Introduction to Old Testament times - Gordon, Cyrus H. (Cyrus Herzl), 1908-2001. (Ventnor, N.J. : Ventnor Publishers, 1953)
Prolegomena -- In the beginning -- Egypt to the Amarna age -- Mesopotamia to the Amarna age -- The Amarna age -- Ugarit -- Homer and the ancient East -- The patriarchal age -- Israel and the Ramesside age -- From tribalism to nationhood -- Israel united under the house of David -- The divided kingdoms to Jehu's purge -- Discoveries at Karatepe -- From Israel's largest empire to the fall of Samaria -- Judah alone -- Exile and restoration -- The passing of Near East antiquity.
On the front cover : Life in the Ancient Near East as the Background for the Cultural and Historical Content of the Bible
Keywords: Bible. -- History of contemporary events; Bible -- Introduction