A History Of The Jews Now

Life under Christian and Muslim rule in the Middle Ages.

It provides a great bridge between ancient religious history and modern political history. A History of the Jews

The 18th and 19th centuries, where Jews began entering mainstream European society. Life under Christian and Muslim rule in the Middle Ages

It explains how Jewish history is inseparable from the history of the world, rather than an isolated story. A History of the Jews

Writing as a non-Jewish historian (a Catholic), Johnson is openly admiring of Jewish contributions to humanity. He views Jewish history as a "providential" story of survival.

Unlike a dry textbook, it reads like a biography of a people. It is fast-paced but dense with names and dates. 4. Why Read It?