Abbreviations

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Acknowledgments IX
4. Abbreviations XI
5. Introduction XV
6. 1 The Patriarchal Stories in the Light of Greek Foundation Stories 1
7. 2 The Pattern of Israelite Settlement: A Comparison with the Pattern 22
8. 3 The Borders of the Promised Land Two Views 52
9. 4 Expulsion, Dispossession, and Extermination of the Pre- Israelite Population in the Biblical Sources 76
10. 5 The Conquest of the Land of Canaan: Reality and Ideology 99
11. 6 The Conquest and Settlement According to the Different Accounts 121
12. 7 Two Introductions to the Period of Judges 156
13. 8 The Inheritance of the Land: Privilege versus Obligation 183
14. 9 The Covenantal Aspect of the Promise of the Land to Israel 222
15. Bibliography 265
16. Index of Texts 289
17. Index of Subjects 310
18. Index of Scholars 322