From the Book - Regular Print - Fourth edition.
The setting. The text in context ; The lands of the Bible ; Climate, flora, and fauna ; Israel and the nations
The Hebrew Bible. The setting of the Genesis stories ; The patriarchs in Canaan ; The exodus and wilderness traditions ; The stories of Joshua and the Judges, Samuel and Saul ; The stories of David and Solomon ; Ancient trade routes ; The kingdoms of Israel and Judah ; The Assyrian Empire ; The kingdom of Judah ; The Babylonian Empire ; The Persian Empire ; Judah, Yehud, and Judea ; Alexander's Empire and its aftermath: the Hellenistic Period ; Jerusalem in the 1st millennium BCE
The New Testament. The kingdom of Herod and his successors ; The ministry of Jesus and the beginnings of the church ; The Roman Empire: the background of the New Testament ; Jerusalem in New Testament times ; Paul's journeys ; The cradle of Christianity
Archaeology in Bible lands. Archaeology in the ancient Near East ; Archaeology and the Bible.