1st Edition

History Of The Jewish People Vol 1

By Kent Copyright 2006
    250 Pages
    by Routledge

    250 Pages
    by Routledge

    First published in 2007. This classic work explores the seminal early periods of Jewish history. The destruction of Jerusalem in 586 B.C. by the army of Nebuchadnezzar marks a radical turning point in the life of the people of Jehovah, for then the history of the Hebrew state and monarchy ends, and the Jewish history, the records of experiences, not of a nation but of the scattered, oppressed remnants of the Jewish people, begins.

    Part I The Pre-Assyrian Period of Hebrew History; Part 1 Chapter I The Historical Sources for the Period; Part 1 Chapter II The Chronology of the Two Kingdoms; Part 1 Chapter III The Division of the Hebrew Kingdom; Part 1 Chapter IV Resources and Organization of the Two Kingdoms; Part 1 Chapter V Political Events in Israel and Judah; Part 1 Chapter VI The Religious Crisis in Israel, and the Work of Elijah; Part II The Assyrian Period of Israel’s History; Part 2 Chapter I The Historical Sources, and Chronology; Part 2 Chapter II The Revolution of Jehu; Part 2 Chapter III Israel Under the Rule of the House Of Jehu; Part 2 Chapter IV The Prophets Amos and Hosea; Part 2 Chapter V Society and Morals in Israel; Part 2 Chapter VI Popular and Prophetic Religion; Part 2 Chapter VII The Decline and Fall of Israel; Part 2 Chapter VIII The Rôle of Israel in the World’S History; Part III The Assyrian Period of Judah’S History; Part 3 Chapter I The Historical Sources, and Chronology; Part 3 Chapter II From Athaliah to Ahaz; Part 3 Chapter III The Crisis of 734 B. C.; Part 3 Chapter IV Society and Religion in Judah; Part 3 Chapter V The Great Invasion of Sennacherib; Part 3 Chapter VI The Work and Teachings of Isaiah; Part 3 Chapter VII The Reactionary Reign of Manasseh; Part 4 The Babylonian Period of Judah’S History; Part 4 Chapter I The Historical Sources; Part 4 Chapter II The Great Reformation Under Josiah; Part 4 Chapter III Judah and the New World Powers; Part 4 Chapter IV Jeremiah and the Fall of Jerusalem; Part 4 Chapter V The Last Chapter of Judah’s History;

    Biography

    Charles Foster Kent