A History of the Jews

Johnson, Paul

ISBN 10: 1470887460 ISBN 13: 9781470887469

Publisher: Blackstone Pub, 2013

Synopsis

This historical magnum opus covers 4,000 years of the extraordinary history of the Jews as a people, a culture, and a nation. 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 4,000 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

About this title

Review:

A 4000-year history from the House of David until the 1980’s. Johnson’s enthusiasm and industry are, as usual, prodigious -- Sunday Times

Magisterial and eloquent -- Sunday Times

Book Description:

A classic study of the Jews by a best selling author.

About this edition

• Publisher: Blackstone Pub
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1470887460
• ISBN 13: 9781470887469
• Binding: Audio CD