1. The early Israelite monarchy : people, state, and unity
2. The social and historical context : the Levant in the Early Iron Age
3. Setting the scene : the Central Canaanite Highlands in the Iron I-IIA and the formation of the Kingdom of Israel
4. Emergence : the early formation of Judah as a highland polity and the rise of the house of David
5. Expansion : the formation of Judah as a territorial polity in the Southern Levant
6. Reconstructing cultural memory : the kingdoms of Saul and David and the origins of pan-Israelite identity
7. Summary: Trends in the archaeology and history of the Southern Levant in the Early Iron Age, with a comment on pan-Israelite identity.