Israel and the Nations: from the Exodus to the Fall of the Second Temple (1963 Bruce), book
Frederick F. Bruce, Israel and the Nations: from the Exodus to the Fall of the Second Temple (Exeter, England: Paternoster Press, 1963).
Other Editions
First American edition published in Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdman, 1963. Reprinted several times in Exeter, England: Paternoster Press, 1964-1983; Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdman, 1969; Seoul: Christian Literature Crusade, 1981.
Translations
- Spanish ed. (1973) : Israel y las naciones: La historia de Israel desde el Éxodo hasta la destrucción del Segundo Templo (Madrid [Spain]: Centro de Formación Bíblica de Madrid, 1979).
Abstract
"The story of Israel is one of the outstanding tales of human history. Israel, occupying a narrow strip of land between sea and desert, was positioned on an international highway of commerce and warfare. This was a people whose future would be intertwined with the stories of nations great and small. F. F. Bruce shapes the daunting complexities of this history, nearly fourteen hundred years from the exodus to the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70, into straight prose that sparkles with clarity. More than half of the book is devoted to the postexilic history of Israel, the "intertestamental" period and the first-century history that forms the backdrop of the New Testament. First published in 1963, Israel and the Nations has achieved wide recognition as an excellent introduction to the history of Israel. This new edition, carefully revised by David F. Payne, includes some new material and a revised bibliography."--Publisher description (rev.ed.)