A History of Israel Author:John Bright Here is a definitive text and resource book for the serious student of the Old Testament. For the sake of giving perspective, the author begins with a sketch of early Oriental civilization, showing that Israel was born into a world already ancient, and that the patriarchs, far from wandering about as though there were no one else on earth, actua... more »lly were surrounded by many other peoples often far more important than themselves from the secular point of view.« less