Preface |
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Simplified Chronology of Archaeological Periods in Canaan |
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List of Abbreviations |
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PART I: HISTORY, HISTORIOGRAPHY, AND THE BIBLE |
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Chapter 1 The Death of Biblical History? |
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3 | (33) |
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4 | (2) |
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Is the Corpse Really Dead? |
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6 | (3) |
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Biblical Texts and the Past |
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6 | (1) |
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7 | (1) |
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8 | (1) |
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9 | (1) |
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A Long-Term Illness: Two Initial Case Studies |
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9 | (9) |
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Soggin and the History of Israel |
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10 | (5) |
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Miller and Hayes and the History of Israel |
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15 | (3) |
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A Brief History of Historiography |
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18 | (6) |
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The History of the History of Israel |
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24 | (8) |
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The Patriarchal Traditions |
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25 | (1) |
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The Moses/Joshua Traditions |
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26 | (1) |
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27 | (4) |
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31 | (1) |
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Can the Patient be Saved? |
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32 | (4) |
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Chapter 2 Knowing and Believing: Faith in the Past |
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36 | (15) |
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"Scientific History" Revisited |
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38 | (5) |
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Science and the Philosophy of Science |
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38 | (1) |
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History as Science: A Brief History of Dissent |
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39 | (4) |
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Testimony, Tradition, and the Past |
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43 | (8) |
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45 | (4) |
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The History of Historiography Reconsidered |
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49 | (2) |
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Chapter 3 Knowing about the History of Israel |
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51 | (24) |
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Verification and Falsification |
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54 | (2) |
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Early and Later Testimony |
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56 | (6) |
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Ideology and Israel's Past |
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62 | (8) |
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63 | (1) |
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Extrabiblical Texts and Israel's Past |
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64 | (4) |
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Ideology and Historiography |
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68 | (1) |
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Ideology and Critical Thought |
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69 | (1) |
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Analogy and Israel's Past |
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70 | (3) |
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73 | (2) |
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Chapter 4 Narrative and History: Stories about the Past |
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75 | (23) |
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The Near-Death and Revival of Narrative History |
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77 | (2) |
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Literary Reading and Historical Study: |
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Happy Marriage or Overdue Divorce? |
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79 | (3) |
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Narrativity: Reality or Illusion? |
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82 | (4) |
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83 | (1) |
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The Narrativity of (Biblical) Historiography and the Question of Fiction |
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84 | (2) |
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Historiography: Art or Science? |
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86 | (2) |
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On Reading Narrative Historiography |
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88 | (3) |
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The Poetics of Biblical Narrative |
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91 | (2) |
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Example: Solomon in Text and in Time |
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93 | (3) |
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96 | (2) |
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Chapter 5 A Biblical History of Israel |
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PART II: A HISTORY OF ISRAEL FROM ABRAHAM TO THE PERSIAN PERIOD |
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Chapter 6 Before the Land |
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107 | (31) |
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Sources for the Patriarchal Period: The Genesis Account |
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108 | (1) |
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The Story of the Patriarchs |
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109 | (2) |
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The Patriarchal Narratives as Theology and as History |
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110 | (1) |
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The History of the Patriarchs and the History of the Text |
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111 | (1) |
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The Patriarchs in Their Ancient Near Eastern Setting |
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112 | (5) |
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The Sociological Setting of the Patriarchs |
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117 | (2) |
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Genesis 14 and the History of the Patriarchal Period |
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119 | (2) |
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The Joseph Narrative (Genesis 37-50) |
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121 | (4) |
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121 | (1) |
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The Theological Intention of the Joseph Narrative |
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122 | (1) |
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123 | (2) |
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125 | (2) |
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The Call of Moses and the Plagues of Egypt |
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127 | (2) |
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The Exodus and Crossing of the Sea |
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129 | (2) |
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131 | (1) |
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132 | (5) |
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From Egypt to Mount Sinai |
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133 | (2) |
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From Sinai to Kadesh-barnea and to the Plains of Moab |
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135 | (2) |
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137 | (1) |
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Chapter 7 The Settlement in the Land |
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138 | (55) |
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Sources for the Israelite Settlement |
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139 | (1) |
