Biblical History and Israel's Past Quotes

“(1) the kingdoms of Israel and Judah were originally unified; (2) Judah was a fully developed kingdom already in the late tenth century; (3) reconstructions focused on political rather than domestic history; (4) Israel and Judah were seen as the most significant entities in Iron Age Syria-Palestine; and (5) the people and area of the former northern kingdom were of little interest after 720.”
― Megan Bishop Moore, Biblical History and Israel's Past: The Changing Study of the Bible and History