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BL
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879337
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Bright, John,1908 September 25-1995.
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| Title & Author
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A history of Israel /\ John Bright ; with an introduction and appendix by William P. Brown.
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| Edition Statement
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4th ed.
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| Publication Statement
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Louisville, Ky :: Westminster J. Knox Press,, ©2000.
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| Series Statement
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Westminster aids to the study of the Scriptures
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| Page. NO
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xxii, 533 pages, xvi leaves of plates :: color maps ;; 25 cm.
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| ISBN
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0664220681
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: 9780664220686
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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| Contents
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Prologue : the ancient Orient before ca. 2000 B.C. -- Antecedents and beginnings : the age of the patriarchs. The world of Israel's origins ; The patriarchs -- The formative period. Exodus and conquest : the formation of the people Israel ; The constitution and faith of early Israel : the tribal league -- Israel under the monarchy : the period of national self-determination. From tribal confederacy to dynastic state : the rise and development of the monarchy ; The independent kingdoms of Israel and Judah : from the death of Solomon to the mid-eighth century -- The monarchy (continued) : crisis and downfall. The period of Assyrian conquest : from the mid-eighth century to the death of Hezekiah ; The kingdom of Judah : the last century -- Tragedy and beyond : the exilic and postexilic periods. Exile and restoration ; The Jewish community of the fifth century : the reforms of Nehemiah and Ezra -- The formative period of Judaism. The end of the Old Testament period : from Ezra's reform to the outbreak of the Maccabean revolt ; Judaism at the end of the Old Testament period -- Epilogue : toward the fullness of time.
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| Abstract
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Unsurpassed for nearly half a century, and now with a new introduction and appendix by William P. Brown, Bright's A History of Israel will continue to be a standard for a new generation of students of the Old Testament. - Publisher.
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Jews-- History-- To 70 A.D.
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Jews.
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Israel.
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| Dewey Classification
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956.94
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933
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| LC Classification
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DS121.B72 2000
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| NLM classification
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NY 7000rvk
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