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The Bible has several curses/warnings that, if the Israelites don't adhere to God's laws, calamity will befall them and they will be forced to resort to cannibalism. This is a great threat for Jews to use against other Jews. But what happens when this type of text falls into other hands? This week we looked at how Christian commentators of the Middle Ages used these biblical tales against the Jews.
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The Bible has several curses/warnings that, if the Israelites don't adhere to God's laws, calamity will befall them and they will be forced to resort to cannibalism. This is a great threat for Jews to use against other Jews. But what happens when this type of text falls into other hands? This week we looked at how Christian commentators of the Middle Ages used these biblical tales against the Jews.