The Hebrew Impact On Western Civilization

Author : Dagobert D. Runes
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2022-02-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781504074667

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The Hebrew Impact on Western Civilization by Dagobert D. Runes Pdf

This wide-ranging anthology examines the enduring cultural impact of the Jewish people and their many contributions to the creation of modern society. Edited by philosopher and intellectual historian Dagobert D. Runes, The Hebrew Impact on Western Civilization is a scholarly and authoritative account of the many spheres in which the Jews have impacted Western civilization. A diverse collection of eminent scholars consider how the Jews altered the course of the contemporary world and helped raise the standard of human values. William B. Ziff’s “The Jew as Soldier, Strategist and Military Adviser” delineates the successes of Jewish military forces throughout history. Dr. Abraham I. Katsh discusses the “Hebraic Foundations of American Democracy,” noting the influence of Hebrew Scriptures on standards of conduct in western civilization. These and other essays offer a fascinating and expansive look at the far-reaching impact Jews have had on Western life.

Author : Dagobert D. Runes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1494092158

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The Hebrew Impact on Western Civilization by Dagobert D. Runes Pdf

This is a new release of the original 1951 edition.

Author : Ken Spiro
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780757324062

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WorldPerfect by Ken Spiro Pdf

In pursuit of an answer to the question of what would constitute a perfect world, author Ken Spiro questioned more than 1,500 people of various backgrounds and religions. His findings revealed six core elements: Respect for human life; peace and harmony; justice and equality; education; family; and social responsibility. He then set off on a journey to find out why these were such common goals across cultural, economic, social and racial lines, and in the process, traced the history of the development of world religions, values and ethics. As a rabbi, he paid particular attention to how Judaism impacted, and was influenced by, the course of these developments. The result is a highly readable and well-documented book about the origins of values and virtues in Western civilization as influenced by the Greeks, Romans, Christians, Muslims and, most significantly, the Jews. The history of religion, presented in Spiro’s highly readable style, is a fascinating and timely subject, especially in today’s volatile religious climate. Spiro divides his book into five engaging parts: Where the Quality of Mercy Was Not Strained: The World of Greece and Rome Against the Grain: The Jewish View A Father to Many Nations: Abraham and the Implications of Monotheism With Sword and Fire: The Rise of Christianity and Islam The New Promised Land: Impact of Judaism on Liberal Democracies Readers of all faiths will find that the elements of a perfect world can only be achieved by a common understanding of our mutual backgrounds and that our diverse religions are all merely branches growing from one single tree.

Author : Harry M. Orlinsky
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : History
ISBN : 080149849X

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Ancient Israel by Harry M. Orlinsky Pdf

This revised edition, published in 1960, brings up to date a book first published in 1954--a concisely organized, simply written account of the society that produced the Bible. As the author traces the fluctuating fortunes of the Hebrews and Israelites between about 2000 and 300 B.C.E., the reader can see how Jewish religious concepts developed in the context of actual historical situations.

Author : Robert Lawrence Ottley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2008-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1436750547

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A Short History of the Hebrews to the Roman Period (1901) by Robert Lawrence Ottley Pdf

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Author : Jeremy Cohen,Richard I. Cohen
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2007-12-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781800345409

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The Jewish Contribution to Civilization by Jeremy Cohen,Richard I. Cohen Pdf

This book investigates the idea of a distinct ‘Jewish contribution to civilization’ as it has been understood from the seventeenth century to the present. Offering a broad spectrum of academic opinion, it explores the role that the concept has played in Jewish self-definition and how it has influenced the history of the Jews and of others. It also considers the centrality of the concept in modern Jewish culture and for modern Jewish studies.

Author : Abraham J Edelheit,Hershel Edelheit
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000230895

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The Jewish World In Modern Times by Abraham J Edelheit,Hershel Edelheit Pdf

The momentous events of modern Jewish history have led to a proliferation of books and articles on Jewish life over the last 350 years. Placing modern Jewish history into both universal and local contexts, this selected, annotated bibliography organizes and categorizes the best of this vast array of written material. The authors have included all English-language books of major importance on world Jewry and on individual Jewish communities, plus books most readily available to researchers and readers, and a select number of pamphlets and articles. The resulting bibliography is also a guide to recent Jewish historiography and research methods.

Author : Hans Israel Bach
Publisher : Littman Library of Jewish Civilization
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015008722749

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The German Jew by Hans Israel Bach Pdf

A general introduction to the history and high achievement of the Jewish community of Germany in the two centuries before its destruction by the Nazis.

