"It is quite the best book of this kind which I have seen in recent years. is much more than an account of biblical archaeology. It is a brilliant sketch of the whole history of Israel down to A.D. 70, fully illustrated ar every point by the latest results of archaeological discovery. There is not a single recent archaeological discovery which he has not made u of to illuminate his commentary. It is a great pleasure to be able to prake a book so unreservedly.-S. H. HOOKE, The Journal of Theological Studi

"Dr. Gray is unusually knowledgeable in this farchaeological) field and an the same time is abreast of Old Testament studies and the new lines interest and approach which have been developed in recent years. He writes with no axe to grind but the axe of truth, and aims to introduce his readers tis the wealth of material, from the execration texts dating from the early part of the second millennium BC to the Dead Sea Scrolls, which sheds light on the Old Testament. On all these things and many more Dr Gray shows a balanced judgment.1, H. ROWLEY, The Expository Times Edinburghi