Michener uses the unifying device of an archaeological dig in a fictitious place in Israel, the region's history from the beginnings of agriculture probe into the modern era (from the book he writes, but has now been almost 50 years). However, I managed to fall in love with a lot more other people.
It 's interesting, but the theme is the continuous development of mankind's view of religion. Personally I thought it was maybe a little 'easier, but theare probably not useful.
I say this because I have a much wider and deeper in the area, and the history of the Jews, as I had before. I'm not quite sure of the correctness of all, but I'm sure I have a better context.
For example, I never thought that before the Roman Empire, Israel has been run by the Greeks, conquered, and the Greeks were an ideal time, were fighting outside the influence of the Orthodox for theirReligion. Somehow I thought that between the end of exile in the desert and conquered by the Romans, the Jewish-controlled Israel, and that is not true.
Some of the stories seem to be a kind of lime. There is a proto-figure Moses, who comes from the desert and is free of violence in the neighboring town. However, the true inheritors of Moses do not seem to struggle with the concept of nonviolence. God has given to Jericho and then the rest of the area to capture theCanaanites with violence and that's it.
It began to be filled in some gaps in terms of Jews to Christianity. I have always blurred as they were driven from Israel to Europe.
Some of these I was shaking his head. Michener seems to praise the efforts of Jewish holy men, the creation of a large number of laws, called the Talmud. I could not believe. What a waste of time and effort. I'm sure they need some laws, in particular dietary restrictions, in the desert. But adding huge layersBureaucracy?
Michener makes some social commentary about the current (then) State of Israel and Jews, including a critical implication of the refugee status of Palestinians who left in 1948. I'm sure the lack of progress in their situation, then it would be horror.
However, his view of ignorance and cruelty of the Crusaders is instructive. I think that if killing local Jews images before freeing the Holy Land, and then, onceTo get there, kill local Christians who wanted to join them, because it is the same as the local Muslims were dressed, it is relevant.
As I write this, Iran is a military showdown with Helen Thomas can be Isreal and wants to tell the Jews to "Palestine" and chastised return to their homes in Germany and Poland. These events make clear, this region is still a dangerous world full of extreme emotions that is not likely that soon subsided.
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