A Defense of Judaism Versus Proselytizing Christianity
Cincinnati: American Israelite, 1889. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 129, [1]pp. Original purple pebble cloth with gold lettering on front cover. All edges red. Floral decorative endpapers. Rabbi Isaac M. Wise, a leader of 19th century American Reform Jewry, wrote this work of Jewish apologetics in response to Christian missionaries in Cincinnati who placed a Jewish convert to Christianity in the official position of missionary to the Jews. Unlike traditional Jewish anti-Christian polemics, which took as their starting point the superiority of Judaism over Christianity, Wise wrote from an ecumenical perspective. Some age wear on binding with spine sunned, and slight abrasion on lower spine. Minor rubbing and discoloration along edges. Slight age-toning along paper margin. Binding in overall good- to good, interior in good+ to very good condition. g. Item #28710
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