Twelve good men? Hilary Johnson takes another look at Judas Iscariot

‘Thoughts came to me as I prepared my Simnel cake.’

by Hilary Johnson 17th May 2024

Recent editions of the Friend have considered the question of whether Quakers are institutionally antisemitic. This has led me to ask whether Christianity itself is fundamentally antisemitic. That is our heritage, after all, and many Friends maintain Christian leanings. But the Christian tradition may bring with it some unexamined perceptions of Judaism, learned from particular interpretations of the Bible. Some of these may lead to negative views of Jews and, in the light of the conflict in Gaza, attitudes towards Zionism.