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greater degree, through Israel's history to Israel to all
main
mankind. in
interpreting to Israel of their
significance of
its
history,
own
the
in
days the divine
was
Israel's history
and
itself
Therefore their messages consisted to
them the
chief source of God's revelation of Himself to His people;
and whoever might interpret this history aright from the standpoint of God and of God's guidance of Israel and of all mankind, was a prophet, proclaiming, in accordance with God's will, the true knowledge of Him and His way unto the world.
all
whether we have new truths and teach, the essential requisite for an authoritative and inspiring knowledge of Judaism is a correct and constructive knowledge of Jewish history and of Jewish life and thought, that we, too, may see therein all the countless evidences of God's goodness, wisdom and love, and may learn, in turn, how He wills that we ourselves live as true Jews and true men and Therefore,
for us
today,
to proclaim, or only the old truths to reaffirm
women.
What But what
is
is
Jeiinsh History f
History
Jewish history?
chronicling of events, no matter
The
life.
life it
it
history of
any people
has lived, the experiences
has undergone, the defeats
has achieved, the thoughts
it
it
how is it
is
the
full
human
race vhich
it
History
has endured, the
has conceived, the ideals
has made.
is
record of the trials
has suffered, the victories
striven for, the contributions to the welfare
the
more than mere
correctly.
it
it
has
and progress of
History
is
the correct
and complete record of all causes and effects, of all forces at work, and of all results flowing therefrom, in the lives of individuals or nations. The history of any individual really begins
long before birth, in the pre-natal conditions
which must determine
his physical, mental,
and psychological
