The forgotten kingdom: the archaeology and history of Northern Israel

Introduction: Why a book on the Northern Kingdom?

Setting the stage: the Shechem polity of the late bronze age and the final days of the Canaanite city-states in the late Iron I

The first north Israelite territorial entity: the Gibeon-Gibeah polity and the house of Saul

The early days of the Northern Kingdom: the Tirzah polity

The Northern Kingdom under the Omride Dynasty

The final century of the Northern Kingdom

Comments on the two 'Charter myths"

The end and beyond: a new meaning for "Israel"

Concluding remarks: long-term history versus the uniqueness of Israel.