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Ancient Israel

From Abraham to the Roman Destruction of the Temple

Revised and Expanded Edition

Edited by Hershel Shanks

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Table of Contents

Introduction to the Revised Edition

Introduction to the Original Edition

The Patriarchal Age: Abraham, Isaac and Jacob

By Ronald S. Hendel and P. Kyle McCarter Jr.

Israel in Egypt: The Egyptian Sojourn and the Exodus

By Nahum M. Sarna and Hershel Shanks

The Settlement in Canaan: The Period of the Judges

By Joseph A. Callaway and J. Maxwell Miller

The United Monarchy: Saul, David and Solomon

By André Lemaire

The Divided Monarchy: The Kingdoms of Judah and Israel

By Siegfried H. Horn and P. Kyle McCarter Jr.

Exile and Return: From the Babylonian Destruction to the Reconstruction of the Jewish State

By Eric M. Meyers and James D. Purvis

The Age of Hellenism: Alexander the Great and the Rise and Fall of the Hasmonean Kingdom

By Lee I. Levine

Roman Domination: The Jewish Revolt and the Destruction of the Second Temple ¹

By Shaye J. D. Cohen and Michael Satlow

Maps and Color Plates

Acknowledgments

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