Editing Antisemitism in Christianity (section)

=== Jewish deicide ===
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Jewish deicide is the belief that [[Jews]] to this day will always be [[Collective responsibility|collectively responsible]] for [[Crucifixion of Jesus|the killing of Jesus]],<ref name="nostra">{{cite web |title=Nostra Aetate: a milestone - Pier Francesco Fumagalli |url=https://www.vatican.va/jubilee_2000/magazine/documents/ju_mag_01111997_p-31_en.html |access-date=2018-04-16 |publisher=Vatican.va}}</ref><ref name="GreenspoonHamm2000">{{cite book |author1=Greenspoon, Leonard |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jHtg7jYw4TgC&pg=PA78 |title=The Historical Jesus Through Catholic and Jewish Eyes |author2=Hamm, Dennis |author3=Le Beau, Bryan F. |date=2000 |publisher=A&C Black |isbn=978-1-56338-322-9 |page=78}}</ref> also known as the [[blood curse]]. Even before the Gospels were finalized, [[Paul the Apostle|Paul]] described the Jews as those "who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets" in his epistle to the Thessalonians{{which|date=May 2025}} 2:14–15.<ref name=":7" /> A justification of the deicide charge also appears in the [[Gospel of Matthew]] 27:24–25, alleging a crowd of Jews told [[Pilate]] that they and their children would be responsible for Jesus's death.<ref>{{bibleverse|Matthew|27:24–25}}</ref> The [[Acts of the Apostles]], written by the same author as the [[Gospel of Luke]], repeatedly reproach the Jews for having "crucified and killed" Jesus.<ref name=":7" /><ref>(Acts 2:23, 2:36, 4:10, 4:27, 5:30, 10:39, 13:27-28)</ref> The [[Gospel of John]] exhibits a hostile tone towards 'the Jews', particularly in verses like John 5:16, 6:52, 7:13, 8:44, 10:31, and others, which also implicate them in Jesus' death.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Gospel of Mark and Judaism |url=https://www.jcrelations.net/article/the-gospel-of-mark-and-judaism.html#:~:text=In%20conclusion%20to%20our%20discussion,are%20in%20conflict%20with%20Jesus. |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=www.jcrelations.net |language=en-EN}}</ref>

Most members of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] accept the notion of Jewish deicide,<ref name="Mauss 2003 213" /> while the [[Catholic Church]] repudiated it in 1965,<ref name="nostra" /> as have several other [[Christian]] denominations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Deicide and the Jews |url=https://www.bc.edu/content/dam/files/research_sites/cjl/texts/cjrelations/resources/documents/protestant/Episcopal_Resolution_1964.htm}}</ref><ref name="lut1">Evangelical Lutheran Church in America [http://www.elca.org/Who-We-Are/Our-Three-Expressions/Churchwide-Organization/Ecumenical-and-Inter-Religious-Relations/Inter-Religious-Relations/Christian-Jewish-Relations/Guidelines.aspx "Guidelines for Lutheran–Jewish Relations"] November 16, 1998</ref><ref name="lut2">World Council of Churches [http://www.wcc-coe.org/wcc/what/interreligious/cd33-23.html "Guidelines for Lutheran-Jewish Relations"] in [http://www.wcc-coe.org/wcc/what/interreligious/cd33-01.html ''Current Dialogue'', Issue 33] July, 1999</ref>