Alfred Edersheim, in this fascinating study, uncovers the Old Testament, removing layers of mystery, allowing readers to more fully engage with the text. He analyzes the books, chapter-by-chapter, thus providing a chronological history of the Jewish people. This work is split into seven volumes to make it manageable for the reader to understand each major period that is covered in the Old Testament. In Volume 1, Book One covers The World Before the Flood, and The History of the Patriarchs, Book Two: The Exodus and The Wanderings in the Wilderness, Book Three: Israel In Canaan Under Joshua And The Judges. In Volume 2, areBook Four: The History of Israel under Samuel, Saul, and David, Book Five: Birth of Solomon to Reign of Ahab, Book Six: The Reign of Ahab to the Decline of the Two Kingdoms, and Book Seven: From the Decline of the Two Kingdoms to the Assyrian and Babylonian Captivity.
