Johann Andreas Eisenmenger

Johann Andreas Eisenmenger (1654, Mannheim – 20 December 1704, Heidelberg) was a German orientalist scholar from the Electorate of the Palatinate, now best known as the author of Entdecktes Judenthum (Judaism Unmasked), which was published in two volumes in 1711 and 1714. In this work, Eisenmenger sought to expose the allegedly secret and nefarious practices of Jews, and he claimed that Judaism was a false religion that had been invented by the ancient Israelites in an attempt to deceive the wor…