The History of Ancient Israel

by Michael Grant

Overview

The definitve guide to the history of ancient Israel.

The History of Ancient Israel covers the epic story of Jewish civilisation from its beginnings to the destruction of Jerusalem, and the Temple in AD 70. It deals with Israel's relations with the great empires which shaped its development and with the changing internal structure of the Jewish state, drawing both on excavation and the Hebrew Bible.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781780222776
Publisher:	Orion
Publication date:	02/16/2012
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	9 - 11 Years

About the Author

Michael Grant (1914-2004) was a highly successful and renowned historian of the ancient world. He held many academic posts including those of Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge; Professor of Humanity at Edinburgh University; Vice Chancellor of The Queen's University, Belfast and Vice Chancellor of the University of Khartoum. He was a Doctor of Letters at Dublin and a Doctor of Laws at Belfast. He has also been President of the Classical Association of England, the Virgil Society and the Royal Numismatic Society, and was a Medallist of the American Numismatic Society.