Buy this book on-line Wise, Isaac Mayer : HISTORY OF THE HEBREWS' SECOND COMMONWEALTH : WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ITS LITERATURE, CULTURE, AND THE ORIGIN OF RABBINISM AND CHRISTIANITYCincinnati : Bloch & Co., 1880
1st Edition. Original Maroon Cloth with Gold Lettering. 8vo. 386 pages ; 23 cm. Singerman 2960. In the Preface, Wise writes, “This volume contains a compact narrative of Hebrew history from 536 before to 70 after the Christian era… This period of Hebrew history from Zerubabel to the Fall of Jerusalem, appears to me to be the most interesting and most instructive part of history. It contains not only a political history of an advanced civilization… but also the combat of Monotheism against Polytheism, and its final results, viz. : Rabbinism and Christianity. ” Wise was a major 19th century Jewish leader and founded Hebrew Union College. SUBJECT (S) : Jews -- History -- 586 B. C. -70 A. D. Ex-library with Jewish Institutional Bookplate. All edges gilt. Rebacked. Overall, very good+ condition. (AMR-49-3) Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Wise, Isaac Mayer : HISTORY OF THE HEBREWS' SECOND COMMONWEALTH : WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ITS LITERATURE, CULTURE, AND THE ORIGIN OF RABBINISM AND CHRISTIANITY. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including libri antichi, collectables, atlases, fine bindings and out of print books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |