Samuel, sources, and historiography / A. Graeme Auld. The David tradition / Marc Zvi Brettler. The beginnings of the kingdom of Judah / Philip R. Davies. From Merneptah to Shoshenq : if we had only the Bible-- / Lester L. Grabbe. History in Joshua / Ernst Axel Knauf. History in Judges / Ernst Axel Knauf. How to deal with "early Israel" / Niels Peter Lemche. A "new cultural history" of early Israel / Robert D. Miller II. David the mercenary / John Van Seters. Reflections on the discussion : text and archaeology / Lester L. Grabbe. Appendix : Exodus and settlement / Ernst Axel Knauf
Summary
Israel in Transition 2 is the second in a two-volume work addressing some of the historical problems relating to the early history of Israel, from its first mention around 1200 BCE to the beginnings of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. During this four century transition period Israel moved from a group of small settlements in the Judean and Samarian hill country to the two kingdoms of Israel and Judah, occupying much of the land on the west side of the Jordan. The present volume engages with the relevant texts. These include various inscriptions, such as the Tel Dan inscription and the A
