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Sir, —I am glad to read Mr Bradshaw’s acknowledgment of August 11 that in fairness to these persecuted people, it would be anti-Chris-tian to condemn all Jews. I also am
not a theologician, and respect his desire not to enter into Biblical controversy. I am sure he will agree that his statement that “the Apostles were not in the literal sense Jews” could only be correct if, in changing their religion, they also automatically changed their nationality. Perhaps nationality has been confused with religious belief. Christianity is not a nationality, but embraces all nationalities. If anyone should know the truth of the matter it is the leading Apostle of ihe Christian Church, St. Paul, who Writes of himself: “I am a man which am a Jew” (Acts 21:39), and: “I am verily a man which am a Jew” (Acts 22:3), and again: “Are they Hebrews? So am I.” (2nd Corinthians 11:22). Is it not quite clear that on becoming Christians the Apostles and other converted Jews o ; d not lose their nationality? Those who wrote the New Testament and established the Christian Church obviously remained literal descendants of Abraham—Jews, as was Christ Himself. Yours etc.,
“Mrs GENTILE” Whakatane, August 15, 1950.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 15, Issue 83, 16 August 1950, Page 4
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