Born 1985; 2016 PhD (Emory University); 2023 Habilitation (University of Basel); Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible in its Historical and Cultural Contexts at the University of Lausanne.

• 1. Introduction 1.1. Methodology and Structure of this Study1.2. Key Concepts1.3. Contributions to Current Research2. Philistines and Arameans in the Story of the Israelite Monarchy2.1. Philistines in Samuel–Kings2.2. Arameans in Samuel–Kings2.3. The Narrative Function of the Philistines and Arameans3. Observations on the Formation of Samuel–Kings3.1. The Formation of the Book of Kings3.2. The Formation of the Book of Samuel3.3. The Link between the Books of Samuel and Kings4. The Development of the Philistine Theme in the Book of Samuel4.1. The Philistines in the Saul-David Narrative (1 Sam 9–2 Sam 8)4.2. The Philistines in the “Overture” to the Book of Samuel (1 Sam 1–8)4.3. The Philistines in the “Appendix” to Samuel (2 Sam 21–24)4.4. Synthesis: The Development of the Philistine Theme in Samuel5. The Philistines in History and in the Book of Samuel5.1. Extrabiblical Sources for the History of Philistia, ca. 1200–200 BCE5.2. The Philistines in Samuel in Light of the Extrabiblical Evidence5.3. Result6. The Development of the Aramean Theme in the Book of Kings6.1. Aram in the Annalistic Notices in Kings6.2. Aram in the Elijah-Elisha Narratives (1 Kgs 17–2 Kgs 13)6.3. The War Narratives in 1 Kgs 20–2 Kgs 7 + 2 Kgs 136.4. Synthesis: The Development of the Aramean Theme in Kings7. The Arameans in History and in the Book of Kings7.1. Extrabiblical Sources for the History of the Central Levant, ca. 1200–200 BCE7.2. The Arameans in Kings in Light of the Extrabiblical Evidence7.3. Result8. Conclusion8.1. The Approach of this Study and its Contributions to Scholarship8.2. The Philistines and Arameans in the Story of the Israelite Monarchy8.3. Observations on the Formation of Samuel–Kings8.4. The Development of the Philistine Theme in the Book of Samuel8.5. Historical Contexts behind the Dynamic Image of the Philistines8.6. The Development of the Aramean Theme in the Book of Kings8.7. Historical Contexts behind the Dynamic Image of the Arameans8.8. Concluding Synthesis