Bill T. Arnold (PhD, Hebrew Union College) is Paul S. Amos Professor of Old Testament Interpretation at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. He is the author or editor of nine books and coauthor (with Bryan E. Beyer) of Encountering the Old Testament. Richard S. Hess (PhD, Hebrew Union College) is Earl S. Kalland Professor of Old Testament and Semitic Languages at Denver Seminary in Littleton, Colorado, and editor of the Denver Journal. He is the author or editor of more than twenty-five books, including Israelite Religions and Song of Songs in the Baker Commentary on the Old Testament Wisdom and Psalms.

• ContentsPreface Bill T. Arnold and Richard S. HessIntroduction: Foundations for a History of Israel Richard S. Hess1. The Genesis Narratives Bill T. Arnold2. The Exodus and Wilderness Narratives    James K. Hoffmeier3. Covenant and Treaty in the Hebrew Bible and in the Ancient Near East    Samuel Greengus4. Early Israel and Its Appearance in Canaan    Lawson G. Stone5. The Judges and the Early Iron Age    Robert D. Miller II6. The Story of Samuel, Saul, and David    Daniel Bodi7. United Monarchy: Archaeology and Literary Sources    Steven M. Ortiz8. The Biblical Prophets in Historiography    James K. Mead9. Late Tenth- and Ninth-Century Issues: Ahab Underplayed? Jehoshaphat Overplayed?    Kyle Greenwood10. Eighth-Century Issues: The World of Jeroboam II, the Fall of Samaria, and the Reign of Hezekiah    Sandra Richter11. Judah in the Seventh Century: From the Aftermath of Sennacherib's Invasion to the Beginning of Jehoiakim's Rebellion    Brad E. Kelle12. Sixth-Century Issues    Peter van der Veen13. Fifth- and Fourth-Century Issues: Governorship and Priesthood in Jerusalem    André Lemaire14. The Hellenistic Period    David A. deSilvaIndexes