Erasmus and the Jews: Revisiting the Narrative.

The article "Erasmus and the Jews: Revisiting the Narrative" explores Erasmus of Rotterdam's views on Jews and Judaism. It discusses how Erasmus made derogatory remarks about Jews, accusing them of undermining Christianity. Erasmus idealized a Europe free of Jews and expressed disdain for Judaism. The article challenges the narrative that Erasmus was indifferent to Jews and suggests that his writings reveal hostility towards them. The text also addresses the issue of presentism in evaluating Erasmus's antisemitic attitudes. [Extracted from the article]