Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE v
3. CONTENTS ix
4. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS xi
5. ARCHAEOLOGY AND THE OLD TESTAMENT xiii
6. 1. THE SCIENCE OF PALESTINIAN ARCHAEOLOGY 1
7. 2. THE MAKING OF A MAP 53
8. 3. BAAL AND THE RELIGION OF CANAAN 91
9. 4. ASSYRIA, ISRAEL'S ENEMY 127
10. 5 . MYTH IN THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST 160
11. 6. LAW AND WISDOM 206
12. POSTSCRIPT 246
13. GLOSSARY 251
14. SOURCES FOR ILLUSTRATIONS 255
15. INDEX 257
16. INDEX OF BIBLICAL REFERENCES 263