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Surpassing Wonder

Surpassing Wonder

The Invention of the Bible and the Talmuds

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Donald Harman Akenson
Donald Harman Akenson
1998

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131 books

Western Civilization

AJsperbs
Alex
Rome and Jerusalem
How Rome Fell
God
The Romanovs: 1613-1918
To Rule the Waves
Heart of Europe: A History of the Holy Roman Empire
The Darkening Age

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151 books

Jewish Books

AJsperbs
Alex
Laws of Shabbat, Vol. 2
Studies in Maimonides and His Interpreters
Laws of Pesah

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14 books

Biblical Criticism

AJsperbs
Alex
Inconsistency in the Torah: Ancient Literary Convention and the Limits of Source Criticism
Israel in Egypt
Ancient Israel in Sinai
“Did I Not Bring Israel Out of Egypt?”: Biblical, Archaeological, and Egyptological Perspectives on the Exodus Narratives
The Archaeology of the Bible
Ani Maamin: Biblical Criticism, Historical Truth, and the Thirteen Principles of Faith

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28 books

2024 Reading List

AJsperbs
Alex
Imperial China, 900-1800
The Arc of a Covenant
From Dawn to Decadence
Modern Times
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
The Path to Power
Washington: A Life

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46 books

Jewish Civilization

AJsperbs
Alex
Yiddish Civilisation
Rome and Jerusalem
The New American Judaism: How Jews Practice Their Religion Today
The Birth of Conservative Judaism: Solomon Schechter's Disciples and the Creation of an American Religious Movement
The Chosen Wars: How Judaism Became an American Religion

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45 books

Jewish Stories

JAskey
Jennifer
Cut Me Loose
Hangman
The Diary of a Young Girl
Out of the Hitler Time
Scribblers on the Roof: Contemporary Jewish Fiction
Nothing Makes You Free: Writings by Descendants of Jewish Holocaust Survivors
Stories Of An Imaginary Childhood