This history examines ancient Israel's relations with the great empires which shaped its development, and also the changing internal structure of the state. Excavations tell part of the tale, but the major source is the Hebrew Bible, which contains much of the world's earliest written history.
- ISBN10 0297817701
- ISBN13 9780297817703
- Publish Date 12 August 1996 (first published 1 January 1984)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 12 July 2000
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Orion Publishing Co
- Imprint Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Edition New edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 328
- Language English