• part one Introductory


• 1 What Is the Bible?


• 2 The Promised Land


• part two Cosmic Origins


• 3 Creations (Genesis 1-3)


• 4 The Formation of the Pentateuch


• 5 Primeval History (Genesis 4-11)


• part three National Origins


• 6 The Ancestors of Israel (Genesis 12-50)


• 7 Escape from Egypt (Exodus 1-15)


• 8 From Egypt to Sinai (Exodus 16-20, 24)


• 9 Law and Ritual (Exodus 20.22-23.33 and 25-40)


• 10 Ritual and Holiness (Leviticus)


• 11 In the Wilderness (Numbers)


• 12 The End of the Journey to the Promised Land (Deuteronomy)


• 13 Joshua and the Conquest of the Land of Canaan (Joshua)


• 14 The Emergence of Israel in the Land of Canaan (Judges and Ruth)


• part four Kings and Prophets


• 15 The Establishment of the Monarchy (1 Samuel)


• 16 The Reign of David (2 Samuel, 1 Kings 1-2, and Psalm 132)


• 17 The Reign of Solomon (1 Kings 1-11 and Psalm 89)


• 18 The Divided Kingdoms of Israel and Judah from the Late Tenth


• to the Early Eighth Centuries bce (1 Kings 12-2 Kings 14 with an Introduction


• to Prophecy)


• 19 The Northern Kingdom of Israel in the Eighth Century bce


• (2 Kings 14- 17, Amos, and Hosea)


• 20 The Kingdom of Judah in the Eighth and Early Seventh Centuries bce


• (2 Kings 15-20, 2 Chronicles 29-32, Isaiah 1-39, and Micah)


• 21 Judah in the Seventh Century bce The End of Assyrian Domination


• (2 Kings 21-23, 2 Chronicles 33-35, Zephaniah, Nahum, and the


• Prayer of Manasseh)


• 22 The Fall of Jerusalem (2 Kings 23.31-25.30, 2 Chronicles 36, Habakkuk,


• Jeremiah, and the Letter of Jeremiah)


• part five Exile and Return


• 23 After the Fall: Judeans in Judah and Babylon (Lamentations, Psalm 137,


• Obadiah, and Ezekiel)


• 24 Return from Exile (Ezra 1-2 and Isaiah 34-35 and 40-55)


• part six Reconstruction, Consolidation, and Challenge


• 25 The Early Restoration (Ezra 3-6, 1 Esdras, Haggai, Zechariah 1-8,


• and Isaiah 56-66)


• 26 Judah in the Fifth Century bce (Ezra 7- 10, Nehemiah, Isaiah 24-27, Zechariah 9-14, Joel, Malachi, and 2 Esdras with an Introduction to Apocalyptic


• Literature)


• 27 Retelling the Story of David (1-2 Chronicles and Psalms)


• part seven Controversy and Challenge


• 28 The Wisdom of the Sages: Preservation and Challenge


• (Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Solomon with


• an Introduction to Wisdom Literature)


• 29 Encounters with the Greeks (1-2 Maccabees, Baruch, Sirach, the Wisdom


• of Solomon, and 4 Maccabees)


• 30 Heroes in Foreign Lands: Postexilic Literature and


• Diasporic Identity (Jonah, Ruth, Esther, Judith, Tobit,


• 3 Maccabees, and Daniel)


• Afterword


• Chronology


• General Bibliography


• Glossary


• Weights and Measures


• Index

The Old Testament provides a clear, balanced, and up to date introduction to the Hebrew bible and expressed how the Old Testament can be viewed through both a Hebrew ad Christian lens.