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Word: ahistoricism (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Archaeology and scholarly speculation can take us only so far. It can be argued that even the holiest of texts cannot do Moses justice. And so, as usual, we must turn to the imagination of the ancient rabbis. They offer a version blatantly ahistoric but able to capture the yearning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Search Of Moses | 12/14/1998 | See Source »

Bragg grew up on a street of brownstones knownlocally as Striver's Row. The street, which wasfeatured in the movie "Jungle Fever," is ahistoric haven for upper-middle-class Blackprofessional households; Booker T. Washington IVis rumored to live there.

Author: By Anna D. Wilde, | Title: The Anointed One | 6/8/1995 | See Source »

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