Translation of Les Institutions de l'Ancien Testament.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 519-552) and indexes.

Nomadism and its survival -- Family Institutions -- Civil Institutions -- Military Institutions -- Religious Institutions.

Preface -- Translator's Note -- Introduction. Nomadism and its survival -- 1. The Background -- 2. Tribal Organization -- 3. The Law of Hospitality and Asylum -- 4. Tribal Solidarity and Blood-Vengeance -- The Later Development of Tribal Organization in Israel -- 6. relics of Nomadism -- 7. The 'Nomadic Ideal' of the Prophets -- 8. The Rekabites -- Part I. Family Institutions -- 1. The Family -- 2. Marriage -- 3. The Position of Women. Widows -- 4. Children -- 5. Succession and Inheritance -- 6. Death and Funeral Rites -- Part II. Civil Institutions -- 1. Population -- 2. The Free Population: Its Divisions -- 3. Slaves -- 4 The Israelite Concept of the State -- 5. The Person of the King -- 6. The Royal Household -- 7. The Principal Officials of the King -- 8. The Administration of the Kingdom -- 9. Finance and Public Works -- 10. Law and Justice -- 11. Economic Life -- 12. Divisions of Time -- 13. Weights and Measures -- Part III. Military Institutions -- 1. The Armies of Israel -- 2. Fortified Cities and Siege Warfare -- 3. Armaments -- 4. War -- 5. The Holy War -- Part IV. Religious Institutions -- 1. Semitic Sanctuaries -- 2. The First Israelite Sanctuaries -- 3. the Temple at Jerusalem -- 4. The Centralization of the Cult -- 5. The Priestly Office -- 6. The Levites -- 7. the Priesthood in Jerusalem Under the Monarchy -- 8. The Priesthood After the Exile -- 9. Altars -- 10. The ritual of Sacrifice -- 11. the History of Sacrifice in Israel -- 12. the Origin of Israelite Ritual -- 13. the Religious Significance of Sacrifice -- 14. Secondary Acts of the Cult -- 15. The Liturgical Calendar -- 16. The Sabbath Day -- 17. The Ancient Feast of Israel -- 18. The Later Feast -- Bibliography -- General Index -- Index of Proper Names -- Index of Semitic Forms -- Index of Biblical References.