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Word: tohu (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Though a lay reader may get lost amid the dense references--who knows the difference between Jehoiakim and Jehoiachin or the meaning of tohu-bohu?--the basic argument is clear. Each conquering faith must contend with the potent presence of its predecessors, and none have fully succeeded. Construction is ideology: building has always been employed, also unsuccessfully, to cement permanent ownership...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOOKS: YOURS, MINE AND OURS | 6/3/1996 | See Source »

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