Christianity and Anti-semitism

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pilate tried to substitute a murderer instead of Jesus but the Jewish leaders said no.

But for the Jews, Jesus would not be executed. The Romans carried out the sentence.

I'm happy to say that both the local Jewish leadership and the Roman authorities combined to kill Jesus.

Granting your point, isn't there a big difference between "local Jewish leaders" and "the Jews", and mightn't ignoring that distinction be a major cause of anti[semitism?

NP. Definitely. You could even argue that it was just a subset of Jews (pharisees), at that particular place and time, who had an interest in seeing Jesus disposed of.

[Anonymous]

BTW, don't forget that those who followed Jesus were also Jews. Does that mean that "the Jews" also includes "the Christians"?