Israel: Ancient Kingdom or Late Invention?

by Daniel I. Block

Israel: Ancient Kingdom or Late Invention? is a collection of essays responding to the radical claims of some that Israel and its history actually began after the Babylonian exile, and that the history of Israel we read about in the Bible is a fictionalized account.

Genres: History, Theology, Biblical Studies

370 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 1, 2008

About the author

Daniel I. Block (DPhil, University of Liverpool) is Gunther H. Knoedler Professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. He is the author of several books and numerous essays and has written commentaries on Deuteronomy, Judges-Ruth, and Ezekiel. He has also been involved in the production of the New Living Translation of the Bible and lectures and preaches around the world.