This highly informative work divides the history of the land and the nation of Israel…written by seven highly-qualified authors.… Anati's chapter offers a fascinating look at the prehistory of the Holy Land covering topics such as 'The Age of Hunting and Gathering' and 'The Age of Early Agriculture.'… Reviv admirably covers almost 3,000 years of Holy Land and Israelite history in 77 pages.…Avi-Yonah provides an exceptional overview on Hellenization and the Jewish resistance to Hellenization. Avi-Yonah's section alone is well worth the book's reasonable price. Sharon provides a comprehensive summary of the rise of Islam as well as a description of Jerusalem in the Muslim tradition.…A History of Israel and the Holy Land provides an exceptional and understandable overview in a single, concise volume. In addition to the historical recap, A History of Israel and the Holy Land provides a resource in which the authors do an excellent job illustrating the significance of this geographical area, not only to Jews, but to Christians and Muslims alike.

…the book's pictures, although in black and which, make a contribution as well.…the book's foreword…provides a succinct and stimulating description. JCS (Journal of Church and State), Autumn 2004.