the Cross as an Idol
“In Orach Chaiim, 113,8: ‘If a Jew when praying should meet a Christian [Akum] carrying a star [a crucifix] in his hand, even if he has come to a place in his prayer where it is necessary to bow down to worship God in his heart, he must not do so lest he should seem to bow down before an image.'”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. I, “Note About the Cross,” p. 38. Citing Orach Chaiim, 113, 8.
“In Iore Dea, 3, Hagah: ‘It is not permitted to bow down or to remove one’s hat before princes or priests who wear a cross on their dress, as is their custom. Care must be taken, however, not to be noticed in failing to do so. For instance, one can throw some coins on the ground and stoop down to pick them up before they pass by. In this way it is permitted to bow down or to remove one’s hat before them.'”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. I, “Note About the Cross,” p. 39. Citing Iore Dea, 3, Hagah.
“In Iore Dea, 141, 1, Hagah, it says: ‘The image of a cross, before which they bow down, is to be treated as an idol, and it is not to be used until it is destroyed.'”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. I, “Note About the Cross,” p. 39. Citing Iore Dea, 141, 1, Hagah.
D. On the Teachings of Christ
“In Abhodah Zarah (6a) it says: ‘A Nazarene is one who follows the false teachings of that man who taught them to worship on the first day of the Sabbath.'”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. I, Art. III, §1, p. 40. Citing Abhodah Zarah, fol. 6a.
“Only deep malice and ignorance of the times in which Jesus lived can explain why the Jews, even to this day, use these passages to detract from the teachings of Jesus Christ.”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. I, Art. III, §3, p. 42.
IV. On Christians in the Talmud
A. The Names Given to Christians
“As in our languages Christians take their name from Christ, so in the language of the Talmud Christians are called Notsrim, from Jesus the Nazarene. But Christians are also called by the names used in the Talmud to designate all non-Jews: Abhodah Zarah, Akum, Obhde Elilim, Minim, Nokhrim, Edom, Amme Haarets, Goim, Apikorosim, Kuthrim.”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. II, Art. I, p. 42.
“Akum — This word is made up of the initial letters of the words Obhde Kokhabkim U Mazzaloth — worshippers of stars and planets. It was thus that the Jews formerly styled the Gentiles who lacked all knowledge of the true God. Now, however, the word Akum in Jewish books, especially in the Schulkhan Arukh, is applied to Christians.”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. II, Art. I, §2, p. 43.
“Minim — Heretics. In the Talmud those who possess books called the Gospels are heretics. Thus in Schabbath (116a) it says: ‘Rabbi Meir calls the books of the Minim Aven Gilaion [iniquitous volumes] because they call them Gospels.'”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. II, Art. I, §4, p. 43. Citing Schabbath, fol. 116a.
“Edom — Edomites. Rabbi Aben Ezra, when he speaks about the Emperor Constantine who changed his religion and placed the image of him who was hanged on his banner, adds: ‘Rome therefore is called the Kingdom of the Edomites.’ And Rabbi Bechai, in his Kad Hakkemach (fol. 20a, on Isaiah, ch. LXVI, 17) writes: ‘They are called Edomites who move their fingers “here and there”‘ (who make the sign of the cross). Likewise Rabbi Bechai, commenting on the words of Isaiah (loc. cit.), ‘those who eat the flesh of swine’ adds: ‘These are the Edomites.’ Rabbi Kimchi, however, calls them ‘Christians.’ And Rabbi Abarbanel, in his work Maschima Ieschua (36 d) says: ‘The Nazarenes are Romans, the sons of Edom.'”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. II, Art. I, §5, p. 44.
“It is well known that in the Jewish language, the Jews call Christians among whom they live, Goim.”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. II, Art. I, §6, p. 44.
B. Ignominious Names Given to Christian Things
“In numerous places ignominious names are given by the Jews to Christian things. It will not be out of place to list a few of these names which they give to things and persons which are held holy and dear by Christians, as follows: Jesus is ignominiously called Jeschu — which means, May his name and memory be blotted out. His proper name in Hebrew is Jeschua, which means Salvation. Mary, the mother of Jesus, is called Charia — dung, excrement (German Dreck). In Hebrew her proper name is Miriam. Christian saints, the word for which in Hebrew is Kedoschim, are called Kededchim (cinaedos) — feminine men (Fairies).”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. II, Art. I (on names), p. 45.
