Anti-Semetism

A little late to the game but here is for Tuesday reading:

It was interesting that one part of Judaism that Rutilius really decries is the act of circumcision. I guess the idea being that to alter the male genitalia in that fashion would somehow affect the virtus of the child. Perhaps Rutilius' feminine description of their God is based off that idea of reducing manhood (literally and figuratively). Also of interest is Rutilius' association of the Jewish innkeeper with Antiphates, which is followed shortly by the dehumanization of the innkeeper. The closeness of the two ideas shows Rutilius making a connection between people with a non-Roman diet and moral decrepitude. The alienation of the subjected other displayed by Rutilius corresponds with the imperialist views of a dominant people. Rutilius praises Rome until it becomes an unbearable tirade of patriotism, but anything that does not fall in line with that Roman excellence is suspect.  I wonder if much has been done with applying post-colonial theory to Latin works like Rutilius?