TY - BOOK AU - Heinisch,Paul AU - Heidt,William George TI - History of the Old Testament PY - 1952/// CY - Collegeville PB - Liturgical Press N1 - Primitive history according to the Bible: The Creation of the world -- The first man and woman -- From Adam to the deluge -- From the deluge to the call of Abraham -- From Sinai to the Jordan -- Mosaic Religion -- The period of Josue and Judges: Conditions in Palestine upon Israel's arrival -- The conquest of Canaan -- The period of the Judges -- Religious conditions -- Culture -- The era of tribal unity: The sources -- The establishment of the Kingdom -- Saul, c. 1027-1012 -- David, 1012-972 -- Solomon, 971-929 -- Religion -- Civic affairs and culture -- The Divided Kingdom: Sources and chronology -- The division of the kingdom: Wars between Judah and Israel -- The Dynasty of Amri - Israel and Judah in alliance - Elias and Eliseus -- From Jehu to Jeroboam II -- The destruction of the Northern Kingdom -- Ezechias, 721-693 -- Manasses and Amon -- Josias, 638-609 -- The destruction of the Southern Kingdom -- The religious conditions -- The Prophets -- The Priests -- Civic Life -- The period of the exile and of Persian Rule: The Babylonian Exile -- The restoration of the Jewish commonwealth -- The reform of Esdras and Nehemias -- The Last century of Persian Rule -- Religion and Culture -- The Greek and Roman Periods: From Alexander The Great to the Machabean Revolt -- The Machabees -- The Hasmoneans -- From the beginning of Herod's reign to the destruction of Jerusalem -- Civil and religious affairs -- The Jews in the diaspora -- Literary production -- Religion -- The fullness of time ER -