La historia de los Judios
by Paul Johnson
published
July 15th 2005
(first published 1988)
by Ediciones B
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Hardcover, 784 pages
isbn
9501522156
(isbn13: 9789501522150)
description
Beginning with the bible and ending with the establishment of the state of Israel, this brilliant thorough, and authoritative 4,000-year survey covers...more
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Read in January, 2002
Its one of those highly anecdotal, tart, opinionated, under-footnoted, rambling British style histories, like Owen Chadwick's Secularization of the European Mind, or Peter Brown on Augustine, or one of Thomas Cahill's popular books. I'm sure Johnson is way off at points (I don't know enough to know where). And he is way to sympathetic to his subject to be balanced. He's a neo-con politically, spending the early '80s with the American Enterprise Institute, hanging out with Zionist Jews like Irvin...more
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Read in May, 2008
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Jews
I got it for Sid but then I didn't have a book so I've been reading it instead. there is no way he is going to get through it. This book is really interesting. It starts wih the first Jew, Abraham and traces from the Old Testament the lives of Jews all the way to present day. I thought it would be fascinating to have a copy of the bible nearby (I don't) to compare passages with those in the book, because it pretty much follows it chronologically.
That being said, I didn't even make it through a...more
That being said, I didn't even make it through a...more
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Aunque abiertamente pro-mercadolibre, es una de las más detenidas investigaciones que existen sobre el pueblo judío, pues trasciende los hábitos de la historia positivista-documental y entrecruza referencias con otras disciplinas como la arqueología, la antropología y la hermenéutica comparada; con la ventaja adicional de que, al ser una mirada externa y no antisemita, permite ver lo mismo la crueldad y supersticiones que han aparecido en el devenir de esta cultura que su ancestral raciona...more
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Anyone
This is the best religious book I have ever read.
The best book on human history I have ever read.
Shows the common history that all of our modern religions share and the struggle for power, deception and lunacy that is humanity in fighting for one religious view over others. No religion is right. We are all decedents from one ancestor and we owe it to others to respect other opinions and views and save humankind from repeating the mistakes of the past which we don't seem to be able to do. ...more
The best book on human history I have ever read.
Shows the common history that all of our modern religions share and the struggle for power, deception and lunacy that is humanity in fighting for one religious view over others. No religion is right. We are all decedents from one ancestor and we owe it to others to respect other opinions and views and save humankind from repeating the mistakes of the past which we don't seem to be able to do. ...more
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Read in January, 2008
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Alexander
It's a wonderful book! I bought it before my trip to Israel as a comprehensive guide that would give me an insight to the country. It just happen to be so much more!
I would highly recommend it to anybody who loves history and would like to learn more about the correlation between biblical stories and the archeological findings; the history of Judaism, its law and tradition.
I would highly recommend it to anybody who loves history and would like to learn more about the correlation between biblical stories and the archeological findings; the history of Judaism, its law and tradition.
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I have just been picking this up at a friend's house every week or so. I have learned a lot, like how close the Zionist state came to being in other places like Uganda and Argentina before Palestine was decided on. And other schtuff.
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Read in November, 2004
a terrific, and immensely informative, read. My mom has long maintained that our family culture is very Jewish; I always wondered what that meant.
Johnson's history cleared that up! And she's right-- we are Jewish-ish.
Johnson's history cleared that up! And she's right-- we are Jewish-ish.
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I am very interested in the subject of this book. Though it has been on my to-read list long enough that I no longer remember why I chose this particular one out of so many others on this topic.
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Chat room junkie.
recommends it for: history buffs and people interested in Judaism.
recommends it for: history buffs and people interested in Judaism.
I have always been in love with the world of Judaism. I was told by someone I met in a chat room to read this. I enjoyed it. It's history, but not as dry as you'd think.
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Read in March, 2006
This book took me a solid 5 months to read, but it was worth it. Mr. Johnson feels most comfortable inciting riots and stirring controversy. Brilliant read.
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Read in April, 2007
The chapters were a bit exhausting at times (as perhaps they must be, with so much history to cover), but it was a worthwhile and enlightening read.
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