List of Maps Series Editor's Preface Preface Acknowledgments Chronology Part 1: Introduction 1. Introduction Cultural History of Ancient Israel: An Overview Summary of Resources Part 2: Canaanite and Israelite Civilization 2. Environment and Ecology The Physical Landscape Shifting Patterns of Land Use 3. Historical and Chronological Setting Major Events in the History of Syro-Palestinian Cultures Major Techniques in Chronology Building A Brief History of Discovery Israeli Archaeology Literary Evidence from Ancient Israel 4. Origins, Growth, and Decline of Levantine Cultures Prehistoric Cultures: Major Developments in Late Prehistory The Canaanites Peoples of the Iron Age The Israelites of the Iron 2 5. Economics Chalcolithic Period: The Origins of Economic Complexity Early Bronze Age Middle Bronze Age Late Bronze Age Iron 1: The Economy of the Highlands and "Proto-Israelites" Iron 1: The Economy of the Southern Coastal Plain Iron 2: The Israelite Economy The Economy of Philistia in the Iron 2 6. Social Organization Chalcolithic Period Early Bronze Age Intermediate Bronze Age Middle Bronze Age Late Bronze Age Iron Age 1 Iron 1: Social Organization among the Coastal Peoples Iron 2: Highland Culture Iron 2: Coastal Culture Philistine High Culture 7. Politcs Chalcolithic Period Early Bronze Age: The First Urban Revolution The End of the Early Bronze Age and the Intermediate Bronze Age Canaanite Kingdoms: Middle Bronze Age Late Bronze Age Iron Age 1: The Highlands and Inland Valleys Iron Age 1: Southern Coastal Plain/Philistia Iron Age 2-3: The Israelites Iron Age 2-3: The Philistines 8.

Religion and Ideology Chalcolithic Period Early Bronze Age Middle Bronze Age Late Bronze Age Iron Age Iron 2-3 Broad Trends in the Evolution of Israelite Religion Iron 1: Early Philistine Religion Iron 2: Philistine Religion 9. Material Culture Chalcolithic Period Early Bronze Age Intermediate Bronze Age Middle Bronze Age Late Bronze Age Material Culture of the Interior during the Early Iron Age (Iron 1) Israelite Material Culture of the Iron2 Philistine Material Culture of the Iron1 Material Culture of the Philistines in the Iron 2 Phoenician Material Culture 10. Intellectual Accomplishments The Alphabet (Alephbet) Monotheism Part 3: Current Assessments 11. Major Controversies and Future Directions Controversies in Chalcolithic Archaeology Archaeological Issues concerning the Early Bronze Age Bronze Age Chronologies and the Intermediate Bronze Age Problems in the Archaeology of the Middle Bronze Age "Biblical Archaeology" and the Iron Age Glossary Chronology Glossary Resources for Further Study Index About the Author.