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Ancient History
Audio Books
Written By : Paul Johnson
Narrated By : Nadia May
Published By : Blackstone Audio Inc
Duration : 28 hours 48 minutes
Categories : Ancient
Social & Economic
World
Historical
Knowledge & Learning
Download Price : $44.99
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
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