Maps Illustrations Preface Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the Third Edition Abbreviations Introduction: What Are the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament? PART ONE: THE TORAH/PENTATEUCH 1 The Near Eastern Context 2 The Nature of the Pentateuchal Narrative 3 The Primeval History 4 The Patriarchs 5 The Exodus from Egypt 6 The Revelation at Sinai 7 The Priestly Theology: Exodus 25-40, Leviticus, and Numbers 8 Deuteronomy PART TWO: THE DEUTERONOMISTIC HISTORY 9 The Book of Joshua 10 Judges 11 First Samuel 12 Second Samuel 13 1 Kings 1-11: Solomon and the Divided Monarchy 14 1 Kings 12-2 Kings 25: Tales of Prophets and the End of the Kingdom PART THREE: PROPHECY 15 Amos and Hosea 16 Isaiah, Micah, Nahum, and Zephaniah 17 The Babylonian Era: Habakkuk, Jeremiah, and Lamentations 18 The Exilic Period: Ezekiel and Obadiah 19 The Additions to the Book of Isaiah 20 Postexilic Prophecy: Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi, Joel, Jonah PART FOUR: THE WRITINGS 21 Ezra and Nehemiah 22 The Books of Chronicles 23 The Psalms and Song of songs 24 Proverbs 25 Job and Qoheleth 26 The Hebrew Short Story: Ruth, Esther, Tobit, and Judith 27 Daniel, 1-2 Maccabees 28 The Deuterocanonical Wisdom Books: Ben Sira, Wisdom of Solomon, and Baruch 29 From Tradition to Canon Glossary Index.