Table of Contents

Preface to Third Edition
1. Introduction
2. The Premonarchic Period
3. The Early Monarchic Period
4. The Late Monarchic Period
5. The Exile and the Persian Period
6. The Hellenistic Period
7. Concluding Remarks
Indexes
Glossary of Terms and Concepts

About the Author

Victor H. Matthews (PhD, Brandeis University) is dean of the College of Humanities and Public Affairs and professor of religious studies at Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri. He is the author of numerous books, including Manners and Customs in the Bible, Studying the Ancient Israelites, Old Testament Turning Points, and The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Genesis-Deuteronomy. James C. Moyer (PhD, Brandeis University) is professor of religious studies emeritus at Missouri State University and the author of numerous articles.