In Search of the Hebrew People

"Thanks to its erudition, the monograph could serve as an effective introduction to German history, biblical studies and modern nationalism, among other fields."—German History

"Ilany's book has much to offer to biblical scholars invested in understanding the development of their field, but also to scholars of 18th- and 19th-century Germany and to those interested in the relationship between the academy and the ideological process of nation building more broadly."—Reading Religion

"Recommended."—Choice

"Sound, well-informed, and original. No one seriously interested in the history of biblical criticism will be able to ignore this work."—Mark Somos, author of Secularism and the Leiden Circle

"lany's study is a significant, deeply erudite contribution to our understanding of eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century German culture and politics."—H-Judaic