In Search of 'Ancient Israel' : A Study in Biblical Origins (Paperback, 2 ed)

Preface to Third Edition Preface to Second Edition Acknowledgements Abbreviations Reflective Introduction Ch. 1 Preliminaries Ch. 2 Searching for 'Ancient Israel' Ch. 3 Defining the Biblical Israel Ch. 4 A Search for Historical Israel Ch. 5 The Social Context of the Biblical Israel Ch. 6 Who Wrote the Biblical Literature, and Where? Ch. 7 How was the Biblical Literature Written, and Why? Ch. 8 From Literature to Scripture Ch. 9 The Emergence of Israel Bibliography of Works Cited Index of References Index of Authors