[Avodah] Rav Yaakov Emden & Christianity

[Micha Berger]

On Mon, Sep 24, 2007 at 01:26:13AM -0400, Daniel Eidensohn wrote:
: I just came across an interesting article written 30 years ago by Blu 
: Greenberg - Judaism 27:3 1978 p351-363...
: page 358 "In his commentary Eitz Avos (40b-41a) on Pirkei Avot (4:11), 
: Emden describes Christianity as a "religion in the service of God," a 
: religion which God sees as good and, therefore, He sustains it..."
:         Emden continues: these two families, Christianity and 
: Mohammedanism, which God selected as vehicles to bring faith into the 
: world, were never brought under the yoke of mitzvot of the Torah...

Shitas haRambam, no?

Tir'u baTov!
-mi