The Legacy of Israel Author:Edwyn R. Bevan, Charles Singer 1927. This book is concerned with the elements that western civilization has drawn from Israel throughout the ages. It deals with the contribution that has come to human thought from Judaism and the Jewish view of the world. Includes essays by the following authors: Sir George Adam Smith; Edwyn Bevan; F.C. Burkitt; R.T. Herford; A. Guillaume; Ch... more »arles and Dorothea Singer; Rev. Canon Box; W.B. Selbie; N. Isaacs; L. Roth; A. Meillet; Laurie Magnus; C.G. Montefiore; with an introduction by the Master of Balliol.« less