The world of Israel's origins -- The patriarchs -- Exodus and conquest : the formation of the people Israel -- The constitution and faith of early Israel : the tribal league -- From tribal confederacy to dynastic state : the rise and development of the monarchy -- The independent kingdoms of Israel and Judah : from the death of Solomon to the mid-eighth century -- The period of Assyrian conquest : from the mid-eighth century to the death of Hezekiah -- The kingdom of Judah : the last century -- Exile and restoration -- The Jewish community of the fifth century : the reforms of Nehemiah and Ezra -- The end of the Old Testament period : from Ezra's reform to the outbreak of the Maccabean revolt -- Judaism at the end of the Old Testament period.