Sunday, March 23, 2014

A Missionary's depiction of a Jew casting away his religion in a volume published in 1820

c1820 a Missionary volume was published, focusing on the conversion of Jews to Christianity.
The volume was titled: A selection of hymns adapted to divine worship : with a few poems
Part First. On the Bible, and on the conversion of Jews and heathen --
Part Second. On the Christian's walk with God.
Facing the title page is an illustration of a Jew casting away his Tallit, an interesting way to depict a Jew abandoning Judaism.
Illustration facing title page

title page of
A selection of hymns adapted to divine worship : with a few poems Part First. On the Bible, and on the conversion of Jews and heathen -- Part Second. On the Christian's walk with God.

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