The Origin of the Jews: The Quest for Roots in a Rootless Age

by Steven Weitzman

Book Overview

The first major history of the scholarly quest to answer the question of Jewish origins

The Jews have one of the longest continuously recorded histories of any people in the world, but what do we actually know about their origins? While many think the answer to this question can be found in the Bible, others look to archaeology or genetics. Some skeptics have even sought to debunk the very idea that the Jews have a common origin...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691174601
• ISBN13: 9780691174600
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"