>>5
You're missing the point. Completely.
The Jews were not making the laws when they got the right to lend money at interest. That was the Christian Church. Hence it doesn't even
begin to matter where the Jews themselves thought they were going, it's where the
church thought they'd end up.
- The
Church said that anyone who lends at interest, will go to Hell for usury.
- The
Church said that the Jews were going to Hell, as they'd failed to accept Jesus Christ as their Saviour. Hell, they were the ones responsible for Jesus being crucified in the first place! (And, yes, the Church also conveniently forgot that Jesus was a Jew.)
- The
Church then concluded that the Jews didn't have anything to lose from moneylending. The Jews then just said «תודה רבה באמת» {yes, Google translate again} (or, more likely, whatever «Oh wow, thanks!» is in Yiddish {which GT doesn't cover}).