01428nam a22002177a 4500003000900000005001700009008004100026040001500067082001400082100003600096245013200132260004800264300004200312500032100354505011200675505009400787505012800881505013201009630005001141700001901191AU-EpEBC20111101123618.0111101t        xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aNEMBcNEMB  a221.9/DAN  aDaniel-Rops, Henri,d1901-1965.  aIsrael and the ancient world :ba history of the Israelites from the time of Abraham to the birth of Christ cHenri Daniel-Rops  aLondon, UK :bEyre and Spottiswoode,c1949.  a321 p. ;bmaps, illus., hbk ;c22 cm.  aTranslation of Le peuple de la Bible, the first volume of l'Histoire Sainte. It was first published in Paris, 1943and was immediately banned by the German authorities and the plates destroyed. it was reprinted between May 1944 and January, 1945. This is the first English edition, and the translation is by K. Madge.  aContents : Part 1: The patriarchs : The mission of Abraham -- The patriarchal life -- Faith and traditions.  aPart 2 : Moses and Canaan : A leader of men -- The law and the land -- Joshua and Judges.  aPart 3 : From glory to exile : The royal majesty -- Germs of death, promises of life -- The kingdom divided against itself.  aPart 4 : Judaism and Messianism : The exile and the return -- The time of the great empires -- The inner life of the community.  aBible.pO.T.yhistory of contemporary events.  aMadge, K.etr.