The causes of anti-semitism : a critique of the Bible / Arthur Blech.

"A previous edition of the book was published in 1997."

Includes bibliographical references.

The Sumerians and Babylonians -- The Egyptians -- The early religion of Israel -- Sacrifice of children--human sacrifices -- Bull and calf worship -- The temple, tabernacle & ark -- Priests and priesthood -- The mind-perverting influence of the priestly torah and the historical books of the Tanak -- The fateful covenant and the consequences -- The priestly authors and the lost books -- Lack of evidence -- Anthropomorphism -- The Exodus explored -- The Torah -- The Book of Joshua and the conquest -- Uprisings, priests and rabbis -- The Maccabean uprising -- Pogroms against Jews in Alexandria, Egypt -- The first great Jewish revolt against Rome -- The Jewish rebellion against Rome 115-117 A.D. -- The Bar Kokhba rebellion -- Judaism as a social force -- Jewish martyrs -- The Jesus movement and after -- The mystery of Jesus' crucifixion -- So that Prophets, Psalms, Scripture may be fulfilled -- Christology: the problem -- The doubts -- The messiah -- The Jews falsely accused -- The response of the Church to the charge of anti-semitism -- The sayings of Jesus -- The sins of popes and Church -- The Church horrors -- The Inquisitions -- Anti-semitism -- The road led to Auschwitz -- Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust.