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Matthew Thiessen, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, McMaster University

Jesus the faithful Jew: How misreadings of the Christian Gospels miss this and fuel anti-Judaism

The harmful belief that Christianity 'replaced' Judaism is partly rooted in the erroneous view that Jesus told his followers that rules regarding ritual purity were outdated. (Wikimedia)

This year, Easter and Passover, holidays central to Christianity and Judaism, respectively, begin on the same weekend.

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