Ancient Israel Resources - Heart of Wisdom

An Internet Linked Unit Studyhave adopted Ancient Israel for classroom use, but it is written in an easy-to-understandlanguage, easy enough for high school students. Chapters: The PatriarchalAge; Israel in Egypt; The Settlement in Canaan; The United Monarchy; TheDivided Monarchy; Exile and Return; The Age of Hellenism; Roman Domination.378 pp.; 34 illus.; 10 color plates; 16 maps and charts. (1999) ISBN 1-880317-53-2, hardcover. ISBN 1-880317-54-0, paper. Order from the Biblical ArchaeologySociety. 202-364-3300.Ancient Hebrews dBCThe perspective is a historical one; biblical events are labeled accordingto the Bible or “it is said.” The author goes overboard to remain historical. Thisbook explores the many journeys of the Hebrew people and their belief in one god.Many illustrations as well as clear maps, a time line, a glossary of Hebrew terms,and a bibliography help readers find their way through the complexities of Hebrewfaith and history from Abraham to the present time. Library Binding - 80 pages(October 1999) Marshall Cavendish Corp.; ISBN: 076140302. Order from the publisherMarshall Cavendish 800-821-9881. Reading level: Grades 5-9.BThe Atlas of Jewish History by Martin GilbertThis atlas traces the history, the worldwide migrations, the achievements,and the lives of the Jewish people from ancient Mesopotamia to the present day. Itis the product of remarkable research and sheds a vivid light on the role of theJews in their different national settings, and on their complex history, their reactionto persecution—whether by dispersal, acceptance, or defense—and theirenormous contribution to human experience in many fields over almost four thousandyears. (January 1993) William Morrow & Co; ISBN: 0688122647.BChristianity and Rabbinic Judaism: A Parallel History of Their Origins Editedby Hershel Shanks with contributions by James H. Charlesworth dThis parallel history of Judaism and Christianity presents both separate and integralaccounts of the first six centuries in the development of both religions, in oneunderstandable volume. This book begins where its companion volume AncientIsrael ends. Chapters include: Palestinian and Diaspora Judaism in the FirstCentury; The Life of Jesus; After the Crucifixion--Christianity through Paul;Judaism to the Mishnah: 135-220 C.E.; The World of the Talmud: From theMishnah to the Arab Conquest; Christianity from Constantine to the ArabConquest; Christians and Jews in the First Six Centuries. Hardcover - 380 pp.; 50black-and-white photographs; 2 illus.; 11 color plates. (November 1992) BiblicalArchaeology Society; ISBN: 1880317036. Reading level: Advanced.BChronicle of the Old Testament Kings: The Reign-By-Reign Record of theRulers of Ancient Israel by J.W. RogersonThe story of ancient Israel's rulers, from Abraham to Herod, encompasses some ofResources recommended in d several lessons, s several units, oh other HOW Units. k Key Resource .Heart of Wisdom Publishing 23