Hinges of History: The Gifts of the Jews : How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels (Series #02) (Hardcover)

from StephenBarkley

For the first 50 pages I was intrigued. The next 190 pages retold a story I know very well. The last 8 pages made me want to throw the book across the room in frustration. Let me explain. In the Beginning. In The Gift of the Jews, Thomas Cahill explains how the Jewish people changed the way Weste...

from brett_in_nyc

I love Cahill's books for poetry and imagery. There is no reference to Zoroastrianism nor the Hellenistic influence on culture in general in the classical age. Without this discussion, I can't tell if the central theme of the book about time, or journey is truly valid. What I know about Zoroastri...

from mattries37315

The moment, or hinge, in history that a changed occurred to allow Western civilization possible is the primary focus of Thomas Cahill's The Gifts of the Jews. Over the course of less than 304 pages and the scope of two millennia of Jewish history from its birth with Abraham to their return from e...

from StephenBarkley

For the first 50 pages I was intrigued. The next 190 pages retold a story I know very well. The last 8 pages made me want to throw the book across the room in frustration. Let me explain. In the Beginning. In The Gift of the Jews, Thomas Cahill explains how the Jewish people changed the way Weste...

from WiserWisegirl

This book's perspective offers the freshness of a different lens on the history of Judaism. I enjoyed how it allowed me to see a new view of the cultural interactions and developments of the tribe of the nominal Jews and their neighboring ancient civilizations that grew into kingdoms and city sta...