Author : David Nirenberg
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 782 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781781852965

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Anti-Judaism by David Nirenberg Pdf

A magisterial history, ranging from antiquity to the present, that reveals anti-Judaism to be a mode of thought deeply embedded in the Western tradition. There is a widespread tendency to regard anti-Judaism – whether expressed in a casual remark or implemented through pogrom or extermination campaign – as somehow exceptional: an unfortunate indicator of personal prejudice or the shocking outcome of an extremist ideology married to power. But, as David Nirenberg argues in this ground-breaking study, to confine anit-Judaism to the margins of our culture is to be dangerously complacent. Anti-Judaism is not an irrational closet in the vast edifice of Western thought, but rather one of the basic tools with which that edifice was constructed.

Author : Jacob Neusner
Publisher : Abingdon Press
Page : 698 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9780687332021

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Religious Foundations of Western Civilization by Jacob Neusner Pdf

Religious Foundations of Western Civilization

Author : Thomas Cahill
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2010-04-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307755117

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The Gifts of the Jews by Thomas Cahill Pdf

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The author of the runaway bestseller How the Irish Saved Civilization takes us on another "captivating...persuasive as well as entertaining" journey into history (The New York Times), recreating a time when the actions of a small band of people had repercussions that are still felt today. The Gifts of the Jews reveals the critical change that made western civilization possible. Within the matrix of ancient religions and philosophies, life was seen as part of an endless cycle of birth and death; time was like a wheel, spinning ceaselessly. Yet somehow, the ancient Jews began to see time differently. For them, time had a beginning and an end; it was a narrative, whose triumphant conclusion would come in the future. From this insight came a new conception of men and women as individuals with unique destinies--a conception that would inform the Declaration of Independence--and our hopeful belief in progress and the sense that tomorrow can be better than today. As Thomas Cahill narrates this momentous shift, he also explains the real significance of such Biblical figures as Abraham and Sarah, Moses and the Pharaoh, Joshua, Isaiah, and Jeremiah. Full of compelling stories, insights and humor, The Gifts of the Jews is an irresistible exploration of history as fascinating and fun as How the Irish Saved Civilization.

Author : Raphael Patai
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Civilization
ISBN : 081432651X

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The Jewish Mind by Raphael Patai Pdf

A landmark exploration of Jewish history and culture. First published in 1977, The Jewish Mind provides a penetrating insight into the complex collective reality of the Jewish people. Raphael Patai examines how six great historical encounters, spanning three millennia, between the Jews and other cultures led to both change and continuity in Jewish communities throughout the global diaspora. A timeless analysis by a prominent scholar. Patai, a noted cultural anthropologist and historian, drew on a lifetime of research and personal experience to explore the contemporary Jewish mind in its many manifestations, including an exploration of the notion of Jews as a race, an investigation into Jewish intelligence and talents, as discussion of Jewish self-hate, and a profile of Jewish personality and character. An insightful new foreword by Ari L. Goldman. Bestselling author and journalist Ari L. Goldman places the book in the context of recent turbulent events, especially in the Middle East, and confirms Patai's conclusion that Judaism remains enormous value to humankind. Goldman calls the book "a brilliant and absorbing survery of everything poured into the Jewish mind over the millennia." The Jewish Mind is a towering work of scholarship that remains relevant to anyone trying to understand Jewish culture and society around the world today. Book jacket.

Author : Jacob Rader Marcus
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 974 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Jews
ISBN : 0814321887

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United States Jewry, 1776-1985 by Jacob Rader Marcus Pdf

The third volume covers the period from 1860 to 1920, beginning with the Jews, slavery, and the Civil War, and concluding with the rise of Reform Judaism as well as the increasing spirit of secularization that characterized emancipated, prosperous, liberal Jewry before it was confronted by a rising tide of American anti-Semitism in the 1920s.

Author : Harry M. Orlinsky
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Jews
ISBN : OCLC:26758545

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Ancient Israel by Harry M. Orlinsky Pdf

Author : Alfred Jospe
Publisher : KTAV Publishing House, Inc.
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0881256439

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To Leave Your Mark by Alfred Jospe Pdf

This volume collects selected seminal essays and articles in five areas of enduring significance and contemporary relevance: Jewish life on the campus and Hillel's role in building a pluralistic center for Judaism; Jewish education in the university setting; Jewish identity and interreligious dialogue; scholarly essays on Moses Mendelssohn's quest for a philosophic basis for Jewish identity, the origins and growth of Wissenschaft des Judentums, the German rabbinate in the years 1910-1939; and finally, Alfred Jospe's own thought, emphasizing active redemption of the world in defense of tomorrow.