Being a Jew I found this book laughable and scary both at the same time,laughable because all religions are based on half truths and lies and each side defends their half truths and lies to the bitter end...which is the scary part.Books like this make Richard Dawkins arguments seem well founded.I did have some respect for Martin Luther before reading this book,but now I see him as just another religious bigot.
Perspective:
I am a Lutheran Deacon who is part Jew by ethnicity. I have always understood that Luther's anger was over the jewish rejection of the Gospel. This book makes that clear. Some other reviewers are "knee Jerk" in their reaction to the work of Luther. The ironic thing is it was Luther's love for the jewish people that made him so long for their redemption. I don't agree with everything Luther said, but he was not motivated by race. He simply railed against things which he saw as an affront to the Gospel.
This is a heavily censored version of Dr. Luther's work:
The typical neo-Nazi take on Martin Luther's writing about Judaism and Judaics is to cut out anything critical of the German people, or in praise of Judaic people, or any other moderating, judicious or reasonable dimension to Luther's theses. This is the case with this censored, hack version of "On the Jews and their Lies." Luther always sought to convert Judaics to Christ and was solicitous of their spiritual welfare, and Luther was often highly critical of German gentiles. Moreover, his early writing... more info
Anyone Interested In This Book Should Save Their Money:
There really is no reason to buy this edition of Martin Luther's writings on Jews. I realize it is only 6 dollars but I encourage any potential buyer to either find a more scholarly edition or skip it all together. The book is so shoddily published that it is almost an embarassment to put it on one's bookshelf. Martin Luther sheds no light on the subject of Jew-Gentile relations. All he does is reinforce the information that many of the people interested in this book already know to be true (myself... more info
