Gabriel provides the first attempt at a continuous historical narrative of the military history of ancient Israel.
Foreword Preface The Land of Israel Armies of the Bible The Exodus The Campaigns of Joshua Wars of the Judges Saul's Wars David and the Israelite Solomon Selected Bibliography Index
RICHARD A. GABRIEL is Professor of Ethics and Humanities, Daniel Webster College. He is the author of 34 books, many of them in the area of ancient military history. He was Director of Advanced Courses at the U.S. Army War College and a professor at St. Anselm College.
?[A] good chronological narrative of the military history of
ancient Israel....Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and
above.?-Choice
?[P]rovides an excellent opportunity for addressing some thorny
issues in the field of the military history of the Bible.?-The
Journal of Military History
?Drawing on findings from archeology, demography, ethnography and
other relevant disciplines, Gabriel analyses the Bible as if it
were a militory history of ancient Israel; he makes a particularly
significant contribution to Exodus studies. Gabriel an experienced
infantry officer and military historian, offers astute military
insight into the Biblical narrative and makes comprehensive some of
the mysterious explanations for well known events.?-Jewish Book
World
"ÝA¨ good chronological narrative of the military history of
ancient Israel....Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and
above."-Choice
"ÝP¨rovides an excellent opportunity for addressing some thorny
issues in the field of the military history of the Bible."-The
Journal of Military History
"Drawing on findings from archeology, demography, ethnography and
other relevant disciplines, Gabriel analyses the Bible as if it
were a militory history of ancient Israel; he makes a particularly
significant contribution to Exodus studies. Gabriel an experienced
infantry officer and military historian, offers astute military
insight into the Biblical narrative and makes comprehensive some of
the mysterious explanations for well known events."-Jewish Book
World
"[A] good chronological narrative of the military history of
ancient Israel....Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and
above."-Choice
"[P]rovides an excellent opportunity for addressing some thorny
issues in the field of the military history of the Bible."-The
Journal of Military History
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