C. What the Talmud Teaches About Christians — Deicide and Theological Enmity
“In the Perusch (78c) [Maimonides] says: ‘And be it known that Christian people who follow Jesus, although their teachings vary, are all worshippers of idols (Abhodah Zarah).'”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. II, Art. I, §1, p. 43. Citing Maimonides, Perusch, fol. 78c.
“In Kerithuth (6b p. 78) it says: ‘The teaching of the Rabbis is: He who pours oil over a Goi, and over dead bodies is freed from punishment. This is true for an animal because it is not a man. But how can it be said that by pouring oil over a Goi one is freed from punishment, since a Goi is also a man? But this is not true, for it is written: Ye are my flock, the flock of my pasture are men (Ezechiel, XXXIV, 31). You are thus called men, but the Goim are not called men.'”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. II, Art. II, p. 48. Citing Kerithuth, fol. 6b.
“In the Tract Makkoth (7b) he is said to be guilty of killing ‘except when, if intending to kill an animal he kills a man by mistake, or intending to kill a Goi, he kills an Israelite.'”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. II, Art. II, p. 48. Citing Makkoth, fol. 7b.
“In Abhodah Zarah (21a Toseph), we read: ‘It is of importance to inquire the reasons why men nowadays even sell and rent their houses to Gentiles. Some say this is legal because it is said in Tosephta: No one shall rent his house to a gentile either here [in the land of Israel] or elsewhere because it is known that he will bring an idol into it.'”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. I, Art. II, §10, p. 37. Citing Abhodah Zarah, fol. 21a Toseph.
“Rabbi Ascher, in his Commentary on Abhodah Zarah (83d) speaks not less clearly on this matter: ‘Today it is permitted to rent houses to Gentiles because they bring their idol into them only for a time, when somebody is sick.’ And in the same place he says ‘Today they have a practice of incensing their idol.’ All this, and much more like it, proves beyond a doubt that when the Rabbis speak of the idols of the Gentiles among whom they lived at that time, when no idols were worshipped, they clearly meant the Christian ‘idol,’ namely, the image of Christ on the crucifix and the Holy Communion.”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. I, Art. II, §10, pp. 37–38. Citing Rabbi Ascher on Abhodah Zarah, fol. 83d.
V. What the Talmud Teaches About Christians (Part I, Chapter II, Article II)
“In the preceding chapter we saw what the Jews think of the Founder of the Christian religion, and how much they despise his name. This being so, it would not be expected that they would have any better opinion about those who follow Jesus the Nazarene. In fact, nothing more abominable can be imagined than what they have to say about Christians. They say that they are idolaters, the worst kind of people, much worse than the Turks, murderers, fornicators, impure animals, like dirt, unworthy to be called men, beasts in human form, worthy of the name of beasts, cows, asses, pigs, dogs, worse than dogs; that they propagate after the manner of beasts, that they have diabolic origin, that their souls come from the devil and return to the devil in hell after death; and that even the body of a dead Christian is nothing different from that of an animal.”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. II, Art. II, p. 46.
“In Abhodah Zarah (22a) it says: ‘A Jew must not associate himself with gentiles because they are given to the shedding of blood.’ Likewise in Iore Dea (153, 2): ‘An Israelite must not associate himself with the Akum [Christians] because they are given to the shedding of blood.'”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. II, Art. II, §3, p. 47. Citing Abhodah Zarah, fol. 22a; Iore Dea, 153, 2.
“In Abhodah Zarah (15b) it says: ‘Animals of the masculine sex must not be left in the barns of the Gentiles with their men, nor animals of the feminine sex with their women; much less must animals of the feminine sex be left with their men and of the masculine sex with their women. Nor must sheep be left to the care of their shepherds; nor must any intercourse be had with them; nor must children be given into their care to learn to read or to learn a trade.'”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. II, Art. II, §4, p. 48. Citing Abhodah Zarah, fol. 15b.
