"Accessible and engaging.... Tells us a great deal about the religious imagination." —Karen Armstrong
"Lively… points out that the conflict between the worship of many gods and the worship of one true god never disappeared." —Publishers Weekly
"Jonathan Kirsch has written another blockbuster about the Bible and its world." —David Noel Freedman, Editor-in-Chief of the Anchor Bible Project
"Kirsch tackles the central issue bedeviling the world today - religious intolerance… A timely book, well-written and researched." —Leonard Shlain, author of The Alphabet and the Goddess and Sex, Time and Power
"An intriguing read." —The Jerusalem Report
"A timely tale about the importance of religious tolerance in today’s world." —San Francisco Chronicle
"Kirsch is a fine storyteller with a flair for rendering ancient tales relevant and appealing." —The Washington Post
