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PHILOLOGICAL DISSERTATION,

ON THE HATRED OF THE JEWS AND ITS CAUSES

TOWARD THE PORCINE SPECIES.

ARGUMENT.

§. 1. The hatred of the Jews toward the porcine species. §. 2. The fame of this hatred among the Gentiles. §. 3. A comparison of the pig with other unclean animals forbidden in the divine law. §. 4. On the causes of the Jews' hatred of pigs, the opinions of the GENTILES: Lamprias, Porphyry, Antiochus Epiphanes, Callistratus & Philo Judaeus. §. 5. The opinion of Tacitus, Diodorus Siculus, Justin, Helladius &c. is derived from the scabies with which either the Jews or the Egyptians were afflicted. Moses called Alpha. His fame among the Gentiles. Sabbath is not derived from σάββω a disease of the groin. §. 6. Strabo judges more honestly concerning the departure of the Jews from Egypt. From where did the Gentiles' comments about the vitiligo leprosy-like skin condition of the Jews arise? §. 7. The opinions of Cunaeus, Thysius, Lactantius, Vossius & others are reviewed. §. 8. Spencer's VI reasons are examined and refuted: solid-hoofed pigs. §. 9. Our opinion is proposed. [I.] Reason: the filth of the animal. The distinction regarding clean and unclean animals. Eating pork is lawful in the time of the Messiah. §. 10. [II.] Reason: Leprosy & scabies of the pig: Writers on leprosy. Spencer is refuted. Sow's milk creates scabies. Lepers removed from the sight of men. §. 11. [III.] Reason: That pigs brought no utility to the Jews; the violence of eating pork increased that hatred. §. 12. It is proven that the Jews could not have raised pigs. The Gadarene pigs obsessed by demons. Buxtorf is noted. In Judea, pigs were fed by the Romans. §. 13. A moral and physical reason: why did the demons ask the Savior to rush into the herd of pigs?