Part I. The Hebrew Bible in its historical and social context

1. The Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament / John Barton

2. The historical framework: biblical and scholarly portrayals of the past / Francesca Stavrakopoulou

3. The social and cultural history of ancient Israel / Katherine Southwood

4. Israel in the context of the ancient Near East / Anthony J. Frendo

Part II. Major genres of biblical literature

5. the narrative books of the Hebrew Bible / Thomas Römer

6. The prophetic literature / R.G. Kratz

7. Legal texts / Assnat Bartor

8. The wisdom literature / Jennie Grillo

9. the Psalms and poems of the Hebrew Bible / Susan Gillingham

Part III. Major religious themes

10. Monotheism / Benjamin D. Sommer

11. Creation: God and world / Hermann Spieckermann

12. The human condition / Hilary Marlow

13. God's covenants with humanity and Israel / Dominik Markl

14. Ethics / C.L. Grouch

15. Religious space and structures / Stephen C. Russell

16. Ritual: diet, purity, and sacrifice / Seth D. Kunin

Part IV. The study and reception of the Hebrew Bible

17. Reception of the Old Testament / Alison Gray

18. Historical-critical inquiry / Christoph Bultmann

19. Literary approaches / David Jasper

2. Theological approaches to the Old Testament / R.W.L. Moberly

21. Political and advocacy approaches / Eryl W. Davies

22. Textual criticism and biblical translation / Carmel McCarthy

23. To map or not to map?: a biblical dilemma / Adrian Curtis.