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The Gifts of The Jews How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels
by Thomas Cahill
Hardcover: Mar 1998,
291 pages.
Paperback: Sep 1999,
255 pages.
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by Anonymous
Jo Cahill could not be further from the truth in his assessment of the Old Testament. His arguments attest the the fact that the mystical interpretation of the Old Testament is completely in keeping with the mystical traditions all over the world. The circle of life is as evident in the old testament as in any other tradition, though he argues to the contrary. This view of the world is the ultimate expression of hope, not hopelessness, as he contends. And yes we are all individuals as is also expressed in it. Cahill obviously has an agenda, and agendas don't cut mustard when it comes to the essence of ultimate truth.
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