The Israelites

"The Israelites" is a concise yet comprehensive introduction to the people of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah up to the razing and renaming of Jerusalem and the virtual destruction of Palestine by Hadrian in A.D. 135. Drawing on Biblical, archaeological, historical and critical sources, Antony Kamm traces the history of the Israelites against the turbulent background of the times, and describes their society, religion and ultimate dispersal through the ancient world. The text is complemented by charts, maps, photographs and line drawings, and appendices provide a chronology, weights and measures, and the Jewish Calendar. Accessible and user-friendly, "The Israelites" will be indispensable for students and general readers as a starting point for the history, culture, and development of the people of Israel.

Antony Kamm read Classics and English at the University of Oxford. He is a former lecturer in publishing studies at the University of Stirling. He is the author of The Romans: An Introduction, Second edition (Routledge 1999).

1 The origins of the Israelites 2 The land of the Israelites 3 Kings and prophecies 4 The two monarchies 5 The Israelites: society, culture, religion 6 The Judaeans: Babylonian exile 586-538 BCE, and the Persian years 538-332 BCE 7 Judaea: Hellenistic and Hasmonaean years 332-63 BCE 8 The Jews and the Roman world 63 BCE-135 CE 9 Legacies of the Israelites