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| Abbreviations | p. 7 |
| List of Contributors | p. 9 |
| Introduction | p. 11 |
| Opening Remarks | p. 22 |
| Historiography of Ancient Palestine and Early Jewish Historiography: W.G. Dever and the Not So New Biblical Archaeology | p. 26 |
| The Construction of the Davidic State: An Exercise in Historiography | p. 44 |
| Sociological and Biblical Views of the Early State | p. 78 |
| From Patronage Society to Patronage Society | p. 106 |
| Bare Bones: Putting Flesh on the Economics of Ancient Israel | p. 121 |
| Saul ben Kish in History and Tradition | p. 142 |
| Re-Reading Samuel (historically): 'Etwas mehr Nichtwissen' | p. 160 |
| Sources and Composition in the History of David | p. 170 |
| Monarchy and Re-urbanization: A New Look at Solomon's Kingdom | p. 187 |
| The 'Ban' in the Age of the Early Kings | p. 196 |
| Index of References | p. 211 |
| Index of Authors | p. 216 |
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