A Short History of the Hebrews to the Roman Period

Texte du rabat

This 1901 book chronicles the development of the Jewish people from the first accounts in Genesis to the reign of King Herod.

Contenu

1. Early narratives of Genesis; 2. The story of the Patriarchs; 3. Israel in Egypt and in the wilderness; 4. Conquest of Palestine; 5. The age of the Judges; 6. Establishment of the monarchy; 7. Solomon and the division of the kingdom; 8. Prophets and kings of Israel and Judah; 9. The decline and fall of Judah; 10. The exile and the restoration; 11. From Nehemiah to the Maccabaean war; 12. From Judas Maccabaeus to Herod the Great; Appendix I. The documentary sources of the narrative; Appendix II. Hebrew legislation; Appendix III. Sacred seasons of the Jewish year; Chronological tables; List of chief works consulted; Index.