“The Talmud gives two reasons why the Goim are unclean: because they eat unclean things, and because they themselves have not been cleansed (from original sin) on Mount Sinai. In Schabbath, (145b) it says: ‘Why are the Goim unclean? Because they eat abominable things and animals that crawl on their belly.’ Likewise in Abhodah Zarah, 22b: ‘Why are the Goim unclean? Because they were not present at Mount Sinai. For when the serpent entered into Eve he infused her with uncleanness. But the Jews were cleansed from this when they stood on Mount Sinai; the Goim, however, who were not on Mount Sinai, were not cleansed.'”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. II, Art. II, §5, p. 48. Citing Schabbath, fol. 145b; Abhodah Zarah, fol. 22b.
“In Iore Dea (198, 48) Hagah, it says: ‘When Jewish women come out of a bath they must take care to meet a friend first, and not something unclean or a Christian. For if so, a woman, if she wants to keep holy, should go back and bathe again.’ It is worthy of note that the following list of unclean things is given in Biur Hetib, a commentary on the Schulchan Arukh: ‘A woman must wash herself again if she sees any unclean things, such as a dog, an ass, or People of the Earth; a Christian (Akum), a camel, a pig, a horse, and a leper.'”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. II, Art. II, §6, pp. 48–49. Citing Iore Dea, 198, 48 Hagah; Biur Hetib on the Schulchan Arukh.
“In Midrasch Talpioth (fol. 225d) it says: ‘God created them in the form of men for the glory of Israel. But Akum were created for the sole end of ministering unto them [the Jews] day and night. Nor can they ever be relieved from this service. It is becoming to the son of a king [an Israelite] that animals in their natural form, and animals in the form of human beings should minister unto him.'”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. II, Art. II, §8, p. 50. Citing Midrasch Talpioth, fol. 225d.
“In Zohar (II, 64b) it says: ‘…People who worship idols, and who are called cow and ass, as it is written: I have a cow and an ass…’ Rabbi Bechai, in his book Kad Hakkemach, ch. I, beginning with the word Geulah — redemption — referring to Psalm 80, v.13: The boar out of the wood doth waste it, says: ‘The letter ain is dropped [suspended] the same as these worshippers are followers of him who was suspended.’ Buxtorf says: ‘By wild pig the author here means the Christians who eat pork and, like pigs, have destroyed the vineyard of Israel, the City of Jerusalem, and who believe in the “suspended” Christ.'”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. II, Art. II, §9, p. 51. Citing Zohar II, fol. 64b; Rabbi Bechai, Kad Hakkemach; Buxtorf, Lexicon.
“Rabbi Schelomo Iarchi (Raschi), famous Jewish commentator, explaining the law of Moses (Deuter. XIV, 21) forbidding the eating of meat of wounded animals, but which must be given to the ‘stranger in thy gates,’ or which, according to Exodus (XXII, 30) is to be thrown to the dogs, has this to say: ‘…for he is like a dog. Are we to take the word “dog” here literally? By no means. For the text in speaking of dead bodies says, Or thou mayest sell it to an alien. This applies much more to the meat of wounded animals, for which it is permitted to accept payment. Why therefore does the Scripture say it may be thrown to “dogs?” In order to teach you that a dog is to be more respected than the Nokhri.'”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. II, Art. II, §10, p. 52. Citing Raschi on Deuteronomy XIV, 21.
“In the Sanhedrin (74b) Tosephoth, it says: ‘The sexual intercourse of a Goi is like that of a beast.’ And in Kethuboth (3b) it says: ‘The seed of a Goi is worth the same as that of a beast.’ Hence it is to be inferred that Christian marriage is not true marriage. In Kidduschim (68a), it says: ‘…How do we know this? Rabbi Huna says: You can read: Remain here with the ass, that is, with a people like an ass. Hence it appears that they are not capable of contracting marriage.'”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. II, Art. II, §11, p. 52. Citing Sanhedrin, fol. 74b Tosephoth; Kethuboth, fol. 3b; Kidduschim, fol. 68a.
“In Zohar (II, 64b) it says: ‘Rabbi Abba says: If only idolaters alone had sexual intercourse, the world would not continue to exist. Hence we are taught that a Jew should not give way to those infamous robbers. For if these propagate in greater numbers, it will be impossible for us to continue to exist because of them. For they give birth to sucklings the same as dogs.'”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. II, Art. II, §11, p. 53. Citing Zohar II, fol. 64b.
