The gifts of the Jews: how a tribe of desert nomads changed the way everyone thinks and feels
The Gifts of the Jews reveals the critical change that made western civilization possible. Within the matrix of ancient religions and philosophies, life was seen as part of an endless cycle of birth and death; time was like a wheel, spinning ceaselessly. Yet somehow, the ancient Jews began to see ti...
| Published in: | The hinges of history. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY [u.a.]
Talese
c 1998
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| In: |
The hinges of history. (Vol. 2)
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| Reviews: | Judaism Lite (1998) (Schiff, Shelley)
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| Edition: | 1st ed., [Nachdr.] |
| Series/Journal: | Cahill, Thomas, The hinges of history.
Vol. 2 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Israel (Antiquity)
/ Israelites
/ History
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| Further subjects: | B
Bible O.T History of Biblical events
B Civilization Jewish influences B Jews History To 70 A.D B Judaism History To 70 A.D |
| Summary: | The Gifts of the Jews reveals the critical change that made western civilization possible. Within the matrix of ancient religions and philosophies, life was seen as part of an endless cycle of birth and death; time was like a wheel, spinning ceaselessly. Yet somehow, the ancient Jews began to see time differently. For them, time had a beginning and an end; it was a narrative, whose triumphant conclusion would come in the future. From this insight came a new conception of men and women as individuals with unique destinies--a conception that would inform the Declaration of Independence--and our hopeful belief in progress and the sense that tomorrow can be better than today. As Thomas Cahill narrates this momentous shift, he also explains the real significance of such Biblical figures as Abraham and Sarah, Moses and the Pharaoh, Joshua, Isaiah, and Jeremiah The Gifts of the Jews reveals the critical change that made western civilization possible. Within the matrix of ancient religions and philosophies, life was seen as part of an endless cycle of birth and death; time was like a wheel, spinning ceaselessly. Yet somehow, the ancient Jews began to see time differently. For them, time had a beginning and an end; it was a narrative, whose triumphant conclusion would come in the future. From this insight came a new conception of men and women as individuals with unique destinies--a conception that would inform the Declaration of Independence--and our hopeful belief in progress and the sense that tomorrow can be better than today. As Thomas Cahill narrates this momentous shift, he also explains the real significance of such Biblical figures as Abraham and Sarah, Moses and the Pharaoh, Joshua, Isaiah, and Jeremiah |
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| Item Description: | Includes indexes |
| ISBN: | 0385482485 |