Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Note on Documentation and Sources ix
4. Map x
5. Introduction 1
6. Part I
7. 1 The Northern Kingdom: Israel, 922–722 BCE 13
8. 2 The Writings of Judah: Judah, 722–586 BCE 31
9. 3 The Second Commonwealth: Babylonia, Persia, and Yehud, 586–520 BCE 52
10. 4 Ezra and the Pentateuch: Persia and Yehud, 520–458 BCE 69
11. 5 Nehemiah to Chronicles: Yehud and Elephantine, 445–350 BCE 85
12. Part II
13. 6 The Dawn of Hellenism: Judea, 350–175 BCE 103
14. 7 The Maccabean Revolt: Judea, 175–135 BCE 124
15. 8 The Holy Books: Judea, 135–104 BCE 136
16. 9 The Septuagint: Alexandria, Third Century BCE–First Century CE 153
17. 10 The Sadducees and the Dead Sea Scrolls: Judea, 104–103 BCE 171
18. Part III
19. 11 Jesus and the Synagogue: Judea and Galilee, 4 BCE–30 CE 191
20. 12 Paul: Jerusalem And Abroad, 37–66 CE 210
21. 13 The Gospels: Judea, 66–100 CE 224
22. 14 Early Christians: Rome and Egypt, 100–200 CE 241
23. 15 The Rabbis: Judea, 100–220 CE 257
24. Epilogue 276
25. Chronology 283
26. Notes 287
27. Bibliography 307
28. Acknowledgments 329
29. General Index 331
30. Index of Scripture and other Ancient Sources 345