A History of Israel

The history of Israel is the history of a people which came into being at a certain point in time as a league of tribes united in covenant with Yahweh, which subsequently existed as a nation, then as two nations, and finally as a religious community, but which was at all times set off from its environment as a distinctive cultural entity. The distinguishing factor that made Israel the peculiar phenomenon that she was, which both created her society and was the controlling factor in her history, was of course her religion. Since this is so, Israel's history is a subject inseparable from the history of Israel's religion. - Foreword.

First sentence: HISTORY MATTERS! This motto captures well the sum and substance of John Bright's textbook.

Year

1960

Language

English

Publisher

Westminster John Knox Press

Editions

9

Pages

533

ISBN

9780664220686

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