Includes index.

Introduction --
The Pentateuch in Brief --
"In the Beginning": The Book of Genesis --
Rescue and Renewal: The Book of Exodus --
On Holiness and Life: The Book of Leviticus --
In the Desert: The Book of Numbers --
On Memory and Action: The Book of Deuteronomy --
Israelite Historiography --
A New Land and a New People: The Book of Joshua --
Seeking Order Amid Chaos: The Book of Judges --
The Model Convert: The Book of Ruth --
God, King, and People: 1-​2 Samuel --
The Triumph and Tragedy of Monarchy: 1-​2 Kings --
Rethinking Israel's History: 1-​2 Chronicles --
Ezra and Nehemiah: Finding Life After Death --
The Queen of Comedies: The Book of Esther --
Poetic and Wisdom Texts --
God as Defendant and Plaintiff: The Book of Job --
The Praises and Laments of Israel: The Book of Psalms --
Proverbs: Wisdom and the Order of the World --
Ecclesiastes: Doubt as an Order of Faith --
Love in the Air: The Song of Songs --
Introduction to the Prophetic Books --
Isaiah, the Prophet of Salvation --
Not Just a Weeping Prophet: Jeremiah --
Mourning a Lost World: The Book of Lamentations --
Ezekiel, the Prophet of the Rebuilt Temple --
Keeping Faith in a Distant Land: The Book of Daniel --
The Twelve Minor Prophets --
The Secondary Canon --
What's It All About? --
Index of Biblical references