Lagniappe 58: A History of the Jews




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Summary: A bit of the introduction discussing what archaeologists have brought to understanding the Bible as history.  A History of the Jews by Paul Johnson (listen or download from link above) According to Webster la·gniappe \ˈlan-ˌyap, lan-ˈ\ Function: noun Etymology: American French, from American Spanish la ñapa the lagniappe, from la + ñapa, yapa, from Quechua yapa something added Date: 1844 : a small gift given a customer by a merchant at the time of a purchase; broadly : something given or obtained gratuitously or by way of good measure