It provides a great bridge between ancient religious history and modern political history.
Writing as a non-Jewish historian (a Catholic), Johnson is openly admiring of Jewish contributions to humanity. He views Jewish history as a "providential" story of survival.
Paul Johnson’s A History of the Jews is a comprehensive, one-volume narrative that covers nearly 4,000 years of Jewish history, from the biblical patriarchs to the modern era. 1. The Structure
Life under Christian and Muslim rule in the Middle Ages.
He emphasizes how Jewish ethics and monotheism provided the moral framework for Western civilization.
It provides a great bridge between ancient religious history and modern political history.
Writing as a non-Jewish historian (a Catholic), Johnson is openly admiring of Jewish contributions to humanity. He views Jewish history as a "providential" story of survival.
Paul Johnson’s A History of the Jews is a comprehensive, one-volume narrative that covers nearly 4,000 years of Jewish history, from the biblical patriarchs to the modern era. 1. The Structure
Life under Christian and Muslim rule in the Middle Ages.
He emphasizes how Jewish ethics and monotheism provided the moral framework for Western civilization.
