{"product_id":"a-history-of-the-jews","title":"A History of the Jews","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNational Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A tour de force. . . . A remarkable achievement.\"\u003c\/b\u003e —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A marvelous book. . . . This is history: richly textured, provocative and wise.\"\u003c\/b\u003e —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom acclaimed historian Paul Johnson, author of \u003ci\u003eModern Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA History of American People\u003c\/i\u003e, this brilliant work of world history offers a 4000 year survey that covers not only Jewish history—from ancient Israel to the modern day—but the impact of Jewish genius and imagination on the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy have the Jews endured for 4,000 years, and what has been their profound role in the story of humanity?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Birth of Monotheism:\u003c\/b\u003e Trace the story from Abraham’s covenant and the origins of a single, ethical God to the laws of Moses and the writing of the Bible.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA History of Survival:\u003c\/b\u003e Follow the long, often tragic, history of a tenacious people through exile, persecution, the ghetto, and the Holocaust.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eImpact on Civilization:\u003c\/b\u003e Examine the magnitude of the debt Christianity owes to Judaism and the immense impact of Jewish genius on global culture and thought.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Age of Zion:\u003c\/b\u003e Understand the modern era, from the rise of Emancipation to the creation of a controversial and beleaguered state of its own in Zion.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Paul Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Trade Paperback","offer_id":51751564411186,"sku":"9780060915339","price":18.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/7934\/0850\/files\/9780060915339.jpg?v=1788923814","url":"https:\/\/53rdstreetbooks.com\/products\/a-history-of-the-jews","provider":"53rd Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}