Were Jesus and the New Testament Antisemitic? | Persecuted Ep. 2

Were Jesus and the New Testament Antisemitic? | Persecuted Ep. 2

From Modern Mind, Ancient Book by Roger Ferguson, Host and Biblical Scholar

June 1, 2026 · 34 min · Season 3 · Episode 67

About this episode

The episode explores whether Jesus and the New Testament writers were antisemitic, drawing from Mark Baker's work.

Send us Fan Mail Episode 2 moves into one of the most difficult and debated questions in Christian history PURCHASE/READ HERE: https://www.amazon.com/Persecuted-Jesus-Constantine-Mark-Baker-ebook/dp/B0GTWMVXWP Visit: persecutedproject.org Were Jesus and the New Testament writers antisemitic? Drawing from The Persecuted: Jesus to Constantine by Mark Baker, we examine claims that Christian hostility toward Jewish communities can be traced back to interpretations of Jesus and the New Test...

People in this episode

Host: Roger Ferguson

Topics covered

  • antisemitism
  • Christian history
  • New Testament
  • Jewish communities
  • interpretation of Jesus

Keywords

  • Jesus
  • New Testament
  • antisemitism
  • Christianity
  • Jewish communities
  • Mark Baker
  • Persecuted

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Books & works: The Persecuted: Jesus to Constantine

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