6 . Not all agree with this distinction ; those that differ detect Christianity, the latter does anti - Christian polemic in Rashi’s Torah commentary as well . 7 Yet regarding Rashi’s commentary to Proverbs ( hereafter RPC ) , there is scholarly consensus that it contains anti - Christian polemic . Baer was the first to note its existence in passing, Rosenthal investigated this phenomenon, and Grossman noted additional examples and explanations . 8 Rashi's Proverbs commentary contains more than fifty - five polemical comments directed against Christianity . In these glosses, Rashi emphasizes the enticement of the Jews, the embezzlement of Jewish money, and the willingness of the Jewish people This article will focus specifically upon the to forfeit their lives for the sake of God . 9 theme of Christian enticement because it is the primary polemical theme of Rashi’s commentary to this book ; it is mentioned more than fifteen times . We will take a closer look at these glosses with the g...
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