INTRODUCTORY NOTE
[ I. THE RANGE OF JEWISH HISTORY ]
I. THE RANGE OF JEWISH HISTORY
Historical and Unhistorical Peoples
Three Groups of Nations
The "Most Historical" People
Extent of Jewish History
[ II. THE CONTENT OF JEWISH HISTORY ]
II. THE CONTENT OF JEWISH HISTORY
Two Periods of Jewish History
The Period of Independence
The Election of the Jewish People
Priests and Prophets
The Babylonian Exile and the Scribes
The Dispersion
Jewish History and Universal History
Jewish History Characterized
[ III. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF JEWISH HISTORY ]
III. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF JEWISH HISTORY
The National Aspect of Jewish History
The Historical Consciousness
The National Idea and National Feeling
The Universal Aspect of Jewish History
An Historical Experiment
A Moral Discipline
Humanitarian Significance of Jewish History
Schleiden and George Eliot
[ IV. THE HISTORICAL SYNTHESIS ]
IV. THE HISTORICAL SYNTHESIS
Three Primary Periods
Four Composite Periods