User:Hijiri88/Antisemitism in early Christian literature

Antisemitism, occasionally called anti-Judaism or Judaeophobia, was a feature of many early Christian documents, including the canonical New Testament and various New Testament apocrypha.

The "Pilate cycle"
The so-called Pilate cycle of gospel writings is characterized by anti-Jewish sentiment.

In the Letter of Pilate to Claudius, Pontius Pilate does not execute Jesus to appease the Jewish leaders; it is the Jewish leaders themselves who crucify Jesus. The text does, however, make a distinction between the Jewish people (who believe in Jesus) and their leaders (who hate him).

The Vengeance of the Saviour, usually include in the Pilate cycle, treats the fall of Jerusalem as divine retribution for the Jews' role in the death of Jesus.

The medieval Narrative of Joseph of Arimathea speaks of "murderous Jews" and concludes with an attack on the Law of Moses.