Jews, God and History Second Edition,9780451207012

Jews, God and History Second Edition

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Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9780451207012
ISBN10: 0451207017
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-03-04
Publisher(s): Berkley
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Summary

How have the Jews survived through so many millennia while other civilizations have declined and perished? What qualities mark the culture that has produced Moses, Christ, Spinoza, Marx, Freud, and Einstein? From ancient Palestine through Europe and the Orient, to America and modern Israel, Max I. Dimont shows how the saga of the Jews is interwoven with the story of virtually every nation on earth. This is a tale of a people escaping annihilation, fighting, falling back, advancing-a lively and fascinating look at how the Jews have contributed to humankind's spiritual and intellectual heritage in remarkable ways, and across a remarkable span of history.

Author Biography

Max I. Dimont, author of The Indestructible Jews, The Jews in America, The Amazing Adventures of the Jewish People, and Appointment in Jerusalem, was born in Helsinki, Finland, and came to the United States in 1930. He taught himself English by reading Shakespeare’s plays, the Bible, and American plays translated into Finnish. After serving in intelligence with the U.S. Army during World War II, he worked in public relations and employee relations for Edison Brothers Stores in St. Louis. Following the first publication of the bestselling Jews, God and History, he lectured extensively on Jewish history throughout the United States, Canada, South Africa, Brazil, and Finland until his death in 1992.

Table of Contents

Preface xi
It Happened Only Once In History! 1(12)
I: THE PORTABLE GOD
13(54)
The Grand Illusion
17(7)
The Reluctant Prophet
24(13)
Judges, Kings, and Usurpers
37(15)
Religion Is Packaged
52(15)
II: THE AGE OF THE ``APIKORSIM''
67(56)
The Baited Pin-Up Culture
71(10)
The Fight That Failed
81(5)
Rome, Caesarism, And Rebellion
86(11)
The Sealed Coffin
97(10)
The Conquering Word
107(8)
A New Deal for Diaspora
115(8)
III: MOSES, CHRIST, AND CAESAR
123(34)
Messiah and Apostle
127(15)
The Church Triumphant
142(15)
IV: THE INVISIBLE WORLD OF THE TALMUD
157(28)
The ``Ivy League'' Yeshivas
163(10)
Bibliosclerosis of the Talmud
173(12)
V: MUHAMMAD, ALLAH, AND JEHOVAH
185(26)
History Travels To Mecca
189(8)
The Jewish Renaissance in Mufti
197(7)
The Rise and Fall of the Jewish Protestant Revolt
204(7)
VI: THE PRINCE AND THE YELLOW STAR
211(84)
Crusades, Renaissance, and Reformation
215(24)
Concerto for Violence
239(13)
The Yellow Badge of Courage
252(11)
The Ghetto Capitalist
263(13)
Kabala and Kinnanhorra
276(19)
VII: ON THE HORNS OF MODERN ``ISMS''
295(156)
Anatomy of Emancipation
299(24)
Rehearsal for Racism
323(18)
Western Europe: The New Enlightenment
341(15)
Eastern Europe: The New Humanism
356(13)
United States: The New Babylon
369(22)
The Brown-Shirted Christ Killers
391(19)
The Will to Win: From Zionism to the State of Israel
410(41)
VIII: CONCLUSION: A CULTURAL MOSAIC
451(10)
Exiled to Freedom
453(8)
Appendix: The Recent History of Palestine/Israel 461(30)
Bibliography 491(18)
Index 509

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