“My religion is the only good one for me in view of my circumstances.
Your Majesty knows that my ancestors, the children of Israel, were once
slaves in the land of Egypt. God in His great mercy redeemed my people
from that land of bondage with signs and wonders. My religion is bound
up with this wonderful love of God, who not only redeemed us, but He
also gave us our laws and commandments. In keeping these laws and
commandments we serve God, and this is our religion, and it is the most
natural for the people of Israel. For your Majesty, however, who is
born to rule nations and creeds, your religion is the most suitable,
because Christianity is the predominant faith which has cramped my
religion in Ghettos and darkness. Christianity has even resolved in
this land to drive out the Mohammedans, so that a believer in the Koran
shall not be found in Catholic Spain.”
“You have spoken wisely and daringly,” says the King, “but I did not
ask you to discuss the various religions from the point of view of the
individual believer, but I wished to know which religion, in your
opinion, is the best. You can limit your reply by discussing whether
Judaism is better than Christianity, or, as we think, vice versa.”