The Jews
Story of a People

Howard Fast was a most brilliant author. I have read his novels that revolve around the history of Ancient Israel: My Glorious Brothers; Moses, Prince of Egypt and Agrippa's Daughter. In this work , published in 1968, he puts his pen to the service of documenting the history of the Jewish Nation. The......more

"The Jews, Story of a People", is not exactly a history, even though it tries to cover all major Jewish historical events. Fast's "Story of a People" reads more like the story of HIS people, a fascinating, at times emotional story of his people who are bookish, nonviolent, and resilient against all......more

If you’ve been taught that God handed down the Ten Commandments to Moses on Mt. Sinai, and that the Jewish people ever afterward worshiped a single almighty god, you owe it to yourself to read Howard Fast’s extraordinary book, The Jews. As Fast reveals in this eminently readable and endlessly fascin......more

Captivating. As a Christian myself, I learned so much about the points where we differ, not only in theology but in historical understanding. At times, more speculation than I expected (I usually read straight nf so kept looking for citations). At other times, he showed a bias and lack of critical a......more