israel

Provides a reign-by-reign record of the rulers of ancient Israel from the physical and spiritual founders of the nation, through the united monarchy under David and Solomon, to the Roman domination.

Dever presents a multidimensional portrait of ancient Israelite religion with his characteristic, eloquence and panache.

The vignettes of personalities in Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip give substance and veracity to complex and sensitive personal and political relations.

Neither a history nor a travelogue - gives impressions of the land in which Christianity began.