| The Promise of the Land |
| The Taubman Professorship and Lectures |
| Acknowledgments |
| Abbreviations |
| Introduction |
 | 1— The Patriarchal Stories in the Light of Greek Foundation Stories |
| 2— The Pattern of Israelite Settlement: A Comparison with the Pattern of Greek Colonization |
| 3— The Borders of the Promised Land: Two Views |
| 4— Expulsion, Dispossession, and Extermination of the Pre-Israelite Population in the Biblical Sources |
| 5— The Conquest of the Land of Canaan: Reality and Ideology |
 | 6— The Conquest and Settlement According to the Different Accounts |
| • | 1— The Conquest under the Leadership of the House of Judah (Judges 1:1–2:5) |
| • | 2— The Conquest of Hebron and Debir (verses 9–15) |
| • | 3— Arad and Hormah (verses 16–17) |
| • | 4— The Conquest of Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron (verses 18–19) |
| • | 5— Caleb Expels the Three Anakites (verse 20) |
| • | 6— The Benjaminites and the Jebusites Who Dwelt at Jerusalem (verse 21) |
| • | 7— The House of Joseph and Its Conquests (verses 22–26) |
| • | 8— Joshua 2–11: The Conquest under the Leadership of the House of Joseph |
| • | 9— The Last Editor of the Conquest Stories |
| 7— Two Introductions to the Period of Judges |
| 8— The Inheritance of the Land: Privilege versus Obligation |
| 9— The Covenantal Aspect of the Promise of the Land to Israel |
| Bibliography |
| Index of Texts |
| Index of Subjects |
| Index of Scholars |