book on jewish history

**nokhor** · 11-24-2004, 22:37

anyone no of any well done scholarly book on jewish history? i'm looking for mostly political, social and migratory history.

[and no, not the bible]

**Sethik** · 12-05-2004, 07:52

If you're looking for books with a religious tinge check out some of the titles published by Artscroll.

**Mount Suribachi** · 12-05-2004, 12:20

Originally Posted by nokhor

anyone no of any well done scholarly book on jewish history? i'm looking for mostly political, social and migratory history.

[and no, not the bible]

So you're excluding the number 1 source on the 1st half of the history of the Jewish people ~:P its got all the political, social and migratory history anyone could ask for

have you read any of the writings of Josephus btw?

**nokhor** · 12-05-2004, 12:32

yeah, i've read some josephus. i'm looking for something like a textbook that i would get if i were to take judaism 101 at a college. but preferably something that another org member could vouch for. something along the lines of "a history of rome" by cary and scullard.

**Simetrical** · 12-19-2004, 23:24

Originally Posted by Sethik

If you're looking for books with a religious tinge check out some of the titles published by Artscroll.

More than a "tinge." Artscroll's books are works of religion, pure and simple. They tend to be on the conservative side even of Orthodox Judaism (doubtless so as not to alienate potential customers). They don't print any serious historical works at all, to my knowledge. And I say that as an Orthodox Jew who must own at least two or three dozen Artscroll books.

-Simetrical