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Lester L. Grabbe is Professor Emeritus of Hebrew Bible and Early Judaism at the University of Hull, UK.
The prolific Lester Grabbe had here drawn on a lifetime of his own research and writing to produce a sweeping survey of the history of the Jewish people from their origins through the Bar-Kochba revolt. Although the book is aimed primarily at a non-specialist readership, and is thus accessible and readable, it also contains numerous insights and arguments on controversial and disputed matters from which scholars will gain great profit. * Erich S. Gruen, University of California, USA * Lester Grabbe has written an accessible, readable history of Israel, from emergence as a people in the 12th century BCE through the final revolt against Rome in the 2nd century CE. He puts the Hebrew Bible into ancient context, follows its narrative, explains its inconsistencies, and incorporates historical and archaeological evidence, while never losing the story’s rhythm or the reader’s attention. An engaging, authoritative read. * Andrea Berlin, Boston University, USA *
