B. S. J. Isserlin has directed archaeological excavations in Israel, Sicily, Greece, and Spain. President of the British Association for Jewish Studies prior to his retirement, he served as head of the Department of Semitic Studies at the University of Leeds, England. He is also the author of A Hebrew Work-book for Beginners (1971) and Motya: A Phoenician and Carthaginian City in Sicily (1974).
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Preface Introduction Part One: The Stage and the Players Geography: The Land and Its Resources Origins and Affinities of the Israelites History Social Structure, Constitutional Ideas, and Government Part Two: The Material Culture Towns and Villages: Planning and Architecture Agriculture Industries and Crafts Trade and the Economic System Warfare Part Three: The World of Spirit Language, Writing, and Texts Religion Israelites Art Epilogue Select Bibliography Acknowledgments Sources of Illustrations Index