The History of Israel

includes index and biblioraphy

`Israel` The Land of Israel The Historical Situation in Palestine circa 1200 b.c. The Sources for the History of Israel ISRAEL AS THE CONFEDERATION OF THE TWELVE TRIBES the origins of the tribes of israel The Homes of the Tribes in Palestine 53 The Occupation of the Land by the Tribes of Israel 68 the confederation of the tribes of israel The Twelve-tribe System 85 The Institutions of the Confederation of the Twelve The Deliverance from Egypt no The Patriarchs 121 The Covenant of Sinai 127 THE LIFE OF ANCIENT ISRAEL IN THE PALESTINIAN-SYRIAN WORLD the consolidation of the tribes in palestine Their Relationships with the earlier Inhabitants of the Land The Israelites` Struggles with their Neighbours the transition to the development of political power The Episode of the Monarchy of Saul 164 David`s Empire 179 The Reign of Solomon 204 Israel`s Intellectual and Cultural Life under David and Solomon 216 the coexistence of the separate kingdoms of judah and israel Judah and Israel after the Death of Solomon 225 Struggles with neighbouring States 238 ISRAEL UNDER THE RULE OF THE GREAT POWERS OF THE ANCIENT ORIENT the age of assyrian and neo-babylonian power The New Situation and its Meaning for Israel 253 Subjection to the Assyrians 257 The End of Assyria and the Restoration under Josiah 269 Nebuchadnezzar and the End of the Kingdom of Judah 280 The Situation after the Fall of Jerusalem 289 the rule of the persians and macedonians The Re-establishment of the Sanctuary and the Cultus in Jerusalem 300 The Reorganisation of Life under Persian Influence 316 The Life of the Jerusalem Religious Community in the Persian Period 337 The Macedonian Conquest of the Orient and the Samari¿ tan Schism 346 RESTORATION, DECLINE AND FALL the maccabean rising and the revival of the mon¿archy The Conflict under Antiochus IV and its Consequences 359 The Rise and Fall of the Hasmonaean Monarchy 382 Israel`s inner Life in the Hellenistic Period 393 the roman period The Intervention of the Roman Power The Reign of Herod and his Descendants The Rejection of Christ The Insurrections against Rome and the End of Israel