Jewish History: A Very Short Introduction

by David N. Myers

Book Overview

How have the Jews survived? For millennia, they have defied odds by overcoming the travails of exile, persecution, and recurring plans for their annihilation. Many have attempted to explain this singular success as a result of divine intervention. In this engaging book, David N. Myers charts the long journey of the Jews through history. At the same time, it points to two unlikely-and decidedly this-worldly--factors to explain the survival of the Jews:...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199730989
• ISBN13: 9780199730988
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.4" x 6.8"