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_aCahill, Thomas. _98940 |
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_aThe gifts of the Jews : _bhow a tribe of desert nomads changed the way everyone thinks and feels / _cThomas Cahill. |
| 250 | _a1st ed. | ||
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_aNew York : _bNan A. Talese, _cc1998. |
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_a289 p. : _bmaps ; _c22 cm. |
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_aThe hinges of history ; _vvol. 2 |
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| 500 | _aIncludes indexes. | ||
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_tIntroduction: The Jews Are It -- _gI. _tThe Temple in the Moonlight: The Primeval Religious Experience -- _gII. _tThe Journey in the Dark: The Unaccountable Innovation -- _gIII. _tEgypt: From Slavery to Freedom -- _gIV. _tSinai: From Death to Life -- _gV. _tCanaan: From Tribe to Nation -- _gVI. _tBabylon: From Many to One -- _gVII. _tFrom Then Till Now: The Jews Are Still It -- _tThe Books of the Hebrew Bible -- _tIndex of Biblical Citations. |
| 520 | _aTaking us first to Sumer in the third millennium, Cahill explores a civilization in which life is seen - as it was in all ancient societies - as part of an endless cycle of birth and death: time perceived as a wheel, spinning ceaselessly, never altering its course - until the ancient Jews dramatically change that perception. | ||
| 520 | 8 | _aWhen Abraham hears the Voice of God speaking the unexpected words "Go forth," the concept of an unknown future takes hold and Western civilization is born. From this insight the Jews evolve a new vision of men and women with unique destinies - a vision that thousands of years later will inspire the Declaration of Independence and our hopeful belief in progress and the sense that tomorrow can be better than today. | |
| 520 | 8 | _aThomas Cahill narrates this momentous shift with compelling stories, insights, and humor, and draws us closer to such powerful biblical personalities as Abraham and Sarah, Moses and Miriam, David, Amos, Isaiah, Naomi, and Ruth. | |
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_aBible. _pOld Testament _xHistory of Biblical events. _98941 |
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_aJudaism _xHistory _yTo 70 A.D. _97180 |
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_aJews _xHistory _yTo 70 A.D. _97181 |
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_aCivilization _xJewish influences. _98942 |
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