In this scholarly and deeply considered work; the author documents his provocative thesis that Judaism is not the religion of the Old Testament; but the newly formalized belief system of the Pharisees; which arose in Babylon with the commitment of the formerly oral “tradition of the elders†to writing; in the wake of the crucifixion of Israel’s Messiah and the destruction of the Temple. Basing his findings on authoritative Judaic sources; Hoffman demonstrates that Judaism is a man-made religion of tradition and superstition; which represents the institutionalized nullification of Biblical law and doctrine. Liberating the reader from the accumulated shackles of decades of misinformation; this book shows that Judaism’s God is not the God of Israel; but the strange gods of Talmud and Kabbalah; and the racial self-worship they inculcate. Making a relentless case with massive documentation and a lapidary attention to detail; Judaism’s Strange Gods constitutes a shocking and original revelation about a subject we thought we knew only too well.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. All kudos to Patricia for her meticulous ;masterful account.!By Kathleen TaylorAs a child of the ‘’Great Depression’’ born in 1932 into a struggling working class family; my circumstances; compared to Patricia’s forbears; just do not equate. We were at least adequately fed; clothed and well shod. My Grandparents had migrated downunder from the UK; and Eu. and although experienced some hardships as pioneers in new countries theyhad no where the depth of despairing poverty to overcome just to survive. For those fortunate to make it to America; The sight of that icon the Statue of Liberty would be the ‘’end of the beginning’’ and the ‘’beginning of the end’’;but the progress towards that end would entail more hardship; poverty; tragedy; that was most unenviable. All Kudos to Patricia for her meticulous; masterful account which obviously entailed both a combination of pride in the obstacles that were overcome and a harrowing empathy for those family victims of tragedy.I do feel that this book could be part of required history reading at some stage of schooling in most western countries as an example of the fortitude and resilience of people seeking freedom.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. If you like to read family historiesBy Harriett L. CowheyIf you like to read family histories; you might like this book. There are many different names of family members and how they came to America. The author took great pains to include as many of the Italian families that settled in Pennsylvania. The book gets a little disjointed trying to include everyone but maybe reading the book written by Al Borelli; "The East Fork Revisited" will help in learning about the area and the history of the first Italian to come to America.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. I really wanted to love this book.........By PatriciaI did really want to love this book. However; I found way too many stories repeated and repeated in this book. Until you found yourself skipping over certain parts. It is simply the story of a family and the mere fact that they are Italian. Nothing more; nothing less. In some parts to be honest it was boring.
