A History of Israel From the Bronze Age Through the Jewish Wars

includes index and biblioraphy

The current state of Old testament historiography........11 Ancient israel in its Geographical Context .................27 Early historical context of Canaan ..............43 1. The patriarchs and Their Residence in Egypt The early bronze age ............67 The middle bronze age and the patriarchs ...........87 The story of Joseph: Settlement in Egypt .....107 The three Hundred silent Years: Growing a Nation ............127 2. The sojourn in Egypt the Exodus, and Sinai The man : Moses and his Mission .........143 The exodus from Egypt .....159 The sinai Sojourn ..........183 3. The israelite occupation of the Land Entrance into the land of Canaan (1406 BC)...................209 The conquest of Canaan (About 1406-1400 BC)..........225 The Occupation of Canaan ..............257 4. The period of the Judges The Twelve-tribe system .........273 The Judges of Israel (About 1400-1050 BC)...........289 5. The monarchy The people`s Call for a King ................321 King saul .........335 The rise of King David ...........351 The reign of King David ............365 David and his Domestic Trouble ...........385 The reign of Solomon...........395 6. The divided monarchy: The Independent kingdoms of Israel And Judah The Division of the Monarchy ...........421 The first fifty years of the Divided kindom .............441 The fifty years of the Omrides and Alliances .........459 The century of the Jehu Dynasty ........489 The expansion of Assyria and the Downfall of Samaria .........511 The assyrians : Judah from Jotham To Amon .............527 The era of Babylonian Hegemony ..............547 7. The babyonian Exile The exile and the First Return ..............571 8. The persian Hegemony The returns under ezra and Nehemiah.............591 9. The intertestamental Period and the Beginning of the Hellenistic Age ...........639 The maccabean insurrection .............639 The maccabean Insurrection ........639 The hasmonean kingdom ...........647