Ancient Israel
From Abraham to the Roman Destruction of the Temple
Washington, D.C. : Biblical Archaeology Society, [1999]
Format: Book
Edition: Revised and expanded edition.
Description: xxii, 356 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
This book examines the complete history of ancient Israel--from Abraham to the Roman destruction of the Second Temple in 70 A.D. Provides numerous color and black-and-white photos, maps, charts, and timelines. Adds and updates evidence, analysis, and insights of events, based on developments since the book's first edition. --From publisher's description.
Contents:
The patriarchal age : Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob / P. Kyle McCarter, Jr. -- Israel in Egypt : the Egyptian sojourn and the exodus / Nahum M. Sarna -- The settlement in Canaan : the period of the judges / Joseph A. Callaway -- The united monarchy : Saul, David and Solomon / André Lemaire -- The divided monarchy : the kingdoms of Judah and Israel / Siegfried H. Horn -- Exile and return : from the Babylonian destruction to the reconstruction of the Jewish state / James D. Purvis -- The age of Hellenism : Alexander the Great and the rise and fall of the Hasmonean kingdom / Lee I.A. Levine -- Roman domination : the Jewish revolt and the destruction of the second temple / Shaye J.D. Cohen.
ISBN:
1880317532
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SSHC HISTORY Ancient Anc | Main (Downtown) | Selden K. Smith Holocaust Collection | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-344) and index.