“Idolatrous people, however, since they exist, befoul the world, because their souls come out of the unclean side… Zohar (I, 46b, 47a) goes on to show that this unclean side is the left side, from which the souls of Christians come: ‘And he created every living thing, that is, the Israelites, because they are the children of the Most High God, and their holy souls come out from Him. But where do the souls of the idolatrous gentiles come from? Rabbi Eliezer says: from the left side, which makes their souls unclean. They are therefore all unclean and they pollute all who come in contact with them.'”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. II, Art. II, §12, p. 53. Citing Zohar I, fol. 46b–47a.
“The Elders teach that Abraham sits at the gate of Gehenna and prevents any circumcized person from entering there; but that all the uncircumcized go down to hell.”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. II, Art. II, §13, p. 53.
“The bodies of Christians after death are called by the odious name of Pegarim, which is the word used in Holy Scripture for the dead bodies of the damned and of animals, but never for the pious dead who are called Metim.“
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. II, Art. II, §14, p. 54.
On Christian Worship (Part I, Chapter II, Article III)
“In the Abhodah Zarah, 78c (the Perusch of Maimonides, fol. 8) it says: ‘All the festivals of the followers of Jesus are forbidden, and we must conduct ourselves towards them as we would towards idolators. The first day of the week is their principal feast, and it is therefore forbidden to do any business whatsoever with those who believe in Jesus on their Sabbath. We must observe the same rules on their Sabbath as we do on the feastdays of idolators, as the Talmud teaches.'”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. II, Art. III, p. 54. Citing Abhodah Zarah, fol. 78c (Perusch of Maimonides, fol. 8).
VI. Part Two: Precepts of the Talmud Concerning Christians
A. Christians Are to Be Avoided (Part II, Chapter I)
The following section headings come from the Table of Contents of the 1939 Sanctuary edition: “Christians Unworthy to Associate With Jews,” “Christians Are Unclean,” “Christians Are Idolaters,” “Christians Are Evil.” The following passages are attributed accordingly.
“Even the best of the Goim should be killed.”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part II, Ch. II, Art. 2, §4, p. 82 (E.N. Sanctuary 1939 edition). Pranaitis citing Abhodah Zarah, fol. 26b.
B. Christians to Be Harmed Indirectly
“In Babha Kama (113b) it says: ‘The name of God is not profaned when, for example, a Jew lies to a Goi by saying: “I gave something to your father, but he is dead; you must return it to me,” as long as the Goi does not know that you are lying.'”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part II, Ch. II, Art. I, §3, p. 73. Citing Babha Kama, fol. 113b.
“In Babha Bathra (54b) it says: ‘All things pertaining to the Goim are like a desert, the first person to come along and take them can claim them for his own.'”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part II, Ch. II, Art. I, §4, p. 74. Citing Babha Bathra, fol. 54b.
C. Renegades (Apostates from Judaism) to Be Killed
“It is written about renegades and heretics, those who deny the Torah, or the Prophets, or who, as is the custom of these people [i.e., Christians], claim that God has revealed himself in human form: they are to be killed, and those who have power over them should have them killed.”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part II, Ch. II, Art. II, §1, p. 78.
D. The Pope and Princes to Be Exterminated
“In the Schulchan Arukh it says: ‘Those who do evil to Israel are to be killed when you have power over them. And therefore it is permitted to kill the Prince of Rome.'”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part II, Ch. II, Art. II, §3, p. 80.
E. All Christians to Be Killed
“The Schulchan Arukh, after the words about renegades, also speaks of all nations: ‘Turn away from the idolaters and do not show them compassion.'”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part II, Ch. II, Art. II, §4, p. 82.
F. Killing a Christian Is an Acceptable Sacrifice to God
“In the Zohar (I, 38b and 39a) it says: ‘In the palaces of the fourth heaven are those who lamented over Sion and Jerusalem, and all those who destroyed idolatrous nations and those who killed off people who worshipped idols are clothed in purple garments so they may be recognized and honored.'”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part II, Ch. II, Art. II, §5, p. 82. Citing Zohar I, fol. 38b–39a.
