The Bible is HumanColumbia University Press, 1942 - 330 pages Presents as its theme the importance of God as revealed in the secular history of Israel. Features a scientific approach and the significance of Bible history. |
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... took form in that country . The earlier period was not only " pre - Hebrew " in the more immediate sense but was also " prehistoric , " stretching back and back over thousands and thousands of years before the land was even called ...
... took form in that country . The earlier period was not only " pre - Hebrew " in the more immediate sense but was also " prehistoric , " stretching back and back over thousands and thousands of years before the land was even called ...
Page 207
... took Sela [ the rock stronghold ] by war " ( II Kings 14 : 7 ) . Elated by his victory , Amaziah , as already noticed ( supra , p . 175 ) , challenged the power of Ephraim , but he quickly had occasion to regret his foolhardiness . A ...
... took Sela [ the rock stronghold ] by war " ( II Kings 14 : 7 ) . Elated by his victory , Amaziah , as already noticed ( supra , p . 175 ) , challenged the power of Ephraim , but he quickly had occasion to regret his foolhardiness . A ...
Page 208
... took Damascus , the capital of Syria , and presently destroyed Ephraim . In return for this deliverance , however , a huge tribute had to be paid : “ And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of Yahweh , and in the ...
... took Damascus , the capital of Syria , and presently destroyed Ephraim . In return for this deliverance , however , a huge tribute had to be paid : “ And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of Yahweh , and in the ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 3 |
THE SCIENTIFIC APPROACH | 17 |
THE JOSEPHITE ENCLAVE | 35 |
Copyright | |
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