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Letter from Jacob Rodrigues Peynado to Isaac Leeser, August 15, 1849

Autograph letter from Jacob Rodrigues Peynado of Hackney, London, to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated August 15, 1849. Peynado, a contributor to *The Occident*, discusses the pedagogical error of forbidding children from reading the New Testament, arguing that it leaves Jewish youth unprepared to defend their faith against Christian inquiries. He proposes that Jews should instead teach the New Testament critically.

Associated People/Businesses

Leeser, Isaac
Peynado, R
Peynado, Jacob Rodrigues (d. 1877) / Lesser, Isaac

Geography

London
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania

Subjects

Religious education
Correspondence

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 12, Folder 13