TY - BOOK AU - Bright,John TI - A history of Israel T2 - The Old Testament library SN - 9780334006244 AV - DS121 .B72 1972b U1 - 933 PY - 1972/// CY - London PB - S.C.M. Press KW - Jews KW - History KW - To 70 A.D N1 - Bibliography: p. 469-474; Prologue: The Ancient Orient before CA. 2000 B.C.: Before History: The Foundations of Civilization in the Ancient Orient -- The Ancient Orient in the Third Millennium B.C. -- Antecedents and beginnings: The Age of the Patriarchs: The World of Israel's Origins: The Ancient Orient CA. 2000 - 1750 B.C. --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-eights Century -- The Monarchy: 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 Post-exilic Periods: Exile and Restoration -- The Jewish community in 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 Fulness of Time ER -