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A History of the Holy Land
Edited by Michael Avi-Yonah
Hard cover with dust jacket, good condition.
A History of the Holy Land, edited by Michael Avi‑Yonah, offers a sweeping and accessible narrative of the region known as the Holy Land from pre-history through to modern times. The book is organized chronologically in sections such as “The Prehistory of the Holy Land (until 3200 BC)”, “The Canaanite and Israelite Periods (3200–332 BC)”, “The Second Temple (332 BC–AD 70) and Jews, Romans and Byzantines (70–633)”, “The Arab Conquest and Much Later Periods”, up to the 20th century. (lackawanna.ecampus.com) The text balances historical, archaeological and cultural perspectives, enriched by numerous photographs, maps and illustrations, and presents the complex interplay of peoples, religions and empires in this land. Via its continuous narrative, it highlights major turning points: the rise of the Israelite and Jewish kingdoms, Hellenistic and Roman rule, the advent of Islam, Crusader and Ottoman phases, British Mandate Palestine and the eventual establishment of Israel. Useful both as a general introduction and as a reference, the book remains valued for its clarity and breadth of coverage of this historically rich region. (churchsociety.org)
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