4to. Ix, 292 pages. Heavily illustrated. In English and Hebrew. SUBJECT (S) : Bible. O. T. -- history of Biblical events; Bible. O. T. -- archeology; Palestine – antiquities. CONTENTS: The fertile crescent: hebrew origins; Bondage, exodus, and the national covenant; Israel in Canaan: the period of the judges; The Israelite Empire under David and Solomon; The divided kingdom; Israel and Judah; The Babylonian exile and the restoration of Judah; The Hebraic spirit: the prophetic movement and social justice. ISBN: 087068096X. “Orlinsky [1908-1992] was born in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada and went to the U. S. In 1931, later becoming a fellow at Dropsie College and Johns Hopkins University. He was professor of Bible at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York City from 1943, chairman of the Society for Biblical Literature (president 1969–70) , and chairman of the American Friends of the Israel Exploration Society from 1954.” (EJ, 2007) Ex library with minimal markings. Spine faded, otherwise very good condition. (BIBLE-8-22)