A history of Israel /
Bright, John, 1908-1995.
A history of Israel / John Bright. - 2d ed. - Philadelphia : Westminster Press, [1972] - 519 p. : illus. ; 25 cm. - Westminster aids to the study of the Scriptures .
Bibliography: p. 469-474.
Prologue. The ancient Orient before ca. 2000 B.C. --
Part 1. Antecedents and beginnings: the age of the patriarchs --
1. The world of Israel's origins --
2. The patriarchs --
Part 2. The formative period --
3. Exodus and conquest: the formation of the people of Israel --
4. The constitution and faith of early Israel: the tribal league --
Part 3. Israel under the monarchy: the period of national self-determination --
5. From tribal confederacy to dynastic state: the rise and development of the monarchy --
6. The independent kingdoms of Israel and Judah: from the death of Solomon to the mid-eighth century --
Part 4. The monarchy (continued): crisis and downfall --
7. The period of Assyrian conquest: from the mid-eighth century to the death of Hezekiah --
8. The kingdom of Judah: the last century --
Part 5. Tragedy and beyond: the exilic and postexilic periods --
9. Exile and restoration --
10. The Jewish community in the fifth century: the reforms of Nehemiah and Ezra --
Part 6. The formative period of Judaism --
11. The end of the Old Testament: from Ezra's reform to the outbreak of the Maccabean revolt --
12. Judaism at the end of the Old Testament period.
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Jews--History--To 70 A.D.
Middle East--Palestine.
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A history of Israel / John Bright. - 2d ed. - Philadelphia : Westminster Press, [1972] - 519 p. : illus. ; 25 cm. - Westminster aids to the study of the Scriptures .
Bibliography: p. 469-474.
Prologue. The ancient Orient before ca. 2000 B.C. --
Part 1. Antecedents and beginnings: the age of the patriarchs --
1. The world of Israel's origins --
2. The patriarchs --
Part 2. The formative period --
3. Exodus and conquest: the formation of the people of Israel --
4. The constitution and faith of early Israel: the tribal league --
Part 3. Israel under the monarchy: the period of national self-determination --
5. From tribal confederacy to dynastic state: the rise and development of the monarchy --
6. The independent kingdoms of Israel and Judah: from the death of Solomon to the mid-eighth century --
Part 4. The monarchy (continued): crisis and downfall --
7. The period of Assyrian conquest: from the mid-eighth century to the death of Hezekiah --
8. The kingdom of Judah: the last century --
Part 5. Tragedy and beyond: the exilic and postexilic periods --
9. Exile and restoration --
10. The Jewish community in the fifth century: the reforms of Nehemiah and Ezra --
Part 6. The formative period of Judaism --
11. The end of the Old Testament: from Ezra's reform to the outbreak of the Maccabean revolt --
12. Judaism at the end of the Old Testament period.
0664209351
71166416
Jews--History--To 70 A.D.
Middle East--Palestine.
221.95