Preface
Archaeological Ages
Historical Timeline
Ancient Jerusalem
List of Maps
List of Figures
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Part I. Archaeology, the Bible, and Epigraphy: Discovery, Techniques, and Development
1. Introduction to the Geography and Archaeology of the Ancient Near East, by Gary P. Arbino
2. Introduction to the Old Testament and Its Character as Historical Evidence, by Mark Elliott, with Paul V. M. Flesher
3. The West’s Rediscovery of the Holy Land, by Victor H. Matthews
4. "Bible Lands Archaeology" and "Biblical Archaeology" in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries, by Rachel Hallote
5. A Critique of Biblical Archaeology History and Interpretation, by William G. Dever
Part II. Israel before Settling in the Land
6. In the Beginning, Archaeologically Speaking: Archaeology to the Bronze Ages in Canaan, by K. L. Noll
7. Archaeology and the Canaanites, by Jill Baker
8. The Book of Genesis and Israel’s Ancestral Traditions, by Mark Elliott and J. Edward Wright
9. Israel in and out of Egypt, by J. Edward Wright, Mark Elliott, and Paul V. M. Flesher
Part III. Israel Settles in the Land of Canaan
10. Looking for the Israelites: The Archaeology of Iron Age I, by J. P. Dessel
11. Looking for the Israelites: The Evidence of the Biblical Text, by Paul V. M. Flesher
12. The Philistines during the Period of the Judges, by Ann E. Killebrew
Part IV. The Kingdoms of the People Israel
13. The United Monarchy: David between Saul and Solomon, by Baruch Halpern
14. Israel: The Prosperous Northern Kingdom, by Randall W. Younker
15. The Southern Kingdom of Judah: Surrounded by Enemies, by Aren M. Maeir
16. Daily Life in Iron Age Israel and Judah, by Jennie Ebeling
17. Israel and Judah under Assyria’s Thumb, by J. Edward Wright and Mark Elliott
18. The Religions of the People Israel and Their Neighbors, by Richard S. Hess
Part V. Judah as a Province: From the Babylonians to the Persians
19. Destruction and Exile: Israel and the Babylonian Empire, by Bob Becking
20. Persia and Yehud, by Charles David Isbell
Glossary
Bibliography
Gazetteer
Index of Biblical and Ancient References
General Index
Contributors