{"product_id":"israel-the-nations-the-history-of-israel-from-the-exodus-to-the-fall-of-the-second-temple-paperback","title":"Israel \u0026 the Nations: The History of Israel from the Exodus to the Fall of the Second Temple - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eF. F. Bruce\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid F. Payne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story of Israel is one of the outstanding tales of human history. Israel, occupying a narrow strip of land between sea and desert, was positioned on an international highway of commerce and warfare. This was a people whose future would be intertwined with the stories of nations great and small.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eF. F. Bruce shapes the daunting complexities of this history, nearly fourteen hundred years from the exodus to the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70, into straight prose that sparkles withclarity. More than half of the book is devoted to the postexilic history of Israel, the \"intertestamental\" period and the first-century history that forms the backdrop of the New Testament.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1963, \u003ci\u003eIsrael and the Nations\u003c\/i\u003e has achieved wide recognition as an excellent introduction to the history of Israel. This new edition, carefully revised by David F. Payne, includes some new material and a revised bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eF. F. Bruce (1910-1990) was known worldwide as the \"dean of evangelical scholarship\"--a reputation earned by a lifetime of scholarship, teaching, and writing. Trained in classics at the University of Aberdeen and Cambridge University, he taught atthe Universities of Edinburgh, Leeds, and Sheffield before serving for nearly twenty years as the Rylands Professor of Biblical Criticism and Exegesis at the University of Manchester in England. During his distinguished career, he wrote many outstanding commentaries and books, including \u003ci\u003ePaul, Apostle of the Heart Set Free\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eIsrael and the Nations\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eNew Testament History\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Books and the Parchments: How We Got Our English Bible\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eJesus and Christian OriginsOutside the New Testament\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable?\u003c\/i\u003e He also served as general editor of The New International Commentary on the New Testament. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 282\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 03, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45762686320837,"sku":"9780830815104","price":40.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/adYKLsjE7D9780830815104.webp?v=1781389890","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/israel-the-nations-the-history-of-israel-from-the-exodus-to-the-fall-of-the-second-temple-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}