You hold in your hands shocking information which has been omitted from most Christian history books. This volume examines the tragic role Christians have played in the persecution of Jews for centuries. Most Christians are unaware of this bloody stain on the church?s legacy. How and why did the church persecute the Jewish people with demonic hatred in the name of Christ? Merrill Bolender?s important work answers this question by providing historical documentation that readers are not likely to hear in the average pulpit or seminary. Merrill identifies the theological error of replacement theology and shows how this unbiblical teaching played a key role in the slaughter of countless Jews during the crusades, inquisitions, pogroms, and even the Holocaust. The cross?a symbol of God?s love?literally became a sword.