KFLCC / New Age Bible Versions - Gail Riplinger

Peter 2:1, 15) A more apt description of Kittel's dictionary and his diatribe against the Jews could not be penned.

Kittel's Pen: Instrument of Death

In Gerhard Kittel, Satan found a man who could destroy both the seed of Israel and the "incorruptible seed." His writings penned between 1937 and 1943 caused the physical death of millions of Jews and spiritual death for untold others. Using the cloak of 'Christianity' and science', Kittel was the chief architect of the so-called 'racial science' and 'Christian base' for Hitler's anti-Semitism. Scholar Robert Erickson, winner of the 1987 Merit of Distinction from the International Center for Holocaust Studies writes, "He established a solid Christian foundation for the opposition to the Jews."3 Kittel called himself "the first authority in Germany in the scientific consideration of the Jewish question."4 William Foxwell Albright, a prominent archaeologist and Semitic scholar, writes:

Kittel is. . .even darker and more menacing. . .than Goerring or Goebbels. . .[He credits Kittel with]. . .the grim distinction of making extermination of the Jews theologically respectable.5

This spiritual treason by the 'Christian' academic and theological community, provides the answer to the weighty question, 'How could civilized young men of a modem culture brutally torture and murder their fellow man and why did a whole generation of Germans sit by and allow it?' Author Joseph Carr answers: "Satan's gospel of racial hatred had been preached loudly in Germany for more than a decade. . ."6 This war of words preceded World War II, preparing the minds of some Germans for their unholy betrayal of humanity. Scholars explain:

[T]here was a cancer in 19th century Germany. The German theologian. . .had deteriorated to an unbelieving liberalism. . .Understanding the moral treason of churchmen required knowledge of the doctrinal state of much of Europe during the first four decades of this century.. .the satanic influence.7