A History of Israel (1959 Bright), book

John Bright, A History of Israel (Philadelphia, PA: Westminster, 1959). is a book by .

Editions

• A History of Israel, 2nd ed. (1972 Bright), book

• A History of Israel, 3rd ed. (1981 Bright), book

• A History of Israel, 4th ed. (2000 Bright / Brown), book.

Translations

• Geschichte Israels = A History of Israel (1966 Bright / Botterweck), book (German ed.)

• La historia de Israel = A History of Israel (1966 Bright / Villanueva), book (Spanish ed.)

• イスラエル史 = A History of Israel (1968 Bright / Shinya), book (Japanese ed.)

• 以色列史 = A History of Israel (1971 Bright / Xiao), book (Chinese ed.)

• 이스라엘의歷史 = A History of Israel, 2nd ed. (1979 Bright / Kim), book (Korean ed.)

• História de Israel = A History of Israel, 2nd ed. (1980 Bright / Silva, Fernandes), book (Portuguese ed.)

• 이스라엘 역사 = A History of Israel, 3rd ed. (1993 Bright / Pak), book (Korean ed.)

• Historia Izraela = A History of Israel, 3rd ed. (1994 Bright / Radożycki), book (Polish ed.)

• Storia dell'antico Israele = A History of Israel, 4th ed. (2002 Bright / Benfenati, Rodinò, Tabet), book (Italian ed.)

• 이스라엘의역사 = A History of Israel, 4th ed. (2002 Bright / Ŏm), book (Korean ed.)

Contents

• Introduction

• Prologue: The Ancient Orient Before ca. 2000 B.C.
  • A. Before History: The Foundations of Civilization in the Ancient Orient
  • B. The Ancient Orient in the Third Millenium B.C.

Part One: Antecedents and Beginnings: The Age of the Patriarchs

• 1. The World of Israel's Origins
  • A. The Ancient Orient ca. 2000-1750 B.C.
  • B. The Ancient Orient ca. 175--1500 B.C.
• 2. The Patriarchs
  • A. The Patriarchal Narratives: The Problem and Method of Procedure
  • B. The Historical Setting of the Patriarchal Narratives
  • C. The Hebrew Ancestors and History

Part Two: The Formative Method

• 3. Exodus and Conquest: The Formation of the People Israel
  • A. Western Asia in the Late Bronze Age: The Egyptian Empire
  • B. The Biblical Traditions in the Light of the Evidence
  • C. The Formation of the People Israel
• 4. The Constitution and Faith of Early Israel: The Tribal League
  • A. The Problem and Method of Procedure
  • B. The Faith of Early Israel
  • C. The Constitution of Early Israel: The Tribal League and Its Institutions
  • D. The History of the Tribal League: The Period of the Judges

Part Three: Israel Under the Monarchy: The Period of National Self-Determination

• 5. From Tribal Confederacy to Dynastic State: The Rise and Development of the Monarchy
  • A. First Steps Toward Monarchy: Saul
  • B. The United Monarchy of Israel: King David (ca. 1000-961)
  • C. The United Monarchy of Israel: Solomon (ca. 961-922)
• 6. The Independent Kingdoms of Israel and Judah: From the Death of Solomon to the Mid-Eighth Century
  • A. The Divided Monarchy: The First Fifty Years (922-876)
  • B. Israel and Judah from the Ascension of Omri to the Purge of Jehu (876-843/2)
  • C. Israel and Judah from the Mid-Ninth to the Mid-Eighth Century

Part Four: The Monarchy (continued): Crisis and Downfall

• 7. The Period of Assyrian Conquest: From the Mid-Eighth Century to the Death of Hezekiah
  • A. The Assyrian Advance: The Fall of Israel and the Subjugation of Judah
  • B. The Struggle for Independence: Hezekiah (715-687/6)
  • C. Prophets of the Late Eighth Century in Judah
• 8. The Kingdom of Judah: The Last Eighth Century
  • A. The End of Assyrian Domination: Judah Regains Independence
  • B. The Neo-Babylonian Empire and the Last Days of Judah
  • C. Prophets of the Last Days of Judah

Part Five: Tragedy and Beyond: The Exile and Postexilic Periods

• 9. Exile and Restoration
  • A. The Period of Exile (587-539)
  • B. The Restoration of the Jewish Community in Palestine
• 10. The Jewish Community of the Fifth Century: The Reforms of Nehemiah and Ezra
  • A. From the Completion of the Temple to the Mid-Fifth Century
  • B. The Reorganization of the Jewish Community Under Nehemiah and Ezra

Part Six: The Formative Period of Judaism

• 11. The End of the Old Testament Period: From Ezra's Reform to the Outbreak of the Maccabean Revolt
  • A. The Jews Through the Fourth and Third Series
  • B. The Jews Under the Seleucids: Religious Crisis and Rebellion
• 12. Judaism at the End of the Old Testament Period
  • A. The Nature and Development of Early Judaism
  • B. Features in the Theology of Early Judaism

• Epilogue: Toward the Fullness of Time

• Appendix: An Update in the Search of Israel's History

External links

• Google Books (partial text)