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Did Constantine Say "Let Us Have Nothing in Common" with the Yahudim?

325 CE · Preserved: Eusebius, Life of Constantine 3.18 · Context: Pasakh

What the ancient record says

Yes, traditional English: "Let us then have nothing in common with the detestable Jewish crowd," preserved in the Pasakh context. Context controls the claim: he is discussing the determination and observance of Pasakh, so the safest immediate reading is do not share their Pasakh practice or depend on their calculation, do not silently expand it into an order that Christianoi never speak, trade, live near, or interact with any Yahudi (other laws must be consulted for those).

But the language is broader than a calendar formula, deliberately separationist, hostile collective language framing the matter as separation from the Yahudim themselves, not "we respectfully calculate the date differently." source rule: "detestable Jewish crowd" is a traditional translation; display the underlying Greek beside it, do not make the English harsher than the Greek, nor soften the Greek if it is harsh.

Read it for yourself. Eusebius, Life of Constantine 3.18 (full paragraph).

Evidence strength: Very strong.

Question answered: Did Constantine use "nothing in common" language concerning Yahudi Pasakh practice? Yes, in the imperial letter preserved by Eusebius.
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