CONTENTS
PART 1: THE ORIGINS OF ANCIENT ISRAEL
Early Israel as an Anti-Imperial Community
The Origins of Israel as a Textual
Models for Envisioning Early Israel
Triumphalist versus Anti-Triumphalist Versions of Early Israel: A Response to Articles by Lemche and Dever
Historical Description versus Historical Representation and Symbol
The Interplay of Religion and Ethnicity in Ancient Israel
Proto-Globalization and Proto-Secularization in Ancient Israel
Revisiting the Tribes of Yahweh after Twenty-five Years
PART 2: THE POLITICS OF ANCIENT ISRAEL
Religion and Politics: Early Israel and Judaism
The Puzzling Politics of Ancient Israel
The Role of Biblical Politics in Contextual Theologies
PART 3: REVIEW AND REFLECTIONS
Forward to Jeremy Young, The Violence of God and the War on Terror
Reflections on R. S. Sugirtharajah's Asian Biblical Hermeneutics and Postcolonialism. Contesting the Interpretations and The Bible and the Third Way: Precolonial, Colonial and Postcolonial Encounters
Review of Stephen L. Cook, The Social Roots of Biblical Yahwism
Review of Marty E. Stevens, Temples, Tithes, and Taxes: The Temple and the Economic Life of Ancient Israel
Review of Philip R. Davies, The Origins of Biblical Israel
Panel Presentation on Joshua A. Berman, Created Equal: How the Bible Broke with Ancient Political Thought
