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Subject: Christianity and Judaism -- 18th century

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Letters of Certain Jews to Monsieur Voltaire, Containing an Apology for Their Own People, and for the Old Testament; With Critical Reflections and a Short Commentary Extracted from a Greater. In Two Volumes. Translated by the Rev. Philip Lefanu, D.D. First American Edition.Letters of Certain Jews to Monsieur Voltaire, Containing an Apology for Their Own People, and for the Old Testament; With Critical Reflections and a Short Commentary Extracted from a Greater. In Two Volumes. Translated by the Rev. Philip Lefanu, D.D. First American Edition.

First American edition of a book containing letters supposedly written by Jews to Voltaire, offering an apology for their people and the Old Testament. The letters, actually authored by Antoine Guenee, present a critique of Deism rather than a defense of Judaism. Published in Philadelphia by William Young. This work addresses the long-standing debate surrounding Voltaire's anti-Judaism, a topic of significant historical and religious interest. The translation was originally published in Dublin in 1777 by Philip Lefanu.

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