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The gifts of the Jews [how a tribe of desert nomads changed the way everyone thinks and feels]

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  • "Unabridged."@en
  • "Cahill continues his study of civilizations, begun in "How the Irish Saved Civilization", with an extended look at the Torah. He shows how events therein, especially the Jews' belief in one God and their ability to look at reality in a whole new way, influenced civilization. Some strong language. Bestseller."@en
  • "Cahill continues his study of civilizations, begun in How the Irish saved civilization (RC15036), with an extended took at the Torah. He shows how events therein, especially the Jews" belief in one God and their ability to look at reality in a whole new way, influenced civilization."@en
  • "An amazing journey into the past, telling the engrossing story of how a tribe of desert nomads forever altered the way we experience our world."@en
  • "Presents a survey of the Jewish contributions to Western civilization, in a work exploring a pivotal period in human history."@en
  • "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--Publisher description."@en
  • "The author reveals the changes in thinking that made Western civilization possible. He portrays the ancient Jewish society and their vision that would later inspire the concept of individual worth."@en
  • "As Abraham followed God's command to "go forth", these people called Jews began to view time as having starting and ending points-- and holding the possibility of a better tomorrow."@en

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  • "The gifts of the Jews [how a tribe of desert nomads changed the way everyone thinks and feels]"@en
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