▁J uda ism . ▁ ▁L uk as ▁F oss , ▁who ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁as ▁a ▁Jewish ▁refuge e ▁from ▁Naz i ▁Germany , ▁changed ▁the ▁text ▁from ▁" J uden " ▁to ▁" Le ute " ▁( people ) ▁when ▁he ▁conducted ▁performances ▁of ▁the ▁work . ▁This ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁tr end ▁of ▁numerous ▁main line ▁Christian ▁denomin ations ▁since ▁the ▁late ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁as ▁well , ▁for ▁instance , ▁the ▁Epis cop al ▁Church , ▁when ▁they ▁read ▁the ▁g ospel ▁during ▁Good ▁Friday ▁services . ▁Michael ▁Mar issen ' s ▁Luther an ism , ▁Anti - J uda ism , ▁and ▁Bach ' s ▁' St ▁John ' s ▁Pass ion ' ▁ ▁exam ines ▁the ▁controvers y ▁in ▁detail . ▁He ▁con cludes ▁that ▁Bach ' s ▁St ▁John ▁Pass ion ▁and ▁St ▁Matthew ▁Pass ion ▁contain ▁fewer ▁statements ▁der og atory ▁toward ▁Jews ▁than ▁many ▁other ▁contemporary ▁musical ▁settings ▁of ▁the ▁Pass ion . ▁He ▁also ▁noted ▁that ▁Bach ▁used ▁words ▁for ▁the ▁comment ing ▁a rias ▁and ▁h ym ns ▁that ▁t ended ▁to ▁shift ▁the ▁bl ame ▁for ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Jesus ▁from ▁" the ▁Jews " ▁to ▁the ▁con greg ation ▁of ▁Christians . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁St ▁John ▁Pass ion ▁disc ography ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁ ▁Alfred ▁D ür r . ▁Johann ▁Sebastian ▁Bach , ▁St ▁John ▁Pass ion : ▁Gen esis , ▁Trans mission , ▁and ▁Mean