8vo. Xviii, 362 pages. First edition. SUBJECT (S) : Judaism; Jews - history - to 586 B. C. E. ; Priests, Jewish; Prophets. "Hoschander [1874-1933] was born in Teschen, Silesia (now Poland) . He went to the U. S. In 1909 and in 1910 began teaching at Dropsie College in Philadelphia. He also lectured at the Jewish Theological Seminary on biblical archaeology and exegesis. From 1923 he taught biblical literature and exegesis at the Seminary. He influenced a generation of rabbis by his kindly and pious character and personality as well as by his scholarship. He was the pure cloistered scholar, completely absorbed in his studies... While he subscribed to the critical approach to the Bible, he was very conservative in his outlook and most critical of the Wellhausen school. "(Kalugai, EJ) Ex library. Front hinge split, edgeworn, good condition. (BIBLE-4-8)