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| Preface | |
| Abbreviations | |
| Credits | |
| Introductory | |
| What is the Old Testament? | |
| Chapter and Verse | |
| The Jewish Canon | |
| The Christian Canons | |
| The Canons of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament | |
| A Look Back and Ahead | |
| The Promised Land: Geography, History, and ImportanceGeographyHistory | |
| TimelineImportanceA Look Back and Ahead | |
| Cosmic Origins | |
| Creations Genesis 1-3 | |
| The Book of Genesis | |
| Genesis 1 and the Sabbath | |
| Genesis and Science | |
| The Sabbath in Jewish and Christian Tradition | |
| The Second Account of Creation (Gen 2.4b-3.24) | |
| The Garden of Eden | |
| Adam and Eve in Jewish and Christian Tradition | |
| A Look Back and Ahead | |
| The Formation of the Pentateuch, and the Primeval History Genesis 4-11 | |
| The Traditional View | |
| The Development of Modern Interpretation | |
| A Summary of the Documentary Hypothesis | |
| Challenges to the Documentary Hypothesis | |
| Other Strategies for Interpreting the Pentateuch J (the Yahwist Source) | |
| Cain and Abel | |
| Noah's Drunkenness | |
| The Sons of God | |
| The Tower of BabelP (the Priestly Source) | |
| The Table of Nations | |
| The FloodA Look Back and Ahead | |
| National Origins | |
| The Ancestors of Israel Genesis 12-25 | |
| The Nature of the Narratives | |
| Source Criticism | |
| Abram and Abraham, Sarai and Sarah | |
| The Binding of Isaac | |
| Form Criticism | |
| Circumcision | |
| Ancient Near Eastern Parallels | |
| The Ugaritic Texts | |
| The Joseph Narrative | |
| The Ancestors of Israel | |
| Abraham, Father of Believers | |
| History and the Ancestors of Israel | |
| The Religion of the Ancestors | |
| A Look Back and Ahead | |
| Escape from Egypt Exodus 1-15 | |
| The Book of Exodus | |
| Exodus 1-15 | |
| Legends of Rescue | |
| The Divine Name Yahweh | |
| The Hardening of the Pharaoh's Heart | |
| The Development of the Passover Celebration | |
| The Exodus and History | |
| The Exodus and the History of Religions | |
| A Look Back and Ahead | |
| From Egypt to Sinai Exodus 16-24 | |
| Itineraries | |
| Incidents on the Journey | |
| Manna | |
| At Sinai | |
| The Location of Sinai | |
| Location of Sinai Covenant | |
| The Ten Commandments | |
| The Status and Numbering of the Ten Commandments | |
| The Ratification of the Covenant A Look Back and Ahead | |
| Law, Ritual, and Holiness Exodus 20.22-23.33 and 25-40, and Leviticus | |
| Law in the Ancient Near East | |
| Excerpt from the Code of Hammurapi | |
| The Covenant Code (Ex 20.22-23.33)The Ark, the Tabernacle, and the Priestly | |
| Vestments and Ordination | |
| "An Eye for an Eye"The Golden Calf | |
| Forty Days and Forty Nights | |
| The Ritual Decalogue | |
| An Ancient Hebrew Agricultural CalendarSequel | |
| The Book of Leviticus | |
| Sacrifices (Lev 1-7)The Consecration Ceremonies and Their Aftermath (Lev 8-10)Purity and Impurity (Lev 11-15) | |
| The Day of Atonement | |
| The Holiness Code | |
| Capital Punishment | |
| Women in Israelite Ritual and Law | |
| The Ethics of Leviticus | |
| A Look Back and Ahead | |
| In the Wilderness Numbers | |
| The Book of Numbers | |
| Preparations for the Journey | |
| Law, Ritual, and Purity | |
| The Chronology and Geography of the Wanderings | |
| Rebellions in the Wilderness | |
| Miriam | |
| Opposition on the Journey | |
| Excerpt from the Deir Alla Texts | |
| Preparations for the Entry into the Land | |
| A Look Back and Ahead | |
| The End of the Journey to the Promised Land Deuteronomy | |
| The Book of Deuteronomy | |
| The ShemaThe Origins of Deuteronomy | |
| The Deuteronomic School | |
| The Character and Personality of Moses | |
| The Meanings of Torah | |
| A Look Back and Ahead | |
| Joshua and the Conquest of the Land of Canaan Joshua | |
| The Deuteronomistic History | |
| The Book of Joshua | |
| History and the Book of Joshua | |
| Shechem in Biblical Tradition | |
| A Look Back and Ahead | |
| The Emergence of Israel in the Land of Canaan Judges and Ruth | |
| The Book of Judges | |
| The Moabites and the Ammonites | |
| The Song of Deborah | |
| The PhilistinesHistory and the Israelite Confederation | |
| The Book of Ruth | |
| A Look Back and Ahead | |
| The Establishment of the Monarchy 1 Samuel | |
| The Books of Samuel1 Samuel | |
| Positive Assessments of Saul | |
| History | |
| A Look Back and Ahead | |
| The Reign of David 2 Samuel, 1 Kings 1-22 Samuel | |
| Davi | |
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