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Israel's Emergence in Cannan: A Survey of Scholarly Models |
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139 | (9) |
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139 | (2) |
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Peaceful Infiltration Model |
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141 | (1) |
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141 | (2) |
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143 | (5) |
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Reading the Biblical Texts (Joshua and Judges) |
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148 | (21) |
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149 | (7) |
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156 | (10) |
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Considering Joshua and Judges Together |
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166 | (3) |
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Reading the Extrabiblical Texts |
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169 | (4) |
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169 | (1) |
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170 | (3) |
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Reading the Material Remains |
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173 | (16) |
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Archaeology of Jericho, Ai, Hazor, and Laish |
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174 | (9) |
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183 | (4) |
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Hill-Country Sites in Iron I |
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187 | (2) |
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Integrating the Textual and Material Evidence |
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189 | (2) |
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191 | (2) |
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Chapter 8 The Early Monarchy |
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193 | (46) |
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Sources for the Early Israelite Monarchy |
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195 | (4) |
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The Chronology of the Early Israelite Monarchy |
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199 | (2) |
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Preface to Monarchy: 1 Samuel l-7 |
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201 | (6) |
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Israel Demands and Gets Its King: 1 Samuel 8-14 |
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207 | (8) |
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David's Rise and Saul's Demise: 1 Samuel 15-31 |
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215 | (13) |
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Was David a Historical Person? |
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216 | (1) |
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How Accurately Does the David of Tradition Reflect the Actual, Historical David? |
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217 | (4) |
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How Accurately Does the Biblical Narrative Describe David's Specific Actions? |
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221 | (4) |
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Is the Biblical Account of David's Rise to Power Historically Plausible? |
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225 | (3) |
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David's Kingdom: 2 Samuel 1-10 |
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228 | (4) |
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228 | (2) |
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230 | (2) |
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David's Family and Successor: 2 Samuel 11-24 |
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232 | (5) |
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237 | (2) |
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Chapter 9 The Later Monarchy: Solomon |
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239 | (20) |
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Sources for the Later Israelite Monarchy |
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239 | (3) |
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The Chronology of the Later Israelite Monarchy |
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242 | (4) |
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The Reign of King Solomon |
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246 | (13) |
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246 | (2) |
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Solomon's Rule over Israel |
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248 | (3) |
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251 | (3) |
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Solomon's Building Projects |
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254 | (2) |
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Solomon and the Religion of Israel |
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256 | (3) |
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Chapter 10 The Later Monarchy: The Divided Kingdoms |
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259 | (19) |
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The Division of Israel: Rehoboam to Omri |
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259 | (4) |
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The Period of the Omrides |
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263 | (3) |
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From Jehu to the Fall of Samaria |
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266 | (5) |
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From the Fall of Samaria to the Surrender of Jerusalem |
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271 | (7) |
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Chapter 11 Exile and After |
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278 | (27) |
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Sources for the Exilic Period |
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278 | (1) |
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279 | (1) |
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The Extent of the Destruction |
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280 | (1) |
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The Scope of the Deportation |
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281 | (4) |
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283 | (1) |
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284 | (1) |
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285 | (1) |
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Sources for the Postexilic Period |
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285 | (1) |
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The Early Postexilic Period |
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286 | (8) |
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286 | (2) |
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The Identity and Function of Sheshbazzar and Zerubbabel |
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288 | (2) |
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The Postexilic Governors of Yehud and Its Neighbors |
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290 | (1) |
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A Citizen-Temple Community? |
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291 | (1) |
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The Building of the Temple |
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292 | (1) |
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Who Were the "Enemies of Yehud" in the Early Postexilic Period? |
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293 | (1) |
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The Middle Postexilic Period: The Book of Esther |
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294 | (3) |
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The Late Postexilic Period |
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297 | (6) |
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The Order of the Missions of Ezra and Nehemiah |
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298 | (1) |
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Ezra and Nehemiah in the Context of Persian Politics |
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299 | (1) |
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Who Were the "Enemies of Yehud" in the Later Exilic Period? |
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300 | (2) |
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Transitions to the Intertestamental Period |
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302 | (1) |
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303 | (2) |
Notes |
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305 | (84) |
Index of Biblical Passages |
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389 | (10) |
Index of Scholars Cited |
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399 | (13) |
Index of Select Topics |
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