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History of the Jews [electronic resource] / Paul Johnson.

by Johnson, Paul, 1928-

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Ashland : Blackstone Audio, 2008.

Jews -- History.

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9780786155798 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)

0786155795 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)

A provocative survey capturing 4,000 years of the extraordinary history of the Jews--as a people, a culture, and a nation. This historical magnum opus covers far more than the basics of Jewish history. It shows the impact of Jewish character on the world; their genius, imagination and most of all, their ability to persevere despite severe persecutions. Compelling insights into events and individuals are chronologically detailed: from Moses and Jesus to Spinoza, Marx, Freud, the Rothschilds and Golda Meir. "Why have I written a history of the Jews? ... When I was working on my History of Christianity, I became aware for the first time in my life of the magnitude of debt Christianity owes to Judaism ... the book gave me the chance to reconsider objectively, in the light of a study covering nearly 4000 years, the most intractable of all human questions: what are we on earth for? Is history merely a series of events whose sum is meaningless?" (from the Prologue).

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