Schweich Lectures 1911 – The Philistines – R A S Macalister

Today’s free book is R.A. Stewart Macalister’s 1911 Schweich Lectures on the Philistines. This title is in the public domain.

R.A. Stewart Macalister [1870-1950], The Philistines: Their History and Civilization. The Schweich Lectures 1911. London: Oxford University Press, 1914. Hbk. pp.136. [Click here to visit the download page for this title]

Table of Contents

1. The Origin of the Philistines
   • The Adventures of Wen-Amon aong them
   • Their Struggle with the Hebrews
   • Their Decline and Disappearance
2. The Hiustory of the Philistines
3. The Land of the Philistines
4. The Culture of the Philistines
   1. Their language
   2. Their Organisation: (A) Political, (B) Military, (C) Domestic
   3. Their Religion
   4. Their Place in History and Civilisation

Image: Philistine Pottery. Source: Wikipedia