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050	0	0	_aBM165 _b.C25 1998
082	0	0	_a909.049 CA
100	1		_aCahill, Thomas
245	1	4	_aThe gifts of the Jews _b: how a tribe of desert nomads changed the way everyone thinks and feels _c/ Thomas Cahill
250			_a1st ed
260			_aNew York _b: Nan A. Talese _c, c1998.
300			_axii, 291 p. _b: maps _c; 22 cm.
490	1		_aThe hinges of history _v; v. 2
500			_aIncludes indexes.
500			_aVolume 1 : How the Irish saved civilization.
500			_aAdditional volumes are planned.
520			_aThomas Cahill takes us on another enchanting journey into history, once again recreating a time when the actions of a small band of people had repercussions that are still felt today. 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. Full of compelling stories, insights and humor.
630	0	0	_aBible _y--O.T. _x--History of biblical events
650		4	_aJudaism _x-History
650		4	_aJews _y-History to 70 AD
650		0	_aCivilization _x--Jewish influences
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