Summary: The book opens with an archaeological dig in Israel, during which the team makes a number of finds. It then tells various stories of the people associated with each of those finds, with occasional interludes where the team is discussing various related ideas.
Comments: As with many of Michener's books (or at least all of the ones I've read), the books is incredibly long, and has made me want to learn more about its main subject, in this case Judaism and the Talmud. Which is now on my to-read list. Never mind that I'm not going to start attacking that list until I read all the books on my floor. I feel like I might also have some understanding of the modern state of Israel and some of the views that were driving forces behind it. It's kinda like the saying "Don't judge a man until you've walked a mile in his shoes", only in this case, it's more that you understand a group a little better when you've observed 10,000 years of their history. (Note that I'm not claiming to actually understand anything, just that I'm close than I was when I started)
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