“B’nei B’rith” and the Jewish Polemics with Tadeusz Zieliński’s View of the Religion of Ancient Israel Cover Image

„B’nei B’rith” i judaistyczne polemiki z Tadeusza Zielińskiego ujęciem religii starożytnego Izraela
“B’nei B’rith” and the Jewish Polemics with Tadeusz Zieliński’s View of the Religion of Ancient Israel

Author(s): Andrzej Gillmeister
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: Tadeusz Zieliński; Judaic religion; Greek religion; Mateusz Mieses; Edmund Stein

Summary/Abstract: This article is devoted to Tadeusz Zieliński’s “Hellenism and Judaism” published in 1927. In this two-volume book Zieliński decribes antique Judaism as has been seen in the eyes of Greeks. The conclusion of this decription turns to be negative in the case of Judaism and developed Zieliński’s idea about psychological continuity between ancient religions, particularly religion of ancient Greece, and Christianity. The thesis and this work was met with very negative reaction from the Jewish and Christian circle. The article presents the polemics written from Jewish point of view and published by the inspiration and support of “B’nei B’rith”. The analysis was made in reference to the works of Mateusz Mieses and Edmund Stein.

  • Issue Year: 61/2013
  • Issue No: 03
  • Page Range: 63-80
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish