The Jews of Egypt From Rameses II to Emperor Hadrian |
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Author:
| Modrzejewski, Joseph Mélèze Modrzejewski, Joseph Mélèze |
Translator:
| Cornman, Robert |
Preface by:
| Cohen, Shaye J. D. |
ISBN: | 978-0-691-01575-0 |
Publication Date: | Jan 1998 |
Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $94.99 |
Book Description:
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Presents the story of the adventures and misadventures of the people of Israel in the land of Egypt the years shrouded in the mists of biblical history under the Pharaohs; the strange intermezzo of the Jewish mercenary detachment on the island of Elephantine on the upper Nile. This title probes a turning point in Western civilization.
Presents the story of the adventures and misadventures of the people of Israel in the land of Egypt the years shrouded in the mists of biblical history under the Pharaohs; the strange intermezzo of the Jewish mercenary detachment on the island of Elephantine on the upper Nile. This title probes a turning point in Western civilization.