The Old Paths

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Alexander McCaul was a professor at Kings College in the early part of the 19th century, and the author of many tracts appealing to the Jews. Many of these were later compiled into "The Old Paths", from which this file is excerpted. McCaul was later proposed for the position of first Protestant Bishop of Jerusalem, but stood aside so that this post could be filled by a descendant of Abraham, Michael Solomon Alexander.

Extract: Among all the religions existing in the world, there are only two deserving of careful consideration, and they are both of Jewish origin, and were both once confined exclusively to the Jewish nation. They are now known by the names of Judaism and Christianity; but it must never be forgotten that the second is as entirely Jewish as the first. The founder of Christianity was a Jew. The first preachers of Christianity were Jews. The first Christians were all Jews; so that, in discussing the truth of these respective religions, we are not contrasting a gentile religion with a Jewish one, but comparing one Jewish creed with another Jewish creed. Neither in defending Christianity, do we wish to diminish anything from the privileges of the Jewish people; on the contrary, we candidly acknowledge that we are disciples of the Jews, converts to Jewish doctrines, partakers of the Jewish hope, and advocates of that truth which the Jews have taught us. We are fully persuaded that the Jews whom we follow were in the right--that they have pointed out to us the “old paths”, “the good way”, and “we have found rest to our souls”. And we, therefore, conscientiously believe, that those Jews who follow the opposite system are as wrong as their forefathers who, when God commanded them to walk in the good old way, replied, “We will not walk therein”.

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