G. Heaven Promised to Those Who Kill Christians
“In Hilkhoth Akum (X, 1) it says: ‘Do not eat with idolaters, neither should you rescue them if they are about to die; for example, if you see one of them fall into the sea, do not pull him out unless he can pay you for it.'”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part II, Ch. II, Art. I, §1, p. 68. Citing Maimonides, Hilkhoth Akum, X, 1.
“In Iore Dea (158, 1) it says: ‘The following must not be saved from death: heretics, and those who have denied the Torah, and Christian and Turks who are enemies of Israel.'”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part II, Ch. II, Art. I, §1, p. 68. Citing Iore Dea, 158, 1.
H. Jewish Prayers Against Christians
“In their daily prayers the Jews also say: ‘Pour out Thy wrath upon the nations that know Thee not and upon the kingdoms that call not upon Thy name; for they have devoured Jacob and laid waste his dwelling place’ (Ps. 79). Pour out Thine indignation upon them, and let Thy wrathful anger take hold of them (Ps. 69). Pursue them in anger and destroy them from under the heavens of the Lord (Lam. 3).”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part II, Ch. II, Art. II, §9, p. 85.
VI. On Supersessionism and the Rejection of Christ as Messiah
“What could be plainer? For all the Prophets said that the Christ would set Israel free, would bring it salvation, restore its dispersed peoples and confirm their laws. But he was the cause of the destruction of Israel and caused the rest of them to be dispersed and humiliated, so that the Law was changed and the greater part of the world was seduced to worship another God.”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. I, Art. II, §9, pp. 36–37. Pranaitis citing Maimonides, Hilkoth Melakhim, IX, 4 (Maimonides’ argument that Jesus is not the Messiah).
“Truly no one can understand the designs of the Creator, nor are his ways our ways. For all that has been built up by Jesus the Nazarene, and by the Turks who came after him, tend only to prepare the way for the coming of Christ the King, and to prepare the whole world equally for the service of the Lord, as it is said: For then I shall give a clean mouth to all peoples that all may call upon the name of the Lord, and bow down in unison before him.”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. I, Art. II, §9, p. 37. Pranaitis citing Maimonides, Hilkoth Melakhim, IX, 4.
VII. On the Epilogue and Papal Treatment of the Jews
“In the Book Chizzuk Emunah, part I, ch. 36, we read: ‘The Christians build up an argument from this [Zachary XII, 10] and say: Behold how the Prophet testified that in future ages the Jews would lament and weep because they crucified and killed the Messiah who was sent to them; and to prove that he meant Jesus the Nazarene, possessing both the divine and human nature, they quote the words: And they looked upon him whom they transfixed and they wept over him as a mother over her first born child.'”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Part I, Ch. I, Art. II, §9, p. 35. Citing Chizzuk Emunah, Part I, Ch. 36.
In an appendix titled “How the Popes Treated the Jews,” Pranaitis quotes Pope Innocent IV’s 1244 letter to the King of France:
“Our dear Son, the Chancellor of Paris, and the Doctors, before the clergy and people, publicly burned by fire the aforesaid books (The Talmud) with all their appendices. We beg and beseech your Celestial Majesty in the Lord Jesus, that, having begun laudably and piously to prosecute those who perpetuate these detestable excesses, that you continue with due severity. And that you command throughout your whole kingdom that the aforesaid books with all their glossaries, already condemned by the Doctors, be committed to the flames. Firmly prohibiting Jews from having Christians as servants and nurses.”
— Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked, Appendix: “How the Popes Treated the Jews,” p. 89. Pranaitis quoting Pope Innocent IV, 1244.
Sources
- Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, Christianus in Talmude Iudaeorum, Latin original (St. Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, 1892). Imprimatur of Archbishop Metropolitan Kozlowski of Moghileff, April 13, 1892. Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, The Talmud Unmasked: The Secret Rabbinical Teachings Concerning Christians, English translation (New York: E. N. Sanctuary, 1939). Translation of the 1892 Latin text. Full PDF: https://archive.org/details/pdfy-QOmP0jzsI3bcDGT6 | Full text (djvu): Rev. I. B. Pranaitis, Il Talmud smascherato, Italian translation (Rome: Tumminelli, 1939). Full text:
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