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Unsurpassed for nearly half a century, and now with a new introduction and appendix by William P. Brown, John Bright's A History of Israel will continue to be a standard for a new generation of students of the Old Testament. This book remains a classic in the literature of theological education.

About the author:
John Bright was the Cyrus H. McCormick Professor of Hebrew and the Interpretation of the Old Testament at Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, Virginia until his death in 1995. He is the author of The Kingdom of God: The Biblical Concept and Its Meaning for the Church.