Biblical Geography and History

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Biblical Geography and History discusses early civilizations, describing their character as largely shaped by the natural environments in which they arose. The discussion describes most of the ancient world as water, burning sands, or dry, rocky pasture lands, with less than one-fifth arable soil. The account identifies fertile, easily cultivated territory that enabled inhabitants to store a surplus of necessities as a condition requisite for strong primitive civilization.

The battle account describes Saul rushing in pursuit of the Philistines without even waiting to consult the divine oracle. The account of Paul’s work at Corinth describes him teaching Jews and Gentiles while plying his trade as a tent-maker.

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Charles Foster Kent

Charles Foster Kent taught biblical literature at Yale and wrote on the history and literature of ancient Israel. The Making of a Nation presents a sequence of studies on Israel’s beginnings and the Old Testament narratives through which that history was interpreted.