By Jonathan Kirsch
"Lively… issues out that the clash among the worship of many gods and the worship of 1 precise god by no means disappeared." —Publishers Weekly
"Jonathan Kirsch has written one other blockbuster in regards to the Bible and its world." —David Noel Freedman, Editor-in-Chief of the Anchor Bible Project
"Kirsch tackles the imperative factor bedeviling the area this day - spiritual intolerance… A well timed e-book, well-written and researched." —Leonard Shlain, writer of The Alphabet and the Goddess and Sex, Time and Power
"An exciting read." —The Jerusalem Report
"A well timed story in regards to the value of spiritual tolerance in today’s world." —San Francisco Chronicle
"Kirsch is an exceptional storyteller with an inherent ability for rendering old stories appropriate and appealing." —The Washington Post
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