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Tables of Contents for The Bible Unearthed
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Prologue: In the Days of King Josiah
1
3
Introduction: Archaeology and the Bible
4
23
PART ONE The Bible as History?
Searching for the Patriarchs
27
21
Did the Exodus Happen?
48
24
The Conquest of Canaan
72
25
Who Were the Israelites?
97
26
Memories of a Golden Age?
123
26
PART TWO The Rise and Fall of Ancient Israel
One State, One Nation, One People? (c. 930-720 BCE)
149
20
Israel's Forgotten First Kingdom (884-842 BCE)
169
27
In the Shadow of Empire (842-720 BCE)
196
33
PART THREE Judah and the Making of Biblical History
The Transformation of Judah (c. 930-705 BCE)
229
22
Between War and Survival (705-639 BCE)
251
24
A Great Reformation (639-586 BCE)
275
21
Exile and Return (586-c. 440 BCE)
296
19
Epilogue: The Future of Biblical Israel
315
4
Appendix A: Theories of the Historicity of the Patriarchal Age
319
7
Appendix B: Searching for Sinai
326
3
Appendix C: Alternative Theories of the Israelite Conquest
329
11
Appendix D: Why the Traditional Archaeology of the Davidic and Solomonic Period Is Wrong
340
5
Appendix E: Identifying the Era of Manasseh in the Archaeological Record
345
2
Appendix F: How Vast Was the Kingdom of Josiah?
347
7
Appendix G: The Boundaries of the Province of Yehud
354
2
Bibliography
356
17
Index
373