208 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps, portraits ; 26 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
From the ancestors to the judges: ?1450-c. 1020 BC : The Exodus -- The Philistines -- Samson and Delilah -- The ark of the Covenant -- The united monarchy: c.1020-931 BC : Solomon's temple -- The divided monarchy: 931-722/1 BC -- The divided monarchy: 931-539 BC : Sennacherib's campaign -- The water systems of Jerusalem -- The passover -- The exile -- The second temple period: 539 BC - AD 70 : Under the Ptolemies -- Under the Seleucids -- The Nabataeans -- Qumran and the Dead Sea scrolls -- Herod the builder -- Herod's temple -- The first Jewish revolt.