The gifts of the Jews: how a tribe of desert nomads changed the way everyone thinks and feels
(Book)
Author:
NoveList Series:
Hinges of history volume 2.
Series:
Hinges of history ; v. 2.
Published:
New York : Nan A. Talese, ©1998.
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0385482485, 9780385482486, 0385482493, 9780385482493
Physical Desc:
xii, 291 pages : maps ; 22 cm.
Status:
Description
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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Language:
English
Notes
General Note
Includes indexes.
Description
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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APA Citation (style guide)
Cahill, T. (1998). The gifts of the Jews: how a tribe of desert nomads changed the way everyone thinks and feels. New York, Nan A. Talese.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Cahill, Thomas. 1998. The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels. New York, Nan A. Talese.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Cahill, Thomas, The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels. New York, Nan A. Talese, 1998.
MLA Citation (style guide)Cahill, Thomas. The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels. New York, Nan A. Talese, 1998.
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