Lecture 1. Abraham and the patriarchs

Lecture 2. The Exodus and Egypt

Lecture 3. The conquest of Canaan: Israelites, Philistines, and Phoenicians

Lecture 4. King David in history and tradition

Lecture 5. King Solomon in history and tradition

Lecture 6. Excursus: the Ark of the Covenant

Lecture 7. The kingdom of Israel and the Omride dynasty

Lecture 8. The kingdom of Judah until the time of Sennacherib

Lecture 9. Neo-Babylonians and the end of the kingdom of Judah

Lecture 10. Persians and Greeks in Judea

Lecture 11. The coming of the Romans and Christianity

Lecture 12. Excursus: Qumran and the Dead Sea scrolls

Lecture 13. From the first Jewish revolt and the destruction of Jerusalem to Bar Kochba and the second Jewish rebellion

Lecture 14. Excursus: Masada, what really happened?