Description:The book consists of the three scholarly lectures which the author delivered at the British Academy. The lectures (and chapters in the book) are: The Pre-Biblical Period, The Biblical Period, The Early Christian Centuries. Detailed scholarly text on cultural, political, and social influence / interactions and relations based on oral, written, scriptural, linguistic and archeological evidence of Arabs and Jews. A scarce and important antique vintage text for the Judaic or Islamic scholar.