In this classic statement on a topic of considerable interest to biblical students, H. Wheeler Robinson provides an excellent introduction to the study place, role, and relationships of family, tribe, and nation in the Old Testament world. The book is divided into two parts. The first, The Hebrew Conception of Corporate Personality, constructs a theological foundation for understanding personality in the Hebrew Bible; the second The Group and the Individual in Israel demonstrates the persistent relationship between individuals and society in ancient Israel. In a new introduction to this reissued work Cyril Rodd provides an overview of recent literature and debate on this significant topic.