The Source

In the grand storytelling style that is his signature, James Michener sweeps us back through time to the very beginnings of the Jewish faith, thousands of years ago Through the predecessors of four modern men and women, we experience the entire colorful history of the Jews, including the life of the early Hebrews and their persecutions, the impact of Christianity, the Crusades, and the Spanish Inquisition, all the way to the founding of present day Israel and the Middle East conflict A sweeping chronology filled with excitement THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER Best Download [ The Source ] author [ James A. Michener ] – kino-fada.fr I can remember reading this thing for hours each night curled up in bed when I was 13 years old It basically began my career in archaeology fingers crossed for grad school apps Based on Tel Megiddo, it tells the story of a fictional Tel from its birth to its excavation 12,000 years later It follows the path of a single family against many gods as it tells the story of Canaanite, Hebrew, Greek, Roman, Ottoman, and Israeli civilization While some of the material is dated, it nevertheless rem I can remember reading this thing for hours each night curled up in bed when I was 13 years old It basically began my career in archaeology fingers crossed for grad school apps Based on Tel Megiddo, it tell...I have mixed fond and not so fond memories about The Source I am a huge Michener fan and have read all of his books The Source is at the top of my Michener list along with The Drifters I started The Source in 1974 when I was visiting Israel, the subject of the book Part of my visit included a bus tour of Israel I was delighted to read about a place, then reach the actual site of which Michener was writing The problem was that, about the time I arrived in Israel, I developed a serio I have mixed fond and not so fond memories about The Source I am a huge Michener fan and have read all of his books The Source is at the top of my Michener list along with The Drifters I started The Source in 1974 when I was visiting Israel, the subject of the book Part of my visit included a bus tour of Israel I was delighted to read about a place, then reach the actual site of which Michener was writin...This was a book that helped me have acomplete view of world history and all the tensions surrounding the middle east I read in in high school during the first gulf war My high school was pretty substandard, it was a small town, and the students didn t care or try very hard The school was struggling just to teach the basics I wantedthan that and I read a lot of stuff My mom had a subscription to Newsweek and I read it nearly cover to cover every week since I was 12 Despite all m This was a book that helped me have acomplete view of world history and all the tensions surrounding the middle east I ...If you ve ever held something really old in your hands and wondered, what was life like when this was made The Source is a chance to have your musings answered Michener weaves fiction and history together seamlessly as he intertwines a narrative of an archeological dig in the 1960s think Indiana Jones without the bullwhip with the stories of the artifacts and the people who created them He traces the history of a single town in Israel Palestine through the ages from man s earliest atte If you ve ever held something really old in your hands and wondered, what was life like when this was made The Source is a chance to have your musings answered Michener weaves fiction and history together seamlessly as he intertwines a narrative of an archeological dig in the 1960s think Indiana Jones without the bullwhip with the stories of the artifacts and the people who created them He traces the history of a single town in Israel Palestine through the ages from man s earlie...The Source is a thing of beauty in its planning and intricacies This books is three things at once A novel, a collection of short stories, and a history of religion from ancient times through to the modern era, and it works wonderfully on all three levels, though it is best as a novel since every story actually ties together in the end, much like one would expect human history to do Everything is connected, and that includes us all as people Most of all, though, if you have any interest in J The Source is a thing of beauty in its planning and intricacies This books is three things at once A novel, a collection of short stories, and a history of religion from ancient times through to the modern era, and it works wonderfully on all three levels, though it is best as a novel since every story actually ties together in the end, much like one would expect human history to do Everything is connected, and that includes us all as people Most of all, though, if you have any interest in Judaism, the oldest of the Big Three, this book is a journey you must take Same truth stands if you re interested in the conflict in the modern Middle Ea...The current news of a 1,500 year old church uncovered in an archaeological dig in Israel was like d j vu for me after reading The Source early this New Year s This picture above, and its story could be straight out of a movie version of The Source I think the book s dig was based on Tel Megiddo, but Michener observed archaeologists at work at Hazor to prepare for writing this book As you can tell from reading the other reviews here, the conflicts between peoples and the layering of religious The current news of a 1,500 year old church uncovered in an archaeological dig in Israel was like d j vu for me after reading The Source early this New Year s This picture...This is typical Michener, and he went on the archaeological excavations at Hazor to research it I really loved it when I read it in junior high, which I did partly to prove that I could read such long books I reread it several times afterwards Now, as an archaeologist who specialized in ancient Israel, I can say that it s a fun book to read, but the interpretations are sensationalist, overtly Zionist, and now out of date On the other hand, it probably stirs up interest in my field, and it is This is typical Michener, and he went on the archaeological excavations at Hazor to research it I really loved it when I read it in junior high, which I did partly to prove that...One of my favorite books ever It s a long one, so give yourself plenty of time.Tells the story of religion in Israel through the findings of an archaeological dig 90 miles north of Jerusalem It s divided into stories about 100 pages long, so it doesn t feel quite like you re reading a 1,000 page book Like ...This book should be required reading for all students Michener uses his historical fiction style to trace the development of the worlds three great religons jewish, Christian and muslim through the story of the family of UR The UR family s orgin was in the caves of Makor in 10,000 BCE The story is based on a dig in the Tell of Makor in 1964 Makor is a fictional place that had been refered to in the old testament The dig is made by a group from Chicago but most of the workers are from the This book should be required reading for all students Michener uses his historical fiction style to trace the development of the worlds three great religons jewish, Christian and muslim through the story of the family of UR The UR family s orgin was in the caves of Makor in 10,000 BCE The story is based on a dig in the Tell of Makor in 1964 Makor is a fictional place that had been refered to in the old testament The dig is made by a group from Chicago but most of the workers are from the newly formed state of Isreal The have a great interest in history of their newly won Jewish stste in the Holy land This book is about the Holy land As laye...Loved it It s daunting since it s over 1000 pages and has been on my shelf since my mom gave it to me in high school or college I finally picked it up in August and had a rough start with it, but once I got going, found it facinating andof a history lesson that I feel I got in school even though it s fiction I would recommend it strongly to anyone interested in world history any era and world religions It was particularly relevant to the past weeks events in Gaza Many parts of this Loved it It s daunting since it s over 1000 pages and has been on my shelf since my mom gave it to me in high school or college I finally picked it up in August and had a rough start with it, but once I got going, found it facinating andof a history lesson that I feel I got in school even though it s fiction I would recommend...

• English
• 25 October 2018
James A. Michener
• Paperback
• 1104 pages
• 0375760385
• James A. Michener
• The Source