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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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In "The Gifts of the Jews", Thomas Cahill reveals the critical change that made Western civilisation possible. Within the matrix of ancient religions ... Show synopsis

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ggBaltimore

Silly

by ggBaltimore on Apr 26, 2012

The useful picture of pre-Biblical society does not excuse the Author's inaccurate suppositions regarding the personalities, character and motivations of Biblical characters which conflict with boat-loads of primary sources. Overall, it's a silly book. More

Placek

The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomad

by Placek on Dec 5, 2008

Unlike his book "How the Irish saved Civilization" (which I found fascinating), Thomas Cahill's book "The Gift of the Jews" lacks scope and scholarly deapth. The author makes to many assumptions (often from his skewed opinions) about the Jews, the Bible and G-d. I was sadly disappointed with Thomas ... More

readmorebooks

A fascinating book

by readmorebooks on Nov 15, 2008

Cahill's "Hinges of Civilization" series addresses the intriguing issue of what special "gifts" particular people, places and times have given to the advancement of civilization. The first volume, "How the Irish Saved Civilization," tells the little-known story of how Irish Christians saved ancient ... More

bookykat

The Weakest Link

by bookykat on Aug 10, 2007

This book is part of the "Hinges of History" series, and is disappointing. Like the nomadic tribe whose history it purports to describe, it wanders through the telling. It is not "history", but a light and fluffy re-rendering of the first five books of the Old Testament. The writing is poetic and ... More

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