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The Orthodox Jews who follow rabbinic Judaism, the legacy of the Pharisees of Yahshua’s day,
continue to bear a malevolent, devilish hatred of the Son of God. Rabbinic Judaism is rabidly anti-
Christian, manifesting a greater hatred for “Yeshu” and His disciples than for any other people or
belief system on earth. The Bible reveals the vehement hatred of rabbinic Judaism for Christ and His
disciples. Before his conversion, the apostle Paul was a leader among the rabbinic Jews, being trained
as a Pharisee in the school of Gamaliel. His violent hatred of Yahshua was exhibited in his actions
which had the full endorsement of the Orthodox Jewish leaders and community.

Acts 9:1-2
But Saul (Paul), still breathing threats and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high
priest, and asked for letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, that if he found any who were
of the Way (Christians), whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

Acts 26:9-11
“So then, I (Paul) thought to myself that I had to do many things hostile to the name of Yahshua of
Nazareth. And this is just what I did in Jerusalem; not only did I lock up many of the saints in prisons,
having received authority from the chief priests, but also when they were being put to death I cast my
vote against them. And as I punished them often in all the synagogues, I tried to force them to
blaspheme; and being furiously enraged at them, I kept pursuing them even to foreign cities.”

Few Christians outside of Israel today understand the hatred that rabbinic Judaism continues to hold
toward them and their Messiah. As was mentioned in a previous chapter, the Orthodox Jews hold the
Talmud, which contains the opinions of the Jewish rabbis, in higher esteem than the Tanakh (Old
Testament). Passages from the Talmud accuse the Son of God of being a sorcerer and of teaching
apostasy. They also describe “Yeshu” as suffering endless torments of being boiled in human
excrement because He showed contempt toward the words of the rabbis (sages).

Babylonian Talmud Tractate Sanhedrin - 43a

On the eve of the Passover Yeshu was hanged. For forty days before the execution took place, a
herald went forth and cried, 'He is going forth to be stoned because he has practiced sorcery and
enticed Israel to apostasy. Any one who can say anything in his favor, let him come forward and
plead on his behalf.' But since nothing was brought forward in his favor he was hanged on the eve
of the Passover! - Ulla retorted: 'Do you suppose that he was one for whom a defense could be
made? Was he not a Mesith [enticer], concerning whom Scripture says, Neither shalt thou spare,
neither shalt thou conceal him? With Yeshu however it was different, for he was connected with the
government [or royalty, i.e., influential].'

Babylonian Talmud: Tractate Gittin - Folio 57a

He then went and raised by incantations Yeshu. He asked him: Who is in repute in the other world?
He replied: Israel. What about joining them? He replied: Seek their welfare, seek not their harm.
Whoever touches them touches the apple of his eye. He said: What is your punishment? He replied:
With boiling hot excrement, since a Master has said: Whoever mocks at the words of the Sages is
punished with boiling hot excrement.

Orthodox (Talmudic) Judaism is the prevailing belief system of the Jewish people residing in Israel