Discovering Israel

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"The book is an unusually thoughtful and sensitive presentation of the history of the land of Israel from prehistory to modern times. Written from a Christian viewpoint, in a simple, lucid, and appealing style, it is crammed with facts. I recommend it highly to anyone wishing an impartial overview of a highly charged topic."
—WILLIAM M. BRINNER
Professor of Near Eastern Studies
University of California, Berkeley
ISRAEL has been the focus of much international attention in recent times. Many people, how^ever, still have little understanding of this great land and its rich history.
Biblical expert Jack Finegan here offers a concise, factually-based account of the long history (nearly 4,000 years) of the land of Israel and its people. While both the biblical and the modern periods of this country have been the subject of many studies, fev^ books do what this one undertakes to do — namely, to give a continuous story which shows what happened to Israel during the long period... Tovább

Fülszöveg

"The book is an unusually thoughtful and sensitive presentation of the history of the land of Israel from prehistory to modern times. Written from a Christian viewpoint, in a simple, lucid, and appealing style, it is crammed with facts. I recommend it highly to anyone wishing an impartial overview of a highly charged topic."
—WILLIAM M. BRINNER
Professor of Near Eastern Studies
University of California, Berkeley
ISRAEL has been the focus of much international attention in recent times. Many people, how^ever, still have little understanding of this great land and its rich history.
Biblical expert Jack Finegan here offers a concise, factually-based account of the long history (nearly 4,000 years) of the land of Israel and its people. While both the biblical and the modern periods of this country have been the subject of many studies, fev^ books do what this one undertakes to do — namely, to give a continuous story which shows what happened to Israel during the long period between biblical times and the present.
In addition to history, this easy-to-read and illustrated guide takes a thorough and timely look at Israel's geography and archaeology as well as its crucial role in the Middle East.
JACK FINEGAN, Professor Emeritus of New Testament History and Archaeology at the Pacific School of Religion and Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, is the author of Light from the Ancient Past and The Archaeology of the New Testament. Vissza