The Old Testament: A Historical And Literary Introduction To The Hebrew Scriptures

Creations (genesis 1-3) -- The Formation Of The Pentateuch -- Primeval History (genesis 4-11) -- The Promised Land : Geography, History, And Ideology -- The Ancestors Of Israel (genesis 12-50) -- Escape From Egypt (exodus 1-15) -- From Egypt To Sinai (exodus 16-24) -- Law And Ritual (exodus 20.22-23.33 And 25-40) -- Ritual And Holiness (leviticus) -- In The Wilderness (numbers) -- The End Of The Journey To The Promised Land (deuteronomy) -- Joshua And The Conquest Of The Land Of Canaan (joshua) -- The Emergence Of Israel In The Land Of Canaan (judges And Ruth) -- The Establishment Of The Monarchy (1 Samuel) -- The Reign Of David (2 Samuel, 1 Kings 1-2, And Psalm 132) -- The Reign Of Solomon (1 Kings 1-11 And Psalm 89) -- The Divided Kingdoms Of Israel And Judah From The Late Tenth To The Early Eighth Centuries Bce (1 Kings 12-2 Kings 14) -- The Northern Kingdom Of Israel In The Eighth Century Bce (2 Kings 14-17, Amos, And Hosea) -- The Kingdom Of Judah In The Eighth And Early Seventh Centuries Bce (2 Kings 15-20, 2 Chronicles 29-32, Isaiah 1-39, And Micah) -- Judah In The Seventh Century Bce : The End Of Assyrian Domination (2 Kings 21-23, 2 Chronicles 33-35, Zephaniah, Nahum, And The Prayer Of Manasseh) -- The Fall Of Jerusalem (2 Kings 23.31-25.30, 2 Chronicles 36, Habakkuk, Jeremiah, And The Letter Of Jeremiah) -- After The Fall : Jews In Judah And Babylon (lamentations, Psalm 137, Obadiah, And Ezekiel) -- Return From Exile (ezra 1-2 And Isaiah 34-35, And 40-55) -- The Early Restoration (ezra 3-6, 1 Esdras, Haggai, Zechariah 1-8, And Isaiah 56-66) -- Judah In The Fifth Century Bce (ezra 7-10, Nehemiah, Isaiah 24-27, Zechariah 9-14, Joel, Malachi, And 2 Esdras) -- History Rewritten (1-2 Chronicles) -- The Consolidation Of Traditions (psalms And Proverbs) -- Dissidents And Lovers (job, Ecclesiastes, And The Song Of Solomon) -- Encounters With The Greeks (1-2 Maccabees, Baruch, Sirach, The Wisdom Of Solomon, And 4 Maccabees) -- Heroes Under Foreign Rulers (jonah, Esther, Additions To Esther, Judith, Tobit, 3 Maccabees, Daniel, And Additions To Daniel). Michael D. Coogan. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 558-